Bordeaux Flashcards

1
Q

These 3 AOC hug the eastern Garonne shore and soley produce sweet white wine

A

Loupiac AOC
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC
Cadillac AOC

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Tell me about Cadillac AOC

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Located on the eastern bank of Garonne (within Entre-deux-Mers). Produces sweet white wine.

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3
Q

The satellites of St.-Emilion

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Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
St.-Georges

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4
Q

Difference between St.-Emilion and St.-Emilion Grand Cru

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Separate AOCs covering the same ground. St Emilion Grand Cru has stricter standards

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5
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Where are Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac, and Lalande-de-Pomerol located?

A

Right bank

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6
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What is the Cotes de Bordeaux AOC?

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AOC created to combine 5 disjointed regions under a more commercially marketable label

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7
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5 subzones of Cotes de Bordeaux

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Blaye
Cadillac
Castillon
Francs
Sainte Foy

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8
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How are the sweet wines of Bordeaux classified?

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Classified in 1855. 27 chateaux total
Superior 1st growth (1)
1st growth (11)
2nd growth (15)

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9
Q

How is Graves classified?

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Graves was classified in 1953 and again in 1959. One category: cru classe

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10
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The only classification system on the right bank

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St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe

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11
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Tell me about St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe

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established 1954; reclassified every 10 years. Chateaux are ranked into grand cru classe and premier grand cru classe

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12
Q

From 1152 to 1453 Bordeaux was ruled by…

A

England

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13
Q

What are en primeur sales?

A

Yearly offering of Bordeaux wines as futures

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14
Q

Why is Muscadelle only sparingly blended into white Bordeaux?

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Muscadelle has intense floral characteristics; can overpower the blend

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15
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What is the oak situation in Bordeaux?

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Basic Bordeaux AOC - may only see brief oak in larger, used barrels. Top Chateaux in commune AOCs often age their reds for up to 2 years in new barriques

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16
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What area does the Medoc AOC

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The entire left bank upwards from Bordeaux

17
Q

Which 2nd growth Chateau was promoted in 1973?

A

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild

18
Q

What is Cru Artisan?

A

Classifcation grouping of small, family estates in the Medoc

19
Q

What is Cru Bourgeois?

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Essentially a quality classification that is a step down from classed growths

19
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What is Cru Artisan?

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Classifocation grouping of small, family estates in the Medoc

19
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What is Cru Artisan?

A

Classifocation grouping of small, family estates in the Medoc

20
Q

What are the levels of Cru Bourgeois?

A

Cru Bourgeois
Cru Bourgeois Superieur
Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel

21
Q

List the 8 Medoc AOCs

A

Medoc
Haut-Medoc
St.-Estephe
Pauillac
St.-Julien
Listrac
Moulis
Margaux

22
Q

Largest communal AOC

A

Margaux

23
Q

This communal AOC has the largest number of classed growths

A

Margaux

24
Q

This AOC has 3 1st growths

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Pauillac

25
Q

What is boulbenes?

A

Mixture of sand, clay, and gravel

26
Q

t/f: Graves AOC covers both red and white

A

true

27
Q

Sweet wine AOCs on the right bank

A

Graves Superieur
Cerons
Barsac
Sauternes

28
Q

The two parent grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon

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Cabernet Franc + Sauvignon Blanc

29
Q

Until recently it was quite difficult to ripen this grape in St Emilion and Pomerol

A

Cabernet Sauvignon