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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT GEOGRAPHICAL DESIGNATION CAN APPEND ITS NAME TO BORDEAUX OR ENTRE DEUX MERS?

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HAUT BENAUGE (Made in 2 styles)

  1. Bordeaux “Haut-Benauge” Blanc: (Sweet Wines Only)
    Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
  2. Entre-Deux-Mers “Haut-Benauge” Blanc Sec:
    Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris & Muscadelle
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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT AOP IN ENTRE DEUX MERS MAKE DRY WHITE AND RED?

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Graves de Vayres AOP

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT WAS D’ARMAILHAC FORMERLY KNOWN AS? (Time frame if possible)

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Château d’Armailhac, Pauillac, 5th Growth

This estate was known as Mouton-Baronne-Philippe from 1933-1988

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE 5th GROWTH OF ST. ESTEPHE?

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Château Cos Labory, Saint-Estèphe

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND GROWTH FOR CANTAMERLE?

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Haut-Medoc (Macau) 5th Growth

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE SMALLEST COMMUNE OF THE HAUT-MEDOC?

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Moulis

• Smallest of the six communal appellations of the Haut-Medoc

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE SECOND LABELS OF HAUT BRION ROUGE CURRENT AND PAST?

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Current 2nd Wine : La Clarence Haut Brion (2007)

Former 2nd wine : Bahans

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE 4th GROWTH OF ST. ESTEPHE?

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Château Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estèphe

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT WAS THE 1st VINTAGE OF D’ARMAILHAC? WHAT GROWTH IS IT?

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1989, 5th Growth

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MASTERS QUESTION – NAME SIX WHITE WINES FROM THE 1953 GRAVES CLASSIFICATION?

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Couhin (White Only)
Couhin-Lurton (White Only)
Laville Haut Brion (White Only)

Bouscaut
Carbonnieux
Domaine du Chevalier

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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT YEAR WAS MOUTON ELEVATED TO 1ST GROWTH?

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This estate was elevated in 1973.

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFIED WINES OF VILLENAVE-D’ORNON AND WHAT STYLES DO THEY MAKE?

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WHITE WINE ONLY!
Couhins
Couhins-Lurton

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MIN ALCOHOL% FOR BORDEAUX AOP WINE STYLES?
(6 in Total)

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(NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MEDOC AOP’S)

Minimum Potential Alcohol:
Crémant de Bordeaux: 9% (11% after 2nd fermentation)

Blanc (Sec): 10%

Blanc (with residual sugar): 10.5% (10% acquired)

Rosé: 10%

Rouge: 10.5%

Blanc Moelleux: 10.5%

Bordeaux “Haut Benauge”: 11.5% (11% acquired)

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHERE IS THE BAS MEDOC LOCATED?

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The northern part of the Medoc is known as the Bas Medoc. It is North of St. Estephe and is marshland, pastures and forest. The Medoc is primarly red wine. All AOP wines must be red.

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE CENTRAL MOST COMMUNE IN MARGAUX?
(SMCLA)

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Margaux

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MASTERS QUESTION-
WHAT ARE THE STYLES OF WINE MADE IN STE-FOY-BORDEAUX?
(4 styles in total)

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  1. White made in 3 styles: Sec, Moelleux, Liquereux
  2. Red

Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Sec, Moelleux, and Liquoreux
Principal Varieties: Min. 85% combined Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Sémillon

Rouge:
Principal Varieties: Min. 85% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cot

Minimum Potential Alcohol:
Blanc Sec: 10.5%
Blanc Moelleux: 13.5% (11.5% acquired)
Blanc Liquoreux: 15% (12% acquired)
Rouge: 11.5%
Minimum Must Weight: 
Blanc Sec: 170 g/l (178 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)
Blanc Moelleux: 221 g/l
Blanc Liquoreux: 255 g/l 
Rouge: 189 g/l (200 g/l for Merlot)

Enrichment: Chaptalization is prohibited for Blanc Liquoreux

Residual Sugar:
Blanc Sec: max. 4 g/l
Blanc Moelleux: 17-45 g/l
Blanc Liquoreux: min. 51 g/l
Rouge: max. 3 g/l
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MASTERS QUESTION- HOW MAY CERON BLANC BE LABELLED AS?

