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Bordeaux Flashcards

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The satellite appellations of St. Emilion

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Lussac, St. Georges, Montagne, Puisseguin

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Bouchet

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What Cabernet Franc is called on the Right Bank

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What grapes can be in the Bordeaux Encepagement

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Cabernet, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Carmenere (but it is non-existent in Bordeaux)

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Which first growth is not in the Haut-Medoc

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Chateau Haut-Brion (Graves)

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Where is Chateau Lafite-Rothschild

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Pauillac

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What is Botrytis Cinerea

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Fungus that causes noble rot, hot and cool air meet to cause it

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How big is Bordeaux

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306,000 acres

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What is allowed in a Bordeaux AOP white blend

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Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion, Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, Columbard (max 30% last three)

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Bordeaux Superieur AOP

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red and off dry white wines with a higher minimum alcohol content than Bordeaux AOP

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Average barrel time for top Bordeaux wines

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2 years red in barriques (225 liter or 60 gallon barrels) and 12 to 16 months for whites

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Medoc AOP

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left bank of the Gironde Estuary (50 mile stretch north from Bordeaux)he s

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What are Jalles

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Drainage channels in the Bas-Medoc

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Haut-Medoc AOP

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Left bank of Gironde in Southern Medoc, better wines, well drained gravelly soils, best suited to Cabernet Sauvignon, gravel mounds (croupes) unearthed by the Dutch are here

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Does the vineyard (the land) or the Property (the name of the estate) hold the status and classification in Bordeaux?

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The Property, vineyard may be classified or declassified as it changes ownership

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Gravel mounds

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Croupes (uncovered by the Dutch) in Haut Medoc where the best chateau are located, on these deep gravel banks

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Cru Bourgeois

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created in 1932, 444 properties, 3 categories, Cru Bourgeois Exceptional, Cru Bourgeois Superieur, Cru Bourgeois, official 2003, from 2008 on only Cru Bourgeois

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Pauillac AOP

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Classic Claret, 3 First Growths (Latour-deep and brooding, Lafite-light and feminine, Mouton-earthy and deep) deepest gravel topsoil

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Villages of Margaux AOP

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Margaux, Soussan, Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac

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Chateau Chasse-Spleen

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Moulis-en-Medoc AOP, most famous estate in lesser AOs of Moulis and Listrac in Haut-Medoc

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St. Julien AOP

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Less wine but great quality (80% of the AOP is cru classe) No first growths but 5 second growths! Super seconds such as Chateau Leoville Las Casas, Leoville Barton, Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou

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St Estephe AOP

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Northern most AOP in Haut Medoc. Sturdy reds more merlot (more clay soil), no first growths, 5 classified, Chateau Cos D’Estornel (super second)

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Margaux Soil

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thin, sandy gravel over limestone, croupes more shallow than St. Julien or Pauillac, greater soil diversity as well

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Chateau Pape-Clement

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First vineyard estate in the Medoc, papal gift to Bordeaux 1305, in Graves

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Margaux-classifed growths

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First Growth-Chateau Margaux, Chateau Palmer, overperforming third growth, 21 total classified growths feminine elegant wines

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Boulbenes

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mix of sand, gravel, light clay, sandier to south, in Graves

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AOC/Vin de Pays/Vin de Table

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AOP/IGP/Vin de France

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Cru Artisane

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In use for 150 years, recognized formally in 2002, from 2005 forward, 44 small producers, boutique wines

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Vin de Table

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Renamed as Vin de France under EU system, lowest quality French wines, as of 2009 vintage and varietal can be on label

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What does St. Emilion Grand Cru indicate on a label

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Required to have higher minimum alcohol than St. Emilion

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30
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Pessac-Leognan

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1987 communal sub-appellation created in northern Graves, all cru classe properties for Graves are here.

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What is the appellation of Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse

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Pomerol

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Villages in Sauternes AOP

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Sauternes, Barsac, Bommes, Fargues, Preignac

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What are the four sub-zones of the Cotes de Bordeaux region

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Francs, Blaye, Cadillac, Castillion

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True or False: Chateau Chasse Spleen is a fifth growth in Moulis-en-Medoc

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False: It is unclassified, only as Cru Bourgeois, but best estate in Moulis or Listrac

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Is Neac a commune within Lalande de Pomerol AOP?

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Yes

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36
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What Grand Cru Classe Chateau in Graves produced its final vintage in 2005?

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Latour Haut-Brion

37
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What style of wine is produced as Haut-Medoc AOP

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Dry Red wine

38
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Which appellation is the premier sub-appellation in Graves

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Pessac-Leognan

39
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Which is a sweet wine appellation of Bordeaux? Fronsac, St. Emilion, Bordeaux Sec, Moulis, Barsac

40
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What grape dominates the wines of Pomerol?

41
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How was Chateau Cos d-Estornel ranked in the 1855 Medoc classification

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Second Growth (Deiuxeme cre)

42
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What is the appellation of Chateau LeFleur

43
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How many chateau are currently ranked as Premier Cru Classe A in St. Emilion

44
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What Chateau was ranked a Premier Cru Superieur in 1855

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Chateau Y’quem

45
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What is Cerons

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A sweet white wine appellation in Southern Graves

46
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Pressac

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Another name for Malbec on the right bank of Bordeaux

47
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True or False: Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur wines may be produced anywhere in the Bordeaux vineyard

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True: Over 50% of Bordeaux’s production

48
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In what year was the INAO created?

