Bordeaux

Question 0

When did Cabernet Sauvignon cultivation begin?

Answer 0

Around 1784

Question 1

Bordeaux’s 1st known wine grower.

Answer 1

Poet Ausonius

North of St-Emilion along Garonne

Question 2

What is the Methuen Treaty of 1703?

Answer 2

Britain promised Portugal the duty on French wines would never be less than 50% higher than on wines of Portugal.

Question 3

When did En Primeur begin?

Answer 3

The 1970s

Question 4

Sur Souche

Answer 4

Buying pre-harvest.

Question 5

En Primeur

Answer 5

Purchasing wine 1st or 2nd year after vintage in late March.

Question 6

1855 Classification

Answer 6

Red:
5 first growths
14 second growths
14 third growths
10 fourth growths
18 fifth growths
White:
1 Premier Grand Cru
11 First Growth
14 Second Growth

Question 7

How are vines trained in Bordeaux?

Answer 7

Guyot, low to the ground.

Question 8

What is Maceration Pelliculaire?

Answer 8

Pre-fermentation cold soak skin contact to add flavor in dry white wines.

Question 9

What are the first growths of Pauillac?

Answer 9

Chateau Lafite
Chateau Mouton Rothchild
Chateau Latour

Question 10

What are the 5 communes of Sauternes AC?

Answer 10

Sauternes
Barsac (also its own AC)
Preignac
Bommes
Fargues

Question 11

What are the 4 villages that can append St-Emilion to their names?

Answer 11

Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
St.-Georges

Question 12

Left Bank Appellations

Answer 12

Medoc
Haut-Medoc
Graves
Sauternes

Question 13

First Growth communes of the Haut-Medoc

Answer 13

St-Estephe
Pauillac
St-Julien
Margaux

Question 14

Right Bank Appellations

Answer 14

St-Emilion
Pomerol
Fronsac & Canon-Fronsac
Cotes de Bourg
Cotes de Bordeaux

Question 15

Barrique

Answer 15

225L / 59G

Barrels with thinner staves than other barrel types.

Question 16

What is Elevage?

Answer 16

The series of cellar operations that take place between fermentation and bottling.

Question 17

What is a Cuverie?

Answer 17

A vat hall where fermentation takes place.

Question 18

Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels

Answer 18

Chase-Spleen
Haut-Marbuzet
Labegorce Zede
Les Ormes-de-Pez
de Pez
Phelan Segur
Pontensac
Poujeaux
Siran

Question 19

Where are Petrus & Le Pin?

Answer 19

Pomerol

Question 20

Right Bank AC

Answer 20

St-Emilion
St-Emilion Grand Cru
Lussac-St-Emilion
Montagne-St-Emilion
Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Canon Fronsac
Fronsac

Question 21

Canon-Fronsac

Answer 21

Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
Clay-limestone soil
260 ha
Color: dark ruby
Aroma: raspberry, strawberry, red currant, stewed prunes. Leather & mocha with age.

Question 22

Fronsac

Answer 22

Merlot, Cab Franc
Soil: alluvial, clay limestone hills with rocks, chalk & clay deeper under ground.
819 ha
Aroma: red berries, pepper & spices

Question 23

Medoc/Haut-Medoc

Answer 23

St-Estephe
Pauillac
St-Julien
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis
Margaux

Question 24

Describe Bordeaux viticulture.

Answer 24

Hugh density planting, vines trained along low wires, mostly machine harvested.

Question 25

Describe the wines of Fronsac.

Answer 25

Merlot dominated. Full bodied and tannic. Grown on hillside vineyards.

Question 26

What is the soil type of Pauillac?

Answer 26

Gravel.

Question 27

What are typical tasting notes of Pauillac wines?

Answer 27

Cassis/black currant Cedar Cigar box

Question 28

What is the soil type if Margaux?

Answer 28

Limestone, chalk, clay and sand with gravel outcrops.

Question 29

Where is Ch. Palmer?

Answer 29

Margaux

Question 30

Where are Leoville Barton and Ducru Beaucaillou located?

Answer 30

St.-Julien (left Bank)

Question 31

What are the most famous wines of Pomerol?

Answer 31

Petrus | Ch. Le Pin

Question 32

What type of wine is produced in Blaye?

Answer 32

Dry whites from semillon and Sauv blanc. Minimal amounts (10%) of Chenin blanc allowed.

Question 33

What are the grapes of Entree-Deux-Mers?

Answer 33

Primary- muscadelle, Sauv blanc, semillon | Secondary- colombard, mauzac, merlot blanc, igniting blanc

Question 34

Describe Ch. Figeac

Answer 34

30% Merlot, 35% Cab Franc, 35% Cab Sauvignon Aged 18-20 months in 100% new oak. Ripe, rich, concentrated with spicy complexity.

Question 35

Where are Chx. Cos d'Estournel, Calon Segur and Montrose located?

Answer 35

St. Estephe

Question 36

What is Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux?

Answer 36

Semi-sweet white wine produces in Entre-Deux-Mers.

Question 37

What style is produced under the Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux label?

Answer 37

Toothsome reds, grown in Entre-Deux-Mers.

Question 38

Describe Ch. Haut-Bailly

Answer 38

Classified growth reds (no white) from Pessac-Leognan (Graves).