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Bordeaux Blanc

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 5th GROWTHS OF THE HAUT-MEDOC AND THEIR COMMUNE?

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Château Belgrave, Saint-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)

Château de Camensac, Saint-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)

Château Cantemerle, Macau (Haut-Médoc)

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT DISEASES ARE MORE PROMINENT IN A MARITIME CLIMATE?

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Rot

Coloure

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE COMMUNE AND CRU FOR LA LAGUNE?

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TROISIEMES CRU

Haut-Médoc

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME 8 OF THE 3rd GROWTHS FROM MARGAUX? (10)

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  • Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Kirwan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • d’Issan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Marquis d’Alesme Becker, Margaux
  • Malescot-Saint-Exupéry, Margaux
  • Desmirail, Margaux
  • Ferrière, Margaux
  • Giscours, Labarde-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Palmer, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE RIVER THAT DIVIDES THE ENTRE-DEUX-MERS ON THE SOUTHWEST?

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Garonne

This estuary divides Entre-duex-Mers and is located in the Southwest of Bordeaux.

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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE SECOND WINE OF LAFITE?

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Carruades de Lafite

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME A CRU ARTISAN PRODUCER FROM ST. ESTEPHE?

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La Peyre, Saint-Estèphe

THERE IS ONLY ONE!!!

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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE RIVER THAT DIVIDES THE ENTRE-DEUX-MERS ON THE SOUTHEAST?

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Dordogne-

This river divides Entre-deux-Mers and is located in the Southeast of Bordeaux.

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT WAS THE LAST VINTAGE FOR LATOUR-HAUT-BRION?

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2005

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE LEVELS OF CRU BOURGEOIS?

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Cru Bourgeois

Cru Bourgeois Supérieurs

Cru Bourgeois Exceptionelle

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MASTERS QUESTION – NAME ONE CRU BOURGEOIS EXCEPTIONELLE?

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There are 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel

Château Chasse-Spleen
L’hermitage de Chasse-Spleen
La Oratorie de Chasse-Spleen (Moulis-en-Médoc)

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE 3rd GROWTH FROM THE HAUT MEDOC?

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Château La Lagune, Ludon (Haut-Medoc)

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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE GRAPES AND WINE STYLES OF CÔTES DE BLAYE?

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Blaye specializes in dry (Sec) white wine.

Blanc Sec: 60-90% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc;
plus Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Sémillon

Assemblage: Min. 50% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc

Minimum Alcohol: 10%

Minimum Must Weight: 170 g/l (178 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)

Maximum Residual Sugar: 4 g/l

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND CLASSIFICATION FOR LA MISSION HAUT BRION?

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Pessac, Classed for Red Wine Only in 1955 classification

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE SOIL OF GRAVES

WHAT COMMUNE WOULD YOU FIND BOULBENES?

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Graves
Sand, Gravel and Clay over gravel beds up to 100 meters deep
AKA: Boulbenes

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MASTERS QUESTION- IN WHAT YEAR WAS GRAVES CLASSIFIED IN? WHAT YEAR WAS IS MODIFIED?
ASKED TWICE SINCE 2005

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Classified in 1953 FOR RED
Modified in 1959

Revised in 1959 FOR WHITE

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFIED WINES OF PESSAC AND WHAT STYLES DO THEY MAKE?
3 IN TOTAL
(1 WH ONLY/ 2 RED ONLY)

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WHITE ONLY!
Laville-Haut-Brion (2008)

RED ONLY!
La Mission-Haut-Brion
Pape-Clément

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT REGION DOES BORDEAUX FALL INTO ON THE WINKLER SCALE?

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Region 2

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MASTERS QUESTION- HOW MANY CLASSIFIED WHITE WINES ARE THERE IN GRAVES?

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10

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CRÉMANT DE BORDEAUX? WHAT ARE THE GRAPES AND AGING REQUIREMENTS?

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Styles and Encépagement:
Vin Mousseux Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère, Muscadelle, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris
Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% combined Colombard, Merlot Blanc, and Ugni Blanc

Vin Mousseux Rosé: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère
Assemblage: per encépagement

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 9% (minimum 11% acquired after secondary fermentation)

Minimum Must Weight: 144 g/l

Sparkling Wine Requirements:
Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation
The wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement, and may not be released for a min. 12 months after the date of tirage

Min. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFIED WINES OF MARTILLAC AND WHAT STYLES DO THEY MAKE?