49
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What year were the first AOCs awarded?

50
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Number and percentage of AOC appellations in 2011

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480 (over 50% of France’s wines)

51
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In 2007, INAO became known as what?

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L’Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualite

52
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VDQS existed in what years

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1949-2011, eliminated, intermediate category as a steppingstone to the AOC, most of their wines advances to AOP status

53
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What percentage of French wines are Vin de Pays

54
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What are the set yield for Vin de Pays wines

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90 hl/ha whites, 85 hl/ha reds and roses, minimum alcohol 9-10%, minimum 85% grapes from a stated geographical area=-

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IGP

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Indication Geographique Protegee, new classification for Vin de Pays, 3 levels regional, departmental, local

56
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Best recent Bordeaux vintages

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2009, 2010, 2005, 2000.. 1996 and 1990 left bank, 1998 and 2001 right bank

57
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Sainte-Foy Bordeaux AOP , Graves de Vayres AOP

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Lesser right bank AOPs, can produce red or white wines

58
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Premieres Cote de Bordeaux AOP

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Exclusively sweet wines

59
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Cote de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire AOP

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South right bank, south of three sweet wine only AOPs, on the Garonne, can produce sec, moelleaux or liquereux style wines

60
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Eastern shore of Garonne- sweet white wine AOPS

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Cadillac, St. Croix du Mont, Loupiac

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Entre deux Mers AOP

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“land between two seas” Dordogne and Garonne, only dry white wines, may use geographical Haut-Benauge but must be dry wines

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Cotes de Bordeaux AOP

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new as of 2008, consolidated appellations, mostly red, Francs, Castillon, Blaye, Cadillac, may list area of origin

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Blaye AOP, Cotes de Blaye AOP

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Red , Dry whites (uniquely add large percentage Ugni Blanc and Colombard), beginning to ally to Cotes de Bordeaux concept

64
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Chateau Roc de Cambes

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top chateau of Cotes de Bourg AOP, which is oldest on right bank

65
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St. Emilion satellite appellations

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Lussac, St. Georges, Montagne, Puisseguin

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Microchateau

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“garagistes” new movement, Le Pin in Pomerol, Valandraud and La Mondotte in St. Emilion, tiny but huge demand

67
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Top properties in Pomerol

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Chateau Petrus, Chateau Le Fleur, Chateau Le Pin, Chateau Trotenoy, Vieux Chateau Certan

68
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Pomerol AOP

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5 square miles, no classification, clay, sand, gravel soil subsoil iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer) hence specialty is merlot, 70-80% merlot, 20-25% cabernet franc (bouchet)

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St. Emilion Grand Cru AOP

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An appellation, not a classification, additional .5% alcohol, longer elevation than St. Emilion AOP, all Grand Cru Classe wines must meet St. Emilion Grand Cru AOP standards

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St. Emilion Classification

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3 tiers, 1954, published 1955, revisions meant to be made each decade, legal challenges in 2006, 2009 compromise, 2012 new generous classification

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St. Emilion soil type

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Cotes-steep limestone, hillside slopes, Graves-gravelly limestone plateau (similar to Medoc)

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Chateau Figeac

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Rare St. Emilion wine as it has cabernet sauvignon as a major component

73
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How long has wine been made on the right bank

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2000 years, brought by the Romans, Bourg is the oldest site

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How can Barsac AOP wines be sold and labeled

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Barsac AOP or Sauternes AOP

75
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What is the minimum must weight of Barsac AOP wines

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221 grams/liter and at least 45 grams residual sugar

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Chateau Gillette

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Famous unclassified Barsac wine, spends decades in concrete vats, “creme de tete”

77
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The villages of Sauternes

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Barsac, Sauternes, Preignac, Fargues, Bommes

78
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Ygrec

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dry white wine made by Chateau Y’quem, labeled as Bordeaux or Bordeaux Superieur

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When was Sauternes classified

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1855 along with Medoc, has first and second growths

80
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How many premier cru superieurs does Sauternes have

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1, Chateau d’Yquem (makes no wine in a poor year, such as 1974 or 1992)

81
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What rivers converge at Sauternes

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Ciron, Garonne

82
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Sweet wine appellations in Graves

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Sauternes, Barsac, Cerons

83
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Communes of Margaux AOP

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Margaux, Soussans, Cantenac, Labarde and Arsac

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Graves Superieur AOP

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Sweet white wine in Graves

85
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10 communes of Pessac-Leognan AOP

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Pessac, Leognan, Cadaujac, Canejan, Gradignan, Martillac, Merignac, St. Medard d’Eyrans, Talence, Villenave-d’Ornons

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Pessac-Leognan AOP

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1987 created in Northern Graves, dry whites

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Graves classification

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1953, 6 additional in 1959, 13 estates cru classe Red, 9 estates cru classe white, 16 chateau total included.. 2005 chateau latour haut-brion last, 2008 chateau laville haut brion last, both sell fruit to La Mission Haut-Brion

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Graves AOP

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Red and Dry Whites may be produced (whites account for 25% of production)

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