Bordeaux Flashcards
What is the climate of Bordeaux?
Maritime
What was ranked in the 1953 Graves Classification
The wines of 16 estates (not the estates themselves) - both red and white
Entre-deux-Mers AOC may produce dry and sweet white wine. True or false?
False. Entre-deux-Mers AOC produces only dry white wines.
What does petit chateau means?
It is an unofficial term for an unclassified property in the Bordeaux region.
Which estate is the only Premier Cru Superieur of the 1855 classification?
Chateau d’ Yquem
What does Cru Artisan refer to?
Boutique wineries of quality in Bordeaux
What is the difference between Saint-Emilion Grand Cru and Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe?
The former is an AOC - the latter is a ranking within the Saint-Emilion classification system
The Garonne and Dordogne flow into which estuary?
The Gironde
Only dry red wines may be labelled as coming from the Medoc AOC. True or False?
True. Some white can be produced but cannot be labelled as Medoc AOC
Which nationality were the engineers who drained the Medoc Peninsula in the 17th Century?
Dutch
The 1855 Classification in Bordeaux was based on the size and prestige of the estates. True or False?
False. It reflected the price points (by tiers) at which the top wines were selling in 1855.
Which Bordeaux soils are considered warm?
Gravel and sand
Which Bordeaux soils are considered cold?
Clay and Limestone
Bordeaux is France’s largest AOC vineyard area. True or False?
True
The 1855 Classification is divided int how many tiers, or rankings?
5
What is the main soil type of Bordeaux’s Left Bank?
Gravel
Who championed the second label concept as a way to improve the quality of the Grand Vin?
Emile Peynaud
Wine from Barsac may be labelled as Sauternes. True or False?
True
Which River separates Sauternes from Barsac?
The Ciron
Which river separates Fronsac and Canon Fronsac from the rest of the Libournais?
The Isle
What is a wine sold en primeur?
A wine sold before it is physically released.
What are the 3 primary white grapes in Bordeaux?
Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle
Which Bordeaux sub-region sits between the Dordogne and Garonne rivers?
Entre-Deux-Mers
What are the main soil types of Bordeaux’s right bank?
Clay and Limestone
What is the most widely planted grape variety in Bordeaux?
Merlot
What grape variety suffered the most damage after the Winter Freeze of 1956?
Malbec
What is Les Landes?
a man-made pine forest to the west of Bordeaux
Which Bordeaux estate was promoted to First Growth status in 1973?
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
What are the 3 tiers of Cru Bourgeois Classification?
Crus Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Superieurs and Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels
Which Right Bank sub-region has a classification system?
Saint-Emilion
Bordeaux’s first vineyards were planted in which sub-region?
Graves
Cremant de Bordeaux may be white or rose. True or False?
True
Before becoming its own AOC, Pessac-Leognan was once a part of which Bordeaux sub-region?
Graves
Cotes de Bordeaux AOC makes only dry red wine. True or False?
True
What is a clairet?
A semi-red wine made by the saignee method
What are the four satellite AOCs of Saint Emilion?
Puisseguin Saint Emilion, Lussac Saint Emilion, Montagne-Saint Emilion, Saint-George-Saint Emilion
Graves Superieures AOC produces dry, semi-sweet and sweet white wines. True or false?
False, only semi-sweet white wine
When did the Bordelais and English establish a strong maritime wine trade?
a. In 1453, at the close of the battle of Castillon
b. In 1789, after the French Revolution
c. In 1152, when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy
d. In 1865, after Bordeaux recovered from the devastation wrought by phylloxera
c. In 1152, when Eleanor of Aquitaine married Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy
Which of the following does not impact Bordeaux’s climate and weather?
a. Les Landes
b. The Gulf Stream
c. Its rivers and estuary
d. Its coastal mountain range
d. Its coastal mountain range
Which of the following combinations is correct?
a. Gravel: warm soil
b. Clay: warm soil
c. Limestone: warm soil
d. Sand: cold soil
a. Gravel: warm soil
Which of the following grapes is not planted in Bordeaux?
a. Sauvignon Blanc
b. Muscat
c. Petit Verdot
d. Côt
b. Muscat
Which of the following appellations is not found in the Médoc?
a. Saint-Julien
b. Saint-Estèphe
c. Saint-Émilion
d. Pauillac
c. Saint-Émilion
Which of the following appellations does not make sweet wine?
a. Cérons
b. Barsac
c. Sauternes
d. Pessac-Léognan
d. Pessac-Léognan
Which of the following AOCs does not produce red wine?
a. Entre-deux-Mers AOC
b. Canon-Fronsac AOC
c. Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux DGC
d. Graves de Vayres AOC
a. Entre-deux-Mers AOC
Which Bordeaux Classification System ranks the wines and not the châteaux?
a. Classification System of 1855
b. Classification System of Saint-Émilion
c. Cru Artisan
d. Classification System of Graves
d. Classification System of Graves
What is clairet?
a. A red wine
b. A lightly pigmented rosé wine
c. A heavily pigmented rosé/light-red wine
d. A sparkling wine
c. A heavily pigmented rosé/light-red wine
All of the following belong to the Libournais except…
a. Fronsac
b. Pauillac
c. Pomerol
d. Saint-Émilion
b. Pauillac
Which of the following is incorrect?
a. Loupiac: left bank
b. Cérons: left bank
c. Barsac: left bank
d. Sainte-Croix-du-Mont: right bank
a. Loupiac: left bank
What is the most widely planted red grape in Bordeaux?
a. Merlot
b. Cabernet Sauvignon
c. Côt
d. Cabernet Franc
a. Merlot
Which is a newly approved white grape for Bordeaux AOC?
a. Arinarnoa
b. Liliorila
c. Marselan
d. Touriga Nacional
b. Liliorila
Malbec (Côt) lost significant acreage in Bordeaux due to…
a. Phylloxera
b. Downy mildew
c. Powdery mildew
d. Freeze of 1956
d. Freeze of 1956
Which of the following Côtes de Bordeaux DGCs only produces red wine ?
a. Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux DGC
b. Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux DGC
c. Francs Côtes de Bordeaux DGC
d. Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux DGC
b. Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux DGC