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RED AND WHITE ONLY!
La Tour-Martillac

RED ONLY!
Smith-Haut-Lafitte

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MASTERS QUESTION-NAME THE 6 RED WINE ONLY WINES IN THE GRAVES 1953 CLASSIFICATION?

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Haut Brion
Haut-Bailly
Latour Haut-Brion (’05 last vintage)
La Mission Haut Brion
Smith-Haut-Lafite
Fieuzal
Pape Clemant
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NAME THE COMMUNE AND GROWTH OF BOUSCAUT?

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CADUJAC

NO GROWTH HOWEVER CLASSIFIED FOR BOTH RED AND WHITE WINE.

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MASTERS QUESTION – NAME THE COMMUNE AND GROWTH OF COS-LABORY?

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CINQUIEMES CRU

Saint-Éstephe

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE SECOND LABELS OF HAUT BRION BLANC CURRENT AND PAST?

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Current 2nd wine : La Clarté de Haut-Brion (2008)

Previously 2nd wine: Les Plantiers du Haut-Brion

Former 2nd wine : Les Plantieres

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT TERMS WERE REINSTATED IN BORDEAUX DUE TO THE 2018 NEW LEGISLATION?

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In 2018 new legislation passed to reinstate the previously eliminated terms. Starting in 2018 châteaux may once again apply for Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, and Cru Bourgeois Supérieur.

The terms will appear on labels in 2020. The classification will be reviewed every 5 years, with a new list appearing in 2020 and then 2025

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE ATLANTIQUE IGP?

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Gironde- (Left bank)
Dordogne- (Right bank)
Lot-et-Garonne (SW Bordeaux region)
Charentes- (Cognac region)
Charentes Maritime- (Cognac region)
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE CROUPES?

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The Dutch unearthed gravel mounds (croupes) during their drainage work in the 1600s, and the better châteaux are usually located upon these deeper banks of gravel, primarily located within the communes of Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, St. Julien, Listrac-Médoc, Moulis-en-Médoc, and Margaux

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE COMMUNE AND CRU FOR SAINT-PIERRE?

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QUATRIEMES CRU

Saint-Julien

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE REGIONAL APPELLATIONS OF BORDEAUX?

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  1. Bordeaux AOP- (Dry white, Dry Red, Rose, Clairet, off Dry white and medium sweet white only)
  2. Bordeaux Superior AOP- (Red and Medium Sweet only. Red must go through elevate until mid June, year after harvest)
  3. Crémant de Bordeaux AOP- (White and Rose made in Traditional method aged 9 months)
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFIED WINES OF TALENCE AND WHAT STYLES DO THEY MAKE?

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RED ONLY!

Latour-Haut-Brion (2005)

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE PRIMARY GRAPE OF ST. ESTEPHE?

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Merlot- Due to high amount of clay vs. gravel

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHEN DID MERLOT BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT VARIETAL IN BORDEAUX AND WHY?

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Since the winter of 1956. Due to a major frost issue.

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE 4th GROWTH FROM THE HAUT MEDOC AND ITS COMMUNE

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Château La Tour Carnet, Saint-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 2nd GROWTHS OF MARGAUX?

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Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux
Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux
Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux
Château Lascombes, Margaux
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHERE ARE THE MAJORITY OF THE 10 CLASSED CRU’S OF BARSAC LOCATED?

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3 are classed in the Haut Barsac.
Climens
Coutet
Doise-Vedrines

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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS CLAIRET?

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Clairet= A darker, more aromatic rose that evokes the original claret shipped to England in the Middle Ages

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT WAS THE LAST VINTAGE FOR LAVILLE-HAUT-BRION ?

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2008

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND GROWTH FOR CHATEAU DAUZAC?

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Margaux (Labarde) 5th Growth

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EXPLAIN THE TEMPERATURE OF BORDEAUX CITING KEY FEATURES?

