Bordeaux Flashcards
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When was viticulture possible in Bordeaux?
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Mid 1600s
2
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What year did Mouton-Rothschild become a 1st growth?
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1973
3
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What is the Bordeaux mixture?
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A blend of lime, copper and water used to avoid fungal diseases
4
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What is Pressac?
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Local name for Malbec in the Right Bank
5
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What is “jalles”?
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Drainage channels in Bordeaux
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What are “croupes”?
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Gravel mounds
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What are “boulbenes”?
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Soil type, mixture of clay, sand, and gravel, found in Graves
8
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Where would you find “boulbenes”?
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Graves
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What is “Crasse de Fer”?
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Soil type in Pomerol
Mixture of iron pan and rich clay
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What is “Bouchet”?
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Local name for Cab Franc in Pomerol
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What are “garagistes”?
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Microproducers, pushing for great quality and small quantities
Example: Chateau le Pin
12
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Influencing bodies in the Medoc
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Gironde
Atlantic
Pine forests
13
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Main threats in Bordeaux
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Grey rot Mold Springtime frost Coulure Millerandage
14
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When was the Cru Artisan approved?
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2002
15
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What is the area for Cru Artisans?
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Medoc
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How many Crus Artisans are there?
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36 (updated in 2018)
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How often does the Cru Artisan list gets reviewed?
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Every 5 years
18
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How many apps are there in the Medoc?
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8
19
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Name a Cru Artisan producer
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Chateau Linot (St-Estephe)
20
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When did the Cru Bourgeois become official?
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2003
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How many Cru Bourgeois were there originally?
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444, divided intro 3 levels
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What are the 3 levels of Cru Bourgeois?
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CB Exceptionnel
CB Superieur
Cru Bourgeois
23
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When was the last revision of the Cru Bourgeois?
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2020
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How many Cru Bourgeois are there currently?
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249
14 CBE
56 CBS
179 CB
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How often does the Cru Bourgeois get revised?
5 years
| next revision 2025
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Name a Cru Bourgeois producer
Chateau d'Agassac (CBE, Haut-Medoc)
27
When was the Graves class created?
1953 (with INAO's support)
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How many chateaux are included in the Graves class.?
16 in total, of which
- 13 Cru Classe for reds
- 9 Cru Classe for whites
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What chateaux are still part of the Graves class but don't produce wine?
Chateau La Tour Haut-Brion, reds, last 2005
Chateau Lavilla Haut-Brion, whites, 2008
30
When was the Sauternes class created?
1855
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What are the levels of the Sauternes class?
Premier Cru Superieur
First Growths
Second Growths
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What are the levels of St-Emilion Class?
Premier Grand Cru Classes A
Premier Grand Cru Classes B
Grand Cru Classes
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Name the Premier Grand Cru Classes A of St-Emilion
Chateau Angelus
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Cheval Blanc
Chateu Pavie
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Where is Chateau Lafite-Rothschild located?
Pauillac
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Where is Chateau Latour located?
Pauillac
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Where is Chateau Haut-Brion located?
Graves
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Where is Chateau Mouton-Rothschild located?
Pauillac
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What's the purpose of Cab Sauv in blends?`
Structure, power, and longevity
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What's the purpose of Merlot in blends?
Fleshy, juicy texture that can soften up Cab Sauv
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What's the purpose of Cab Franc in blends?
More tannic than Merlot, imparts herbal spice and red fruit aromatics
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What's the purpose of Petit Verdot in blends?
Colour, depth, exotic perfume. Almost inexistent in the Right Bank
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What GV works well on clay? Why?
Merlot
| Delays its natural vigor
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What GV works well on gravel? Why?
Cab Sauv
| Draining characteristics, pushing the roots to dig deeply and increase concentration in fruit
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What GV works well on limestone? Why?
Cab Franc
| Promotes acidity and freshness in the wine
45
Describe Bordeaux AOP
Red, rose, white, clairet
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Describe "clairet"
Darker, more aromatic style of rose
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What white GVs are used for Bordeaux AOP?
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Semillon
Muscadelle
Sauv Blanc
Ugni Blanc
Colombard
Merlot Blanc
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48
What app uses Ugni Blanc & Colombard?
Cotes de Blaye AOP
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Describe Cremant de Bordeaux AOP
Trad. method sparkling made using all allowed GVs (reds and whites)
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Soil type in the Bas-Medoc
Clay
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What wines may be produced under Medoc AOP?
Only reds
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Soil type in Haut-Medoc
Well-drained gravelly soils
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How many 1st Growths are there in St-Estephe?
None
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How many classified Growths are there in St-Estephe?
