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Bordeaux Flashcards

1
Q

What are the four Premier Grands Crus Classe A in Saint Emillion?

A

Chateaux Ausone

Chateaux Angelus

Chateaux Pavie

Chateaux Cheval Blanc

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2
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Red grapes of Bordeaux

A 
Merlot*
Cab Sauv
Cab Franc
Petit Verdot
Malbec
Carmenere
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3
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Location of Bordeaux

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Southwestern France

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4
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What is the 1855 classification?

A

Ranking system for left bank wines and Graves (five tiers)

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5
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What river runs near Pomerol?

A

Dordogne River

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Soil types of Pomerol

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Sand, clay, gravel

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Grapes of Graves

A

Sauv Blanc
Semillon

Cab Sauv
Merlot
Cab Franc

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8
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Sub regions of Graves

A

Pessac Leognan

Sauternes

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9
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Soil of Entre-Deux-Mers

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Fertile silt

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10
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What grape varieties are grown in St. Emillion?

A

RED only

Merlot dominant blends

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Five first growth Chateaux

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Chateaux Lafite Rothschild
Chateaux Latour
Chateaux Mouton-Rothschild
Chateaux Margaux
Chateaux Haut-Brion (Graves)
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12
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Grape varieties of Pomerol

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Merlot and Cab Franc based blends

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13
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Grapes of Entre-deux-Mers

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Sauv Blanc
Semillon
Muscadelle

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14
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Soil of Graves

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Gravel

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15
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Commune AOPs in Medoc

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Saint Estephe

Pauillac

Saint Juilen

Margaux

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16
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Grape Varieties of Medoc

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RED only

Cab Sauv based blends

17
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Soil of Medoc

A

Gravel

18
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What is a Bordeaux chateaux?

A

Estate under single ownership

19
Q

White grapes of Bordeaux

A

Sauv Blanc
Semillion
Muscadelle

20
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Main bodies of water in Bordeaux

A

Gironde Estuary

Garonne River

Dordogne River

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