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  1. The maritime climate on the left bank and Continental on the right bank.
  2. The maritime climate allows for warm summers, cool winters, and no elevated heat spikes commonly seen more inland.
  3. The left bank is governed by the warm Atlantic Gulf Stream bringing in warm Caribbean water and Gironde Estuary maintaining a mild temperature.
  4. Maritime Bordeaux lacks a true dry season
  5. Rain in springtime and harvest are the only issues the region faces. Rain interrupts flowering, reduces yields and encourages rot to take place
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MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND CLASSIFICATION OF PONTET-CANET?

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CINQUIEMES CRU

Pauillac

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE PRODUCED IN ENTRE-DEUX-MERS?

A

Dry Whites only from 2 Distinct Styles:

  1. Entre-Deux-Mers “Haut-Benauge” Blanc Sec
  2. Blanc Sec
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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ALCOHOL FOR GRAVES ROUGE AND BLANC?

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Minimum Potential Alcohol:
Blanc: 10.5%
Rouge: 11%

Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle

Rouge: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cot (Malbec), Carmenère

Minimum Must Weight:
Blanc: 170 g/l (178 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)
Rouge: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)

Maximum Residual Sugar:
Blanc: 4 g/l
Rouge: 3 g/l

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WHAT IS THE RIVER THAT DIVIDES THE RIGHT BANK FROM THE LEFT BANK?

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Gironde- Enters in from the Atlantic Ocean and divides the right and left bank apart. This is located in the North of Bordeaux.

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT STYLE OF WINE IS PRODUCED IN HAUT-BENAGE? WHERE IS HAUT BENAGE LOACTED?

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Entre-Deux-Mers Haut-Benauge
•Located southeast of EDM and north of Loupiac and Cadillac

  • EDM Haut-Benage = Must be dry white wines
  • White = Semillon, SB, Muscadelle, Merlot Blanc, Colombard, Ugni, Mauzac
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT COMMUNE IS PAPE CLÉMENT LOCATED?

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Pessac

Located in Pessac-Léognan AOP

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT STYLES ARE MEDOC AOP MADE IN? MIN ABV?

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Red wine only, 11% min ABV

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 5th GROWTHS OF PAUILLAC?

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Château Batailley
Château Haut-Batailley

Château Croizet Bages
Château Haut-Bages-Libéral
Château Lynch-Bages
Château Lynch-Moussas

Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac
Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac

Château Clerc-Milon
Château d’Armailhac (This estate was known as Mouton-Baronne-Philippe from 1933-1988)

Château Pédesclaux
Château Pontet-Canet

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MASTERS QUESTION – NAME THREE THIRD GROWTHS FROM CANTENAC?

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  1. Boyd-Cantenac – Cantenac (Jacques Boyd)
  2. Cantenac-Brown - Cantenac (Brio de Cantenac Brown)
  3. Desmirail - Cantenac (Initial de Desmirail)
  4. d’Issan – Cantenac (Blason d’Issan)
  5. Kirwan - Cantenac (Les Charmes de Kirwan)
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MASTERS QUESTION- WHERE IS AND WHAT STYLE OF WINE IS MADE IN STE-CROIX-DU-MONT?

WHERE AND WHAT IS STE-CROIX-DU-MONT?

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Ste-Croix-du-Mont is the most important of the sweet white wine appellations on the right bank of the Garonne in the Entre-deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. Considered superior to Loupiac and Cadillac.

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MAX YIELDS FOR COMMUNE WINES IN BORDEAUX?
(11% ABV)

A

Commune = 57 h/h

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MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE COMMUNE AND CRU FOR DUFORT-VIVENS?

A

SECOND CRU

Margaux

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DRY WHITE WINE FROM D’YQUEM, CLASSIFICATION ?
“Y” (ee-grec) Bordeaux Supérior.

A

“Y” (ee-grec) Bordeaux Supérior.

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MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE STYLE OF WINE FROM CÔTES DE BLAYE AND WHAT ARE THE GRAPES?

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  • AOP for dry white wine only
  • Located across the Gironde from Margaux and north of Bourg

Assemblage = Min. 50% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc
Minimum Alcohol: 10%

Minimum Must Weight: 170 g/l (178 g/l for Sauvignon Blanc and Gris)

Maximum Residual Sugar: 4 g/l

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MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 5TH GROWTHS OF PAUILLAC?

