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Bordeaux Flashcards

1
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How long was Bordeaux under English control?

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1152 to 1453

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2
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Who created the complex system of drainage channels in the Medoc?

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The Dutch

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3
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What is ‘en primeur’

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The yearly offering of Bordeaux wine as futures

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4
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What is the climate of Bordeaux?

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Maritime Climate

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5
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What are the two moderating influences of Bordeaux?

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The Atlantic Ocean and the Gironde Estuary

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6
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What two rivers make up the Gironde Estuary?

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The Dordogne River and the Garonne River

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7
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What is the Bordeaux mixture and what does it help prevent?

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It is a mix of lime, copper sulfate and water.

It is used to prevent fungal problems like grey rot

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8
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How does Clariet differ from rose?

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It is a darker, more aromatic style of rose that evokes the original claret wines shipped to England in the Middle Ages

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9
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What are the 6 red grapes allowed for Bordeaux Rouge?

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  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec
  • Carmenere
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10
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What is the most planted grape varietal?

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Merlot

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What kind of soil does Merlot do best in?

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Clay-based soils

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12
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What kind of soil Cabernet Sauvignon do best in?

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Well-drained gravel soils

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13
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What is the other names for Malbec in Bordeaux?

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  • Pressac

- Cot

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14
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What are the 7 white grapes allowed in Bordeaux Blanc?

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  • Semillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Muscadelle
  • Ugni Blanc
  • Merlot Blanc
  • Colombard
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15
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What is the typical barrel size used in Bordeaux?

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225 liter barrels

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16
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The Medoc AOP covers the which wine producing area in Bordeaux?

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The 50 mile stretch of land north of Bordeaux on the left bank

17
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What are the 4 main AOPs that make up the Haut-Medoc?

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  • Saint-Estèphe
  • Pauillac
  • St. Julien
  • Margaux
18
Q

What is the only change that has occurred in reference to the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux?

A

In 1973 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild was elevated from Second Growth to First Growth

19
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Name the 5 first growths of Bordeaux

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  • Chateau Margaux
  • Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
  • Chateau Mouton-Rothschild
  • Chateau Haut-Brion
  • Chateau Latour
20
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What are the other two designations are available to chateaus that are not apart of the 1855 Classification?

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  • Cru Artisan

- Cru Bourgeois

21
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What are the three different categories within ‘Cru Bourgeois’?

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  • Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
  • Cru Bourgeois Superieur
  • Cru Bourgeois
22
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Name the 5 villages that make up the Margaux AOP

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  • Soussans
  • Margaux
  • Cantenac
  • Labarde
  • Arsac
23
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Boulbenes is a mixture of what different soil types, and where is it found?

A
  • Sand, gravel, light clay

- It is found in Graves

24
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What are the 3 appellations for sweet wine in Graves?

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  • Barsac
  • Cerons
  • Sauternes
25
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When was the Pessac-Leognan AOP created?

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1987

26
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Wines produced under the Entre-deux-mers AOC can only _____ wines

A

White

27
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True or Flase,

The wines of Sauternes were not classified in the 1855 classification

A

False, they were. They are divided into Second and First Growths

28
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What is the most famous Chateau in Sauternes?

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Chateau d’Yquem

29
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What are the five villages covered by the Sauternes AOP?

A
  • Sauternes
  • Barsac
  • Fargues
  • Preignac
  • Bommes
30
Q

True or False,

The wines made in Barsac can be made under the Sauternes AOP and the Barsac AOP

A

True

31
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Where does Chateau Ausone draw it’s name from?

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Ausonius, a 4th Century Roman poet who may or may not have planted his vines at the site of the current estate

32
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What are the two most famous regions on the Right Bank of Bordeaux?

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  • St-Emilion AOP

- Pomerol AOP

33
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What Bordeaux grape varietals make up the vast Majority of Right Bank plantings?

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Merlot and Cabernet Franc

34
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What are the two ‘main’ categories of soil found in St-Emilion?

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The Cotes: steep limestone slopes

The Graves: a gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the medoc

35
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Since St-Emilion was excluded in the 1855 classification, when did they decide to create their own?

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St-Emilion created it’s own 3-tier classification system in 1954 with multiple revisions since.

36
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What was the intention with the St-Emilion classification?

A

To avoid the problems of the 1855 classification (where the is no updating) by having revisions every 10 years.

37
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Does St-Emilion Grand Cru refer to a classification on an appellation?

A

It is an Appellation, the wines are required to have have 0.5% more alcohol and undergo a longer maturation period

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