Bordeaux Flashcards
How many appellations are there in Bordeaux?
Close to 40
What wine region, if a separate county, would be the 12th largest producer of wine in the world?
Bordeaux.
What white grapes are approved for limited use in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur?
Albariño
Lilorila
What are négociants in Bordeaux?
A class of middlemen that buy juice or wine from small farms and blend it under their own label.
What percentage of Bordeaux’s production is accounted for by Bordeaux AOC, Bordeaux Supérieur AOC, and Crémant de Bordeaux AOC?
55%
For grapes that are approved for limited use in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur AOCs, what is the maximum combined percentage of the blend they can be?
10%
Besides Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, what other red grapes are allowed in Bordeaux blends (other than for limited use)?
Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Carmenère.
What are the primary white grapes of Bordeaux?
Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and Muscadelle (minor third grape).
How many wines were ranked in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification?
61
When did the Dutch drain the Medoc?
The early 17th century.
What is a Deuxéne Cru?
It is a “Super Second” in Bordeaux. These are wines that were not originally included in the top 5 Crus of Bordeaux but are considered exceptional.
Where is Listrac?
Listrac is in in the Haut-Medoc in Bordeaux.
What is significant about Chateau Cos d’Estourel?
Chateau Cos d’Estourel is one of the “Super Seconds” on the Bordeaux left bank.
What wines are permitted in Graves Superieures AOC?
Only sweet white wines are allowed in Graves Superieures AOC.
What was the first wine in Bordeaux given the name of the estate?
Chateau Haut-Brion.
What is Chateau Montrose?
Chateau Montrose is a Bordeaux “Super Second”.
What are the four most esteemed communes in the Haut Médoc?
St.-Estèphe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, and Margaux.
What title was awarded to Chateau d’Yquem in the 1855 classification of Bordeaux?
Superior First Growth.
What Chateau was made a first growth in 1973?
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
What rivers influence the production of Sauternes and Barsac?
The Ciron and the Garonne.
What is Barsac?
A sub-region of Sauternes.