4(BBDC)/ 4 (BAGES)/ 2(GP)/ 2(P)

A

Baitilley
Haut Baitilley
d’Armagnac
Clerc-Milon

Croizet Bages
Haut Bages Liberal
Lynch Bages
Lynch Moussas

Grand Puy Lacoste
Grand Puy Ducasse

Pedesclaux
Potent-Canet

73
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFIED WINES IN LEOGNAN AND WHAT STYLES DO THEY MAKE?
6 IN TOTAL
(RED AND WHITE:CDDM/ RED: FH)

A
RED AND WHITE
Carbonnieux (R and W)
Domaine de Chevalier (R and W)
d'Olivier (R and W)
Malartic-Lagravière (R and W)

RED ONLY
Fieuzal
Haut-Bailly

74
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 5th GROWTHS OF MARGAUX?

A

Château Dauzac, Labarde (Margaux)

Château du Tertre, Arsac (Margaux)

75
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MIN ABV FOR BORDEAUX COMMUNE WINE?
(IE: PAUILLAC, ST. JULIEN, ST. ESTEPHE, MARGAUX)

A

11% ABV

76
Q

MASTERS QUESTION - WHAT ARE THE COMMUNES OF PESSAC-LEOGNAN?

NAME 5 COMMUNES OF PESSAC?

A
10 IN TOTAL:
Pessac
Léognan
Cadaujac
Canéjan
Gradignan
Martillac
Mérignac
Talence
Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans
Villenave-d'Ornons
77
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MIN ABV FOR GRAVES WINE?

A

Blanc: 10.5% ABV
Rouge: 11% ABV

78
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE SOUTHERNMOST COMMUNE IN MARGAUX?
(SMCLA)

A

Arsac

79
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 4th GROWTHS OF ST. JULIEN?

A

Château Saint-Pierre, Saint-Julien
Château Talbot, Saint-Julien
Château Branaire-Ducru, Saint-Julien
Château Beychevelle, Saint-Julien

80
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT AOP’s IN BORDEAUX CAN MAKE SWEET WINE?

A
10 in total:
Graves Superior
Premier Cotes de Bordeaux 
Cadillac
Loupiac
St. Croix-du-Mont
Cerons 
Barsac
Sauternes
81
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND CLASSIFICATION FOR MARQUIS DE TERME?

A

Margaux, 4th Growth

82
Q

MASTERS QUESTION –WHERE IS AND WHAT IS THE CLASSIFICATION OF CH. DOISEY-VÉDRINES?

A

Deuxiemes Cru, Barsac

Barsac

83
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – NAME THE COMMUNE AND GROWTH OF MALESCOT ST-EXUPÉRY?

A

Troisiemes Cru

Margaux

84
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – LIST THE COMMUNAL APPELLATIONS OF THE HAUT MEDOC FROM NORTH TO SOUTH?

A
St. Estephe
Pauillac
St. Juilen
Listrac (Furthest West)
Moulis (Smallest Commune)
Margaux
85
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHERE IS CHÂTEAU CLARKE?

A

Listrac (Haut-Médoc)

86
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE CLASSIFICATION OF HAUT BRION?

There are 2

A

1st Growth in 1855 Classification

Red Wine Classified in Graves 1955 Classification

87
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT STYLE OF WINE IS ENTRE-DEUX-MERS BLANC?

WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE IN EDM HAUT BENAUGE?

A

Dry white wines are AOC wines

Entre-Deux-Mers “Haut-Benauge” Blanc Sec:
Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, and Sémillon
Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% Merlot Blanc; max. 10% combined Mauzac, Colombard, and Ugni Blanc

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weight: 170 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar: 4 g/l

88
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE ARE THE AUTHORIZED GRAPES FOR CRÉMANT DE BORDEAUX BLANC?

A

Styles and Encépagement:

Vin Mousseux Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère, Muscadelle, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris

Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% combined Colombard, Merlot Blanc, and Ugni Blanc

89
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHERE IS CHÂTEAU ROC DE CAMBES LOCATED?

