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Bordeaux Flashcards

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1
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What is the climate of Bordeaux?

A

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.

True or False?

A

FALSE.

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

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4
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What does “petit château” 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 Supérieur of the 1855 classification?

A

Château d’Yquem

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6
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What does “Cru Artisan” refer to?

A

Boutique wineries of quality in Bordeaux.

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7
Q

Only dry red wines may be labeled as coming from

the Médoc AOC.

True or False?

A

TRUE.

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

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8
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What is the difference between Saint-Émillion Grand Cru and Saint-Émillion Grand Cru Classé?

A

The former is an AOC; the latter is a ranking within the Saint-Émillion classification system.

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9
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The Garonne and Dordogne flow into which estuary?

A

The Gironde

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10
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Which Bordeaux

soils are considered “warm”?

A

Gravel and sand

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

A

Dutch

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11
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Which Bordeaux soils are considered “cold”?

A

Clay and limestone

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11
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The 1855 Classification in Bordeaux was based on the size and prestige of the estates.

True or False?

A

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

A

TRUE

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13
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The 1855 Classification is divided into how many tiers, or rankings?

A

Five

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14
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Who championed the “second label” concept as a way to improve the quality of the “grand vin”?

A

Émile Peynaud

14
Q

What is the main soil type of Bordeaux’s

Left Bank?

A

Gravel

15
Q

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

A

TRUE.

Barsac is included in Sauternes AOC.

16
Q

What is a wine sold “en primeur”

A

A wine sold before it is physically released.

16
Q

Which river separates Sauternes from Barsac?

A

The Ciron

17
Q

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

A

The Isle

18
Q

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What are the three primary white grapes

in Bordeaux?

A

Sémillon

Sauvignon Blanc

Muscadelle

19
Q

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

A

Malbec

19
Q

What is the most widely planted grape variety in Bordeaux?

A

Merlot

19
Q

Which Bordeaux sub-region sits between

the Dordogne and Garonne rivers?

A

Entre-deux-Mers

20
Q

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

A

Clay and limestone

21
Q

What is “Les Landes”?

A

A man made pine forest to the west of Bordeaux

22
Q

Which Bordeaux estate was promoted to First Growth status in 1973?

A

Chateau Mouton Rothschild

23
Q

What are the three tiers of the

Cru Bourgeois Classification?

A

Crus Bourgeois, Crus Bourgeois Superieurs, Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnels

24
Q

Which Right Bank

sub-region has a classification system?

A

St Emilion

25
Q

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

A

Graves

26
Q

Crémant de Bordeaux may be white or rosé.

True or False?

A

True

27
Q

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

A

Graces

28
Q

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

A

True

29
Q

What a is a “clairet”?

A

A semi-red wine made by the saignee method

30
Q

What are the four satellite AOCs of Saint-Émilion?

A

Lussac, Montagne, Puisseguin, St Georges

31
Q

Graves Supérieures 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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