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Bordeaux Flashcards

1
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T/F Bdx produces more AOC wine than anywhere else in France?

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2
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Chateau Ausone is named for who?

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Bdx native Ausonius

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3
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What/when was Battle of Castillon?

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1453; French expelled English and reclaimed Bdx

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4
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When did the Dutch drain the Médoc?

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1600s

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5
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What house started the Châteaux tradition?

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Haut Brion

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6
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Who requested a ranking of Bdx top château for the World Fair in Paris?

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Napoleon III

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7
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When did powdery mildew arrive?

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1852

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8
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What is odium?

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Powdery mildew. Reduces yields, retards pigment development, stunts cluster growth

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When did phylloxera come to Bdx?

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1865

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10
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What is peronospera?

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Downy mildew. A fungal disease that germinates in warm, humid weather. Vines loose leaves and delay ripening

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When did peronospera come to Bdx?

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1880 (Downy mildew)

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12
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When did the “deep freeze” happen?

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  1. Killing 1/4 of vines in Bdx
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13
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Who is Emile Peynaud?

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Uni of Bdx professor, encouraged vignerons to use young fruit in “2nd wines”

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14
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How much rain does Bdx get on average yearlY?

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37 inches

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15
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What ocean stream warms and regulates temperatures?

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Gulf Stream

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16
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What is the largest man-made forest in Europe?

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Les Landes

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17
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What 2 important rivers flow into the Gironde Estuary?

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Dordogne and Garonne

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18
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What cause 1/3 of Malbec acreage to be replanted to Merlot?

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Freeze of 1956

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19
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What are the warm soils in Bdx?

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Gravel (firmly structured) and sand (fruit forward)

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20
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What are the cold soils in Bdx?

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Clay (prune, English walnut), limestone (pronounced acidity, polished tannins)

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21
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Gravel is better for what Bdx grapes?

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CS, PV

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22
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Limestone is better for what Bdx grapes?

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ML, CF

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23
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The Gironde is tidal up to how many miles inland?

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75 miles

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24
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Semillon accounts for what percent of white plantings?

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49%

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25
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SB accounts for what percent of white plantings?

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43%

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26
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Muscadelle accounts for what percent of white plantings?

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6%

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27
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Merlot is what percent of red plantings?

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65%

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28
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CS is what percent of red plantings?

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23%

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29
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CF is what percent of red plantings?

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10%

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30
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Petite Verdot prefers what kind of soils?

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Gravel and sand

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31
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Bdx molleaux has what level of sugar?

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12-45 g/l

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32
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Bdx liquoreaux has what level of sugar?

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45+ g/l

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33
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What are the lightly pigmented wines produced in Bdx?

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Rose and claret

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34
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How is clairet produced?

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Short maceration

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35
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How is Bdx rosé produced?

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Typically saignee

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36
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What is the futures market?

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Wine is pre-sold while still in barrel

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37
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What are tranches?

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Stages that Bdx wines are pre sold in

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38
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How many co-ops are in Bdx?

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36

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39
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Co-ops bottle how much of Bdx harvest every year?

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25%

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40
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T/F Chemical analysis and blind tasting is mandatory for all Bdx AOC wines?

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41
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What regional AOCs in Bdx may use fruit from anywhere within BDX?

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Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur, Crémant de Bordeaux, Clairet, Rosé

42
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Bdx vs. Bdx Supérieur

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Bdx Sup.: smaller max yields, higher min abv. Red aged min 9 months. White must be semi-sweet or Molleaux

43
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T/F You can produce dry white Bdx Supérieur

44
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What percent of Bdx production is bottled as Bdx or Bdx Supérieur?

45
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How many AOCs in the Médoc peninsula?

46
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What are the sub-regional AOCs of Médoc peninsula?

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Médoc, Haut Médoc

47
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What are the communal AOCs of the Médoc peninsula?

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St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien, Margaux, Moulis en Médoc, Listrac-Médoc

48
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St. Estèphe wine style

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Traditionally very structured wines with tough tannins. Need cellaring. ML makes blend more approachable upon release

49
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Pauillac wine style

A

Signature core of dusty cocoa like tannins. Structure and power

50
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Saint Julien wine style

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Most “Californian” AOC. Chocolate covered cherry fruit

51
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Margaux wine style

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Perfumed and feminine

52
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What is the highest elevation AOC on Médoc Peninsula?

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Listrac-Médoc

53
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What is 2/3 of production in Graves?

54
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T/F Graves makes only dry whites?

A

F. Dry and sweet whites

55
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How many AOCs are in Graves?

56
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What are the sub-regional AOCs of Graves?