A

Côtes de Bourg
•Located on the right bank of the Dourgogne

  • Limestone soil
  • Along with Blaye these are the oldest vineyards in Bourdeaux. Established by the Romans.
  • Vast majority of wine is Red = CS, CF, Merlot, Malbec
  • White = Semillon, SB, Muscadelle, Merlot Blanc, Colombard (whites account for less than 1% of total production)
  • Château Roc de Cambes is the leading producer
90
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT STYLE IS BORDEAUX SUPERIOR?

A

Red and Off-Dry Whites
Bordeaux wine, which has a degree alcohol more than AC Bordeaux.

Minimum Potential Alcohol:
Blanc: 12% (11% acquired)
Rouge: 11%

Minimum Must Weight:
Blanc: 195 g/l
Rouge: 189 g/l (198 g/l for Merlot)

Residual Sugar:
Blanc: min. 17 g/l
Rouge: max. 3 g/l

91
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE LARGEST COMMUNE ON THE HAUT-MEDOC?

A

Margaux

92
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – NAME THE COMMUNE AND GROWTH OF TALBOT.

A

QUATRIEMES CRU, St. Julien

Saint-Julien

93
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE COMMUNE AND CRU FOR DUHART-MILON?

A

QUATRIEMES CRU, Pauillac

Pauillac

94
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE AUTHORIZED WHITE VARIETIES USED IN BORDEAUX?

A
  1. Sauvignon Blanc
  2. Sauvignon Gris
  3. Semillon (Most planted white)
  4. Muscadelle
  5. Colombard
  6. Ugni Blanc
  7. Merlot Blanc
95
Q

MASTERS QUESTION - SECOND GROWTHS OF THE 1855 CLASSIFICATION?

A

Saint-Éstephe (2)

  1. Cos d’Estournel (Les Pagodes de Cos)
  2. Montrose (La Dame de Montrose)

Pauillac (2)

  1. Pichon-Longueville-Baron (Les Tourelles)
  2. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande (Réserve de la Comtesse)

Saint-Julien (5)

  1. Ducru-Beaucaillou (La Croix de Beucaillou)
  2. Gruaud-Larose (Sarget)
  3. Léoville-Las Cases (Le Petit Lion de Marquis de Las Cases as of 2007 Formerly known as Clos du Marquis)
  4. Léoville-Poyferré (Moulin Riche)
  5. Léoville-Barton (La Réserve de Léoville Barton)

Margaux (5)
1. Rausan-Ségla – Margaux - (Ségla)
2. Rauzan-Gassies – Margaux –
(Formerlly known as Enclos de Moncabon know Chevalier du Rauzan-Gassies)
3. Brane-Cantenac – Cantenac - (Baron de Brane)
4. Durfort-Vivens – Margaux –
(Has 2, 2nd labels : Vivens and Relais de Durfort-Vivens)
5. Lascombes – Margaux - (Chevalier De Lascombes)

96
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE COMMUNE AND CRU FOR MARQUIS-DE-TERME ?

A

QUATRIEMES CRU

Margaux

97
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE JALLES AND WHERE WOULD THEY BE FOUND?

A

Drainage channels (jalles) criss-cross the low-lying, remote landscape and prevent the Médoc from reverting to swampland.

98
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE SECOND LABEL OF LEOVILLE POYFERRE?

A

2nd Growth St. Julien

Second Label: (Moulin Rouge)

99
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE ROSE ONLY AOP’S OF BORDEAUX?

A

Bordeaux

Cremant de Bordeaux

100
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 5TH GROWTHS OF HAUT-MEDOC?

3 in total

A
  1. Belgrave – St-Laurent
  2. Camensac-St-Laurent
  3. Cantemerle – Macau
101
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- LA MISSION HAUT BRION USES WHAT TWO ESTATES FOR THEIR WINES?

A

Latour-Haut-Brion (RED)

Laville-Haut-Brion (WHITE)

102
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MIN ABV/ MUST WEIGHT AND RS FOR THE WINES FROM THE LEFT BANKS MEDOC AOP?

A

Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%
Minimum Must Weight: 180 g/l (189 g/l for Merlot)
Maximum Residual Sugar: 2 g/l

The Exception is Listrac and Haut Medoc where the only thing different is the RS is 3 g/l

103
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHERE IS FIEUZAL?

