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Rate the 2009 vintage in Bordeaux.

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Excellent

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What is the primary grape of Francs Cotes de Bordeaux?

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Merlot

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What’s the difference between Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux AOC and Blaye AOC?

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Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux = red + white

Blaye = red only

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What are the two rivers that meet in Bordeaux’s sweet wine appellations?

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Ciron and the Garonne

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General vine density in Bordeaux?

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5,000 to 6,000 in some vineyards and up to 10,000 vines per ha in the most famous vineyards

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A wine labeled Blaye will be what style?

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Dry red

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Which of the following wines will most likely be the higher quality?

Bordeaux AOC

Cotes de Bordeaux appellations

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Cotes de Bordeaux group of appellations are considered more concentrated, ageworthy and serious than basic Bordeaux AOC

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Most common vine training method in Bordeaux?

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Guyot

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What is the appellation of Pavillon Blanc de Chateaux de Margaux?

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Bordeaux AOC (only reds allowed for Médoc appellations)

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A wine labeled “Entre-deux-Mers” will be what color?

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White only

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Ste-Croix-du-Mont is on which bank in Bordeaux?

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Right bank

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A wine labeled Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux will be what style?

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Dry red or white

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What is a petits chateaux in Bordeaux?

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A chateau that lies outside any grander appellation than Bordeaux AOC but which expresses terroir and practices chateau bottling

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Name the appellations allowed to produce sweet wines in the Cotes de Bordeaux

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Francs Cotes de Bordeaux

St. Foy Cotes de Bordeaux

Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux

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What is the primary grape of Chateau Figeac?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Rate the 2010 vintage in Bordeaux.
Excellent
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A wine labeled Cotes de Bordeaux will be what style?
Dry red
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A wine labeled Bourg or Cotes de Bourg will be what style?
Dry red or white
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Rate the 1991 vintage in Bordeaux.
Poor. Heavily hit by frosts
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A wine labeled Cotes de Blaye will be what style?
Dry white only
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What is the difference between Bordeaux AOC and Bordeaux Supérieur?
One step up in quality. Lower max yields and aged 10 months,
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Name the two white wine appellations of the Cotes de Bordeaux
Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux Cotes de Blaye
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Sauternes, Barsac and Cérons are on which bank?
Left Bank
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Ste-Croix-du-Mont is located on the banks of which river?
Garonne
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Define encépagement
The French term for the mix of vine varieties planted on a particular property
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Name three sweet wine appellations on the right bank?
Loupiac Cadillac Ste-Croix-du-Mont
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Ste-Croix-du-Mont is part of which larger region?
Entre-deux-Mers
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Most Bordeaux AOC wines are what color?
Red (90%)
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What is the name of Chateau Margaux's white wine? What grape is it made from?
Pavillon Blanc de Chateau Margaux. 100% Sauvignon Blanc
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Name two synonyms for Malbec in Bordeaux's Right Bank.
Pressac, Cot
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Define "cuve"
Large fermentation barrels in Bordeaux; can be made of cement, stainless steel or wood
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A wine labeled Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux will be what style?
Sweet white only
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A wine labeled Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux will be what style?
Dry red
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What are the main grapes of Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux?
Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
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Name 3 other grapes besides the ones listed below grown and used in Bordeaux AOC dry whites: Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon Muscadelle
Sauvignon Gris Ugni Blanc Colombard
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A wine labeled Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux will be what style?
Dry red
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Bordeaux's most famous chateaux account for how much of the region's production?
5%
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Who is Chateau Ausone named for?
Latin poet Ausonius (AD 310-394)
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Which of the following grapes will be picked last in Bordeaux? Merlot in Pomerol Cabernet Sauvignon in Médoc Sauvignon Blanc in Entre-deux-Mers
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Which of the following is considered the highest quality: Loupiac Cadillac Ste-Croix-du-Mont
Ste-Croix-du-Mont
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What are the grapes of Ste-Croix-du-Mont?
Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon Muscadelle Sauvignon Gris
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How many cases of Pavillon Blanc de Chateau Margaux are produced?
Less than 1,000/year
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A wine labeled Bordeaux Moelleux will be what style and quality level?
Sweet wine of a basic Bordeaux AOC quality level
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What is Bordeaux's most widely planted grape?
Merlot
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Rate the 1992 vintage in Bordeaux.
Poor. Diluted.
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Which 3 sweet wine appellations are across the river from Ste-Croix-du-Mont?
Cérons Barsac Sauternes
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What is the differnece between moelleux and liquoreux in Bordeaux?
Moelleux refers to a sweet wine whose ferment was arrested (via SO2, filtration) V. Liquoreux refers to a sweet wine made uisng grapes affected by Noble Rot
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What is the primary grape of Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux?
Merlot
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Define assemblage
The blending of the wine (ex. which lots of which varieties will be blended into a Bordeaux Grand Vin)
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What are the main grapes for white Cotes de Blaye AOC wines?
Colombard Ugni Blanc
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Which river is primarily associated with Castillon Cotes de Bordeax?
Dordogne
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Who is Ausonius and why is he important?
First to mention Bordeaux as a wine region and the first known wine-grower in Bordeaux (AD 310-394)
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Most red Bordeaux AOC is produced in what region?
Entre-deux-Mers (that eponymous appellation reserved for whites only)
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A wine labeled Francs Cotes de Bordeaux will be what style?
Dry or Liquoreux Red or White
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A wine labeled St. Foy Cotes de Bordeaux will be what style?
Dry or sweet (liquoreux or moelleux) red or white
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Sauternes, Barsac and Cérons are located on the banks of which river?
Garonne
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Name three other Bordeaux sweet wine appellations besides the three listed below: Sauternes Barsac Cérons
Loupiac Cadillac Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux Bordeaux Superieur Saint-Crox-du-Mont
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What are the soils of Ste-Croix-du-Mont?
Clay and limestone
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What is the appellation of Chateau Reynon?
Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux
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What is the synonym for Cabernet Franc on the Right Bank?
Bouchet
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Name the red wine only appellations of the Cotes de Bordeaux
Cotes de Bordeaux Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux Blaye
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In what commune would you find Chateau Figeac?
St. Emilion
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In what commune would you find Chateau Cheval Blanc?
St. Emilion
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Name the 4 satellite appellations of St. Emilion
Lussac-Saint-Émilion Montagne-Saint-Émilion Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion
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Chateau Margaux Margaux
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Where is this?
Chateau Haut-Brion Pessac-Leongnan
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac
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Chateau Latour Pauillac
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