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Graves AOC (red and white), Graves Supéfieures (semi-sweet)

57
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What are the communal AOCs of Graves?

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Pessac-Léognan, Cérons, Barsac, Sauternes

58
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What river creates fog that engenders botrytis?

59
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What are the communes of Sauternes?

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Sauternes, Fargues, Barsac, Bommes, Preignac, Barsac

60
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What commune in AOC Sauternes may use its own communal AOC?

61
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Can Barsac create dry wines?

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Y. Red/white as Bdx or Bdx Supérieur

62
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What are the soils of Cérons?

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Gravel and gravel sands

63
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What wines can be bottled as Cérons?

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Only sweet whites. Dry red/white labels as Graves, Bdx, Bdx Sup.

64
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What are the dry white only AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers?

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Entre-Deux-Mers AOC, Entre-Deux-Mers-Haut-Benage AOC

65
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What are the moelleux or semi-sweet AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers?

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Bdx Haut-Benauge, Premières Côtes de Bdx, Sainte-Foy-Bdx, Graves de Vayres, Graves de Vayres, Côtes de Bdx Saint-Macaire

66
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What are the sweet AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers? (min 45 g/l rs)

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Cadillac, Loupiac, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, Côtes de Bdx Saint-Macaire

67
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What are the red wine AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers?

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Cadillac-Côtes de Bdx, Sainte-Foy-Bdx, Graes de Vayres

68
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What is the style of wine from The Libournais?

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ML/CF dominate, silky texture, less powerful structure

69
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What are the soils of Fronsac and Canon Fronsac?

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Clay and limestone

70
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What are the soils of Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol?

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Unique iron rich soils

71
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What Château in St. Emilion exhibit Pomerol character due to more iron-rich clay?

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Château Figeac and Château Cheval Blanc

72
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What are the St. Emilion Satellites?

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St-Georges-St. Emilion, Lussac-St. Emilion, Montagne-St. Emilion, Pusseguin-St. Emilion

73
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What is the soils of the Côtes?

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Clay and limestone

74
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Where are the Côtes located in Bdx?

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On the right bank, all facing west

75
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When was Côtes de Bordeaux established?

76
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Côtes de Bdx joined what prior stand alone AOCs under one umbrella appellation?

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Premières Côtes de Blaye, Bdx-Côte de Francs, Côtes de Castillon, Premières Côtes de Bdx

77
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Which Côtes allow red only?

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Cadillac-Côtes de Bdx, Castillon-Côtes de Bdx

78
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Are Blaye-Côtes de Bdx whites SB or SM based?

79
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Which Côtes allow sweet whites?

A

Francs-Côtes de Bdx (dry and sweet whites are Semillon dominant), Premières Côtes de Bdx

80
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Min sugar and abv for Premières Côtes de Bdx?

A

34 g/l RS, 11.5% abv

81
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Blaye AOC style?

A

Red only, min 50% ML

82
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Côtes de Blaye style?

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Dry whites only, based on Colombard

83
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What are the wine styles of Bourg AOC and Côtes de Bourg AOC?

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Dry red/white. ML and SB dominant

84
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1st Cru Bourgeois classification?

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1932, 444 domains submitted. Never given official status

85
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2003 Cru Bourgeois Classification?

A

Médoc submit new system, 247 Ch rank as Cru Bourgeois. Rescinded in 2007

86
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When was the 2003 Cru Bourgeois Classification rescinded?

87
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What is Cru Bourgeois today?

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A member association; Alliance des Crus Bourgeois. Stricter production standards

88
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What is a Petit Chateau?

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An unranked or unclassified property. All Cru Bourgeois are Petit Chateaux

89
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How many Cru Artisan are there?

90
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When was Cru Artisan established?

91
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What are Cru Artisans?

A

Small (2.5-12.5 acre) estates that are entirely responsible for their own production process

92
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When was Graves Classification?

93
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What is the Graves Classification?

A

Ranked wines of 16 properties, all fall within Pessac-Léognan

94
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How are wines ranked in the graves Classification labeled?

A

Grand Cru Classé de Graves

95
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When was St. Emilion Classification?

96
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How often is the St. Emilion Classification updated?

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Every 10 years.

97
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How many properties were ranked in the 2012 St. Emilion Classification?

98
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How many Premiers Grand Cru Classés A Level?

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  1. Cheval Blanc, Pavie, Angelus, Ausone
99
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How many Premiers Grands Crus Classés B Level?

100
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How many St. Emilion Grand Cru Classés?

101
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Is St. Emilion Grand Cru and AOC or a Classified growth?

102
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Is St. Emilion Grand Cru Classé an AOC or a classified growth?

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Classified growth

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