Red Only

A

LOCATED IN LÉOGNAN

RED ONLY CLASSIFIED WINE

Pessac-Léognan AOP

104
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE AUTHORIZED RED VARIETIES USED IN BORDEAUX?

A
  1. Merlot - Largest Planted variety
  2. Cabernet Franc (Bouchet on Right Bank)
  3. Cabernet Sauvignon
    * THE FIRST 3 make up 99% of the vineyards*
  4. Malbec (Pressac on Right Bank)
  5. Carmenere
  6. Petite Verdot (Last varietal to be harvested)
105
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT STYLE IS CRÉMANT DE BORDEAUX, MIN ABV and AGING?

A

Crémant de Bordeaux
Made in a Rose and Blanc style

9% ABV
(minimum 11% acquired after secondary fermentation)

The wines must spend a min. 9 months on the lees prior to dégorgement, and may not be released for a min. 12 months after the date of triage.

Min. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure

106
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE 4th GROWTH OF PAUILLAC?

A

Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild, Pauillac

107
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – HOW MUCH DOES A MARIE JEAN HOLD?

A

2250 ml (750ml x3)

108
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHERE IS CHATEAU LA LOUVRIERES LOCATED?

A

Chateau La Louvrières located in Pessac-Léognan

109
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE SECOND LARGEST WHITE WINE AC AFTER BORDEAUX AC?

A

Entre-Deux-Mers

second largest white AC after the Bordeaux AC

110
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND CLASSIFICATION OF LANGOA-BARTON?

A

TROISIEMES CRU

Saint-Julien

111
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFIED WINES OF CADUJAC AND WHAT STYLES DO THEY MAKE?

A

RED AND WHITE ONLY!

Bouscaut

112
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE NORTHERN MOST COMMUNE IN MARGAUX?
(SMCLA)

A

Soussans

113
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT STYLES OF WINES ARE MADE IN BORDEAUX AC?

A

Red, White, Rose, Sweet and Sparkling wines are made here.

114
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND CLASSIFICATION OF CALON- SÉGUR?

A

TROISIEMES CRU

Saint- Éstephe

115
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE COMMUNE AND CRU FOR LAFON-ROCHET?

A

QUATRIEMES CRU, ST. ESTEPHE

Saint-Éstephe

116
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE 3rd GROWTHS FROM ST. JULIEN? (2)

A

Château Lagrange, Saint-Julien

Château Langoa Barton, Saint-Julien

117
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE MAX PRESS YIELDS FOR CRÉMANT DE BORDEAUX?

A

(Rendement de Base):
72 hl/ha
(100 liters per 150 kg max. press yield)

118
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS SMITH-HAUT-LAFITTE?

Red Only

A

RED ONLY WINE CLASSIFIED IN GRAVES FROM MARTILLAC.

119
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – NAME THE COMMUNE AND GROWTH OF HAUT-BATAILLEY?

A

CINQUIEMES CRU

Pauillac

120
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – IN WHAT COMMUNE IS CHATEAU BELGRAVE?

A

CINQUIEMES CRU

Haut-Médoc

121
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME A CRU ARTISEAN PRODUCER FROM ST. JULIEN?

A

Capdet, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle

THERE IS ONLY ONE!!!

122
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE COMMUNE AND CLASSIFCATION OF LÉOVILLE-POYFERRÉ?

A

SECOND CRU

Saint-Julien

123
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – DEFINE CRU BOURGEOIS AND NAME SOME?

A

A category for good quality châteaus of the MÉDOC that ranks just below that of CRU CLASSÉ. These wines represent 1/3rd of the production of the Medoc.

  • 2007 some producers pulled out

Château Bel Air (St-Estèphe)
Château Haut-Beauséjour (St-Estèphe)

Crus bourgeois supérieurs: (5 out of 87)
Château Agassac (d’) (Ludon-Médoc, Haut-Médoc)
Château Angludet (d’) (Cantenac, Margaux)
Château Greysac (Bégadan, Médoc)
Château Larose Trintaudon (Haut-Médoc)
Château Meyney (Saint-Estèphe)

124
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHEN WAS THE INAO ESTABLISHED? WHAT DOES IT REGULATE?

