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Good vintages of St Emilion + Pomerol (2018-2000)

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2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2016* (cool with high yield)

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Good vintages of Médoc (2000-2012)

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2000, 2005, 2009, 2010!

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What is the Premier Cru Supérieur of Sauternes

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Château d’Yquem

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First growths of Bordeaux

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Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac)
Latour (Pauillac)
Margaux
Haut-Brion (Pessac-Leognan)
Mouton Rothschild (Pauillac)
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Château Ducru Beaucaillou

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Super Second Growth
Saint-Julien
(2010 - 90% Cab Sauv 10% Merlot)

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Varietals in Bordeaux AOP

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Cab Sauv
Merlot
Cab Franc
Petit Verdot
Malbec 
Carménere
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Soil type of Graves

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Boulbenes

Sand, gravel, light clay

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Pauillac AOP

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3 first growths:
Lafite Rothschild
Latour
Mouton Rothschild

Deepest gravel topsoil in Haut-Médoc

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St-Estèphe AOP

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Northern most AOP in Haut-Medoc

Slightly higher percentage of Merlot.

Largest concentration of Cru Bourgeois

Second Growths:
Cos d’Estournel
Montrose

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Cru Artisan estate size

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Less than 5 hectares

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Best Merlot soil type

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Clay

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Best Cab Sauv soil type

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Well drained gravel

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Most planted variety in Bordeaux

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Merlot

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What is Clairet?

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Darker, more aromatic style of rosé

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What is the “Bordeaux mixture”

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Lime, copper sulfate, and water.

Applied to the grapes to avoid fungal problems

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Varietals in Graves?

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Semillon

Sauv Blanc

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Name of Cab Franc in Pomerol

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Bouchet

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Drainage channels

A

Jalles

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Pavillon is the second wine of what château?

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Château Margaux

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Château Léoville Las Cases is in what AOP?

A

St-Julien

21
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T/F Médoc receives more annual average rainfall than any other French wine region

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True

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Last varietal to ripen in Bordeaux

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Petit Verdot

23
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Finished alch % of Sauternes

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12-14%

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Château Le Pin is in what AOP

A

Pomerol

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Château Cos d’Estournal is in what AOP

A

St Estèphe

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Château Duhart-Milon is in what AOP

A

Pauillac

27
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Latitude just north of Bordeaux

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45°

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