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Bordeaux Flashcards

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What is the climate of Bordeaux

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Maritime

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2
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What was ranked in the 1953 Graves Classification?

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The wines of 16 estates (not the estates themselves), both white and red.

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3
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Entre-deux-Mers AOC may produce dry and sweet white wine. T or F?

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False. Entre-deux-Mers AOC produces only dry white wines.

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4
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What does “petit chateau” mean?

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It is an unofficial term for an unclassified property in the Bordeaux region.

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5
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Which estate is the only Premier Cru Superieur of the 1855 Classification?

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Chateau d’Yquem

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6
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What does “Cru Artisan” refer to?

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Boutique wineries of quality in Bordeaux.

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7
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What is the difference between Saint-Emillion Grand Cru and Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe?

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The former is an AOC; the latter is a ranking within the Sain-Emillion classification system.

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8
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The Garonne and Dordogne flow into which estuary?

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The Gironde

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Only dry red wines may be labeled as coming from the Medoc AOC. True or False?

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True. Some white wine is produced, but it cannot be labeled as coming from the Medoc AOC.

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10
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What nationality were the engineers who drained the Medoc Peninsula in the 17th century?

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Dutch

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The 1855 Classification in Bordeaux was based on the size and prestige of the estates. True or False?

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False. It reflected the price points (by tiers) at which the top wines were selling in 1855.

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12
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Which Bordeaux soils are considered “warm”?

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Gravel and sand

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13
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Which Bordeaux soils are considered “cold”?

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Clay and limestone

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Bordeaux is France’s largest AOC vineyard area. True or False?

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True

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15
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The 1855 Classification is divided into how many tiers, or rankings?

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Five

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16
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What is the main soil type of Bordeaux’s Left Bank?

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Gravel

17
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Who championed the “second label” concept as a way to improve the quality of the “grand vin”?

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Emile Paynaud

18
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Wine from Barsac may be labeled as Sauternes. True or False?

A

True. Barsac is included in Sauternes AOC.

19
Q

Which river separates Sauternes from Barsac?

A

The Ciron

20
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Which river separates Fronsac and Canon Fronsac from the rest of the Libournais?

A

The Isle

21
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What is a wine sold “en primeur”

A

A wine sold before it is physically released.

22
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What are the three primary white grapes in Bordeaux?

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Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle

23
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Which Bordeaux sub-region sits between the Dordogne and Garonne rivers?

A

Entre-deux-Mers

24
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What are the main soil types of Bordeaux’s Right Bank?

A

Clay and Limesonte

25
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What is the most widely planted grape variety in Bordeaux?

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Merlot

26
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What grape variety suffered the most damage after the Winter Freeze of 1956?

A

Malbec

27
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What is “Les Landes”?

A

A man-made pine forest to the west of Bordeaux.

28
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Which Bordeaux estate was promoted to first Growth status in 1973?

A

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild

29
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What are the three tiers of the Cru Bourgeois Classification?

A

Crus Bourgeois Exceptionelle
Crus Bourgeois Superieurs
Crus Bourgeois

30
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Which Right Bank sub-region has a classification system?

A

Saint-Emillion

31
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Bordeaux’s first vineyards were planted in which sub-region?

A

Graves

32
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Cremant de Bordeaux may be white or rose.
True or False

A

True

33
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Before becoming its own AOC, Pessac-Leognan was once a part of which Bordeaux sub-region?

A

Graves

34
Q

Cotes de Bordeaux AOC makes only dry red wine. True or False?

A

True

35
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What is a “clairet”?

A

A semi-red wine made by the saignee method.

36
Q

What are the four satellite AOCs of Saint-Emilion?

A

Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
Saint-Georges

37
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Graves Superieures AOC produces dry, semi-sweet and sweet white wines.
True or False

A

False.
Graves Superieures AOC produces only semi-sweet white wine.

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