A

The Institute National des Appellations d’Origine was established in 1935 to regulate the following aspects:

Production area
Vine Varieties
Ripeness and Alcoholic Strength
Yields
Viticulture
Winemaking
125
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE THE 4TH GROWTHS OF MARGAUX?

3 IN TOTAL

A
  1. Marquis-de-Terme – Margaux
  2. Pouget – Cantenac
  3. Prieuré-Lichine – Cantenac
126
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT ARE/IS THE GEOGRAPHIC DESIGNATIONS (SUB-ZONES) OF BORDEAUX AOP?

A

Subzones (Geographic Designations):

  1. Haut-Benauge
    * (As of 2011, “Côtes de Francs” is no longer listed as a sub-zone)*

Communes for Haut-Benauge: Arbis, Cantois, Escoussans, Gornac, Ladaux, Mourens, Saint-Pierre-de-Bat, Soulignac, Targon

127
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- IN WHAT YEAR WAS PESSAC-LÉOGNAN CLASSIFIED IN?
ASKED TWICE SINCE 2005

A

AOC established in 1987

128
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME A CRU ARTESIAN PRODUCER FROM PAUILLAC?

A

Béhèré, Pauillac

THERE IS ONLY ONE!!!

129
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- HOW MANY CLASSIFIED RED WINES ARE THERE IN GRAVES?

A

13

130
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE SECOND LABEL OF CHATEAU PALMER?

A

Formerly known as Reserve du General changed Alter Ego de Palmer in 1998

131
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHERE IS SAUVIGNON GRIS COMMONLY UTILIZED?

A

Graves

132
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- NAME THE 5TH GROWTHS OF MARGAUX?

A

Dauzac

du Tetre

133
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHERE IS LISTRAC AND MOULIS LOCATED?

A

Haut-Médoc

134
Q

HOW MANY RED WINES ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS CRU CLASSÉ IN THE 1855 CLASSIFICATION OF MÉDOC?

A

61 CRU CLASSÉ

135
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE DRY WINES OF THE CÉRONS SOLD AS?

A

Dry red as Graves

Dry Whites as Bordeaux Blanc Sec

136
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MAX YIELDS FOR HAUT-MEDOC and MEDOC WINES?
(11% ABV)

A

Haut Medoc AND Medoc = 55 h/h

137
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT REGION IN FRANCE RECEIVES THE MOST ANNUAL RAINFALL?

A

The Medoc at 950mm an average each year.

138
Q

MASTERS QUESTION- WHAT IS THE SECOND LABEL OF PONTET CANET?

A

5th Growth Pauillac

Second Label: (Les Hauts de Pontet)

139
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE FIVE COMMUNES OF MARGAUX?

ASKED TWICE SINCE 2008

A
  1. Cantenac
  2. Labarde
  3. Arsac (Southern)
  4. Margaux (Center)
  5. Soussans (Northern)
140
Q

MASTERS’S QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MOST WESTERN COMMUNE ON THE LEFT BANK?

A

Listrac
•Furthest commune west so “sees” less of the Gironde
•Clay and limestone on a gentle rise of 130ft making it some of the highest land in the Medoc

141
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – NAME ANY THREE WINES FROM MARGAUX WITH THEIR CLASSIFICATION AND COMMUNE.

A

PREMIERS CRUS
1. Margaux – Margaux -(Pavillon Rouge)

SECOND CRUS
1. Rausan-Ségla – Margaux - (Ségla)
2. Rauzan-Gassies – Margaux –
(Formerlly known as Enclos de Moncabon know Chevalier du Rauzan-Gassies)
3. Brane-Cantenac – Cantenac - (Baron de Brane)

142
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – NAME 3 PRODUCERS, THEIR VILLAGES AND CLASSED GROWTH FROM MARGAUX?

A

Pavillon Rouge, Margaux – Margaux, PREMIER CRU
Ségla, Rausan-Ségla – Margaux, SECOND CRU
Jacques Boyd, Boyd-Cantenac – Cantenac, TROISIEME CRU
Les Gondats, Marquis-de-Terme – Margaux, QUATRIEME CRU
Les Hauts du Tertre, du Tertre – Arsac, CINQUIEME CRU

143
Q

MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS IS BOULBENES?

A

Boulbenes- Mixture of sand, gravel and light clay found in Graves.