5, including Chateau Cos d'Estournel
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Describe style of wines in St-Estephe
Sturdy and full-bodied
| Higher % of Merlot (higher proportion of clay among the gravel)
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Soil type in Pauillac AOC
Gravel
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N-S order of apps within Medoc
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St-Estephe
Pauillac
St-Julien
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis-en-Medoc
Margaux
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58
How many classified wines are there in St-Julien AOP
Five 2nd Growths, inc
- Chateau Leoville Las Cases (Super second)
- Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (Super second)
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How many classified wines are there in Listrac-Medoc AOP?
None
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How many classified wines are there in Moulis-en-Medoc AOP?
None
61
Notable producer from Moulis-en-Medoc
Chateau Chasse-Spleen
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What is the largest communal app in Haut-Medoc?
Margaux
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Name the 5 villages of Margaux
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Soussans
Margaux
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
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How many classified wines are there in Margaux?
21
| Second growths in Margaux are underperformers
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Notable producer from Margaux
Chateau Palmer (Super Third)
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Name the second wine from Chateau Palmer
Alter Ego (Merlot based)
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Name the second wine of Chateau Margaux
Pavillon Rouge
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Describe wine style in Margaux
Feminine, with emphasis on floral bouquet, exotic character and finesse
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What vineyard was gifted to Bordeaux by the Pope?
Chateau Pape-Clement
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Soil types in Graves
Mainly gravel
| Boulbenes: Mixture of sand, gravel, and light clay
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What styles of wine may Graves produce?
Both red and white
| Red is 2/3 of production
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What is the best app in Graves?
Pessac-Leognan
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Where is Chateau Pape-Clement located? What wines does it produce?
Talence, Pessac-Leognan
| Red wine
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Where is Chateau Carbonnieux located? What wines does it produce?
Pessac, Pessac-Leognan
| Red and white wine
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What styles of wine does Graves Superieur AOP produce?
Sweet wines across Graves
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What styles of wine does Cerons AOP produce?
Sweet wines
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What styles of wine does Barsac AOP produce?
Sweet wines
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Influencing bodies in Sauternes
Ciron River
| Garonne River
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Notable producers of Sauternes
Chateau Gilette
Unclassified
"Creme de Tete" ages in concrete for 10 years
From Preignac
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Villages of Sauternes
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Sauternes
Barsac
Fargues
Preignac
Bommes
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Soil types in St-Emilion
Cotes> Hillsides, Limestone
| Graves> Limestone plateaus
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What are the satellite appellations of St-Emilion?
Lussac
St-Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin
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Notable producers from St-Emilion
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Chateau Figeac (known for using Cab Sauv)
Valandraud
La Mondotte (Garagiste)
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Soil type in Pomerol
Crasse de Fer (iron pan and rich clay)
| Sand, clay, and gravel
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Style of wine in Pomerol
Merlot based + Bouchet (Cab Franc)
| Hedonistic, plump, and opulent
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Notable producers
Chateau Le Pin (garagiste)
Vieux-Chateau-Certan
Chateau Lafleur
Chateau Trotanoy
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Name 2 garagistes
Chateau Le Pin
| La Mondotte
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Describe St-Emilion Grand Cru AOP
Sounds like a class. system, but it is an appellation
| It is a "superieur" style of St-Emilion AOP
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Communes within Lalande-de-Pomerol
Lalande-de-Pomerol
| Neac
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Where are the oldest plantings located in Bordeaux?
Bourg AOP
| Cotes de Bourg AOP
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Notable producer from Bourg AOP
Roc de Cambes
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Style of wine produced in Bourg/Cotes de Bourg AOP
Red
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Style of wine produced in Blaye AOP
Red
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Style of wine produced in Cotes de Blaye AOP
White
| Ugni Blanc/Colombard
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What areas are comprised within Cotes de Bordeaux AOP?
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Francs
Castillon
Blaye
Cadillac
Sainte Foy
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Style of wine in Entre-deux-Mers AOP
Exclusively dry white wines
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Describe Haut-Benauge AOP
Same area as Entre-deux-Mers
| Sweet and dry white wines
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Style of wine in Loupiac AOP
Sweet
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Style of wine in Ste-Croix-du-Mont AOP
Sweet
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Style of wine in Cadillac AOP
Sweet
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Style of wine in Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux AOP
Exclusively sweet
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Style of wine in Cotes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire
Whites in
- Sec
- Moelleux
- Liquoreux styles
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Style of wine in Graves de Vayres AOP
Red and white
104
From 1970-1975 the French government banned new plantings in Bordeaux of which major red grape?
Next
Merlot
105
What vintage(s) did Château d'Yquem NOT release a wine?
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1964
1972
1974
1992
2012
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What year was "Y" released?
1959
107
Who produces La Vieille Dame?
Chateau Trotte Vieille, St-Emilion Grand Cru
108
Who produces L'Hospitalet?
It is the second wine of Chateau Gazin, Pomerol
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Who produces Castelnau?
second wine of Château Suduiraut, a premier Cru Classé Sauternes whose vines border those of Château d'Yquem
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Name of the modern version of the 1855 Class.
Liv-ex classification
| London International Vintners Exchange
