Bordeaux

Question 1

Name the communes of Margaux.

Answer 1

Margaux
Cantenac
Soussans
Arsac
Labarde

Question 2

What style of wine is produced under the Bordeaux Haut Benauge Blanc AOP designation?

Answer 2

Off dry white.

Question 3

What style is produced in Premiers-Côtes-de-Bordeaux?

Answer 3

Sweet white wine appellation in Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 4

Name the satellites of Saint-Émilion.

Answer 4

Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
Saint-Georges

Question 5

Name the satellite of Pomerol.

Answer 5

Lalande-de-Pomerol

Question 6

Which years was Yquem not produced?

Answer 6

1910, 1915, 1930, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1992, and 2012.

Question 7

When was Château Yquem’s Ygrec first produced?

Answer 7

1959

Question 8

What is the ‘buttonière’?

Answer 8

An area of deep blue clay at Pomerol’s highest and easternmost point, spanning just 20 hectares. Petrus is centered on this unique soil, upheaved through the gravel and iron pan of the plateau, and it extends into the Saint-Émilion vineyards of Château Cheval Blanc, southeast of the estate.

Question 9

Allowed wine style in Côtes de Blaye AOP?

Answer 9

Blanc Sec: 60-90% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc; plus Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Sémillon.

Question 10

Communes of production in Sauternes?

Answer 10

Barsac
Sauternes
Fargues
Preignac
Bommes

Question 11

What divides Cos d’Estournel from Lafite?

Answer 11

Jalle de Breuil

Question 12

What are the regions of the Right Bank?

Answer 12

Blaye/ Côtes de Blaye
Bourg/ Côtes de Bourg
Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Pomerol
St. Émilion satellites
Francs Côtes de Bordeaux
St. Émilion
Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Question 13

What are the communes of Pessac-Léognan?

Answer 13

Pessac
Léognan
Cadaujac
Canéjan
Gradignan
Martillac
Mérignac
Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans
Talence
Villenave-d’Ornon

Question 14

Name the white wine producers in the 1959 Classification of Graves.

Answer 14

Château Bouscaut
Château Carbonnieux
Domaine de Chevalier
Château Couhins (Villenave d’Ornon)
Château Couhins-Lurton (Villenave d’Ornon)
Château Latour-Martillac
Château Malartic-Lagravière
Château Laville-Haut-Brion (Talence)
Château Olivier

Question 15

Name the sweet wine appellations of Entre-Deux-Mers.

Answer 15

Loupiac
Cadillac
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

Question 16

Describe 2009 - 2014 vintages in Sauternes/ Barsac.

Answer 16

2014 Outstanding year of pure wines marked by lemony botrytis and high acidity.
2013 Very good year but uneven quality; for the most part, top names did well.
2012 Difficult year in which many estates did not make their grand vin. Barsac wines fared best.
2011 Opulent, very precise wines, with a light-on-their-feet quality.
2010 Discreet and ageworthy wines with high acidity, but very well balanced. More delicate than 2009 and 2011.
2009 Rich, decadent and opulent. Some blowsy and over the top, others among the best Sauternes ever made.

Question 17

What are the subzones of Cotes de Bordeaux AOC?

Answer 17

Francs - Rouge & Blanc (sec & liquoreux)
Cadillac - Rouge
Castillon - Rouge
Blaye - Rouge & Blanc (sec)
Sainte Foy - Rouge & Blanc (sec, moelleux & liquoreux)