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Bordeaux Flashcards

1
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When was viticulture possible in Bordeaux?

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Mid 1600s

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2
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What year did Mouton-Rothschild become a 1st growth?

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1973

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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

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4
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What is Pressac?

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Local name for Malbec in the Right Bank

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5
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What is “jalles”?

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Drainage channels in Bordeaux

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6
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What are “croupes”?

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Gravel mounds

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7
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What are “boulbenes”?

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Soil type, mixture of clay, sand, and gravel, found in Graves

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8
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Where would you find “boulbenes”?

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Graves

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9
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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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10
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What is “Bouchet”?

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Local name for Cab Franc in Pomerol

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11
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What are “garagistes”?

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Microproducers, pushing for great quality and small quantities
Example: Chateau le Pin

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12
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Influencing bodies in the Medoc

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Gironde
Atlantic
Pine forests

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13
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Main threats in Bordeaux

A 
Grey rot
Mold
Springtime frost
Coulure
Millerandage
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14
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When was the Cru Artisan approved?

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2002

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15
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What is the area for Cru Artisans?

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Medoc

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16
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How many Crus Artisans are there?

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36 (updated in 2018)

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17
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How often does the Cru Artisan list gets reviewed?

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Every 5 years

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18
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How many apps are there in the Medoc?

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8

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19
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Name a Cru Artisan producer

A

Chateau Linot (St-Estephe)

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20
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When did the Cru Bourgeois become official?

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2003

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21
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How many Cru Bourgeois were there originally?

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444, divided intro 3 levels

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22
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What are the 3 levels of Cru Bourgeois?

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CB Exceptionnel
CB Superieur
Cru Bourgeois

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23
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When was the last revision of the Cru Bourgeois?

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2020

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24
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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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25
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How often does the Cru Bourgeois get revised?

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5 years

next revision 2025

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26
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Name a Cru Bourgeois producer

A

Chateau d’Agassac (CBE, Haut-Medoc)

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27
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When was the Graves class created?

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1953 (with INAO’s support)

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28
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How many chateaux are included in the Graves class.?

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16 in total, of which

  • 13 Cru Classe for reds
  • 9 Cru Classe for whites
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29
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What chateaux are still part of the Graves class but don’t produce wine?

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Chateau La Tour Haut-Brion, reds, last 2005

Chateau Lavilla Haut-Brion, whites, 2008

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30
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When was the Sauternes class created?

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1855

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31
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What are the levels of the Sauternes class?

A

Premier Cru Superieur
First Growths
Second Growths

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32
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What are the levels of St-Emilion Class?

A

Premier Grand Cru Classes A
Premier Grand Cru Classes B
Grand Cru Classes

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33
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Name the Premier Grand Cru Classes A of St-Emilion

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Chateau Angelus
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Cheval Blanc
Chateu Pavie

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34
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Where is Chateau Lafite-Rothschild located?

A

Pauillac

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35
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Where is Chateau Latour located?

A

Pauillac

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36
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Where is Chateau Haut-Brion located?

A

Graves

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37
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Where is Chateau Mouton-Rothschild located?

A

Pauillac

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38
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What’s the purpose of Cab Sauv in blends?`

A

Structure, power, and longevity

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39
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What’s the purpose of Merlot in blends?

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Fleshy, juicy texture that can soften up Cab Sauv

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40
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What’s the purpose of Cab Franc in blends?

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More tannic than Merlot, imparts herbal spice and red fruit aromatics

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41
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What’s the purpose of Petit Verdot in blends?

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Colour, depth, exotic perfume. Almost inexistent in the Right Bank

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42
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What GV works well on clay? Why?

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Merlot

Delays its natural vigor

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43
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What GV works well on gravel? Why?

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Cab Sauv

Draining characteristics, pushing the roots to dig deeply and increase concentration in fruit

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44
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What GV works well on limestone? Why?

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Cab Franc

Promotes acidity and freshness in the wine

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45
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Describe Bordeaux AOP

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Red, rose, white, clairet

46
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Describe “clairet”

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Darker, more aromatic style of rose

47
Q

What white GVs are used for Bordeaux AOP?

A 
Semillon
Muscadelle
Sauv Blanc
Ugni Blanc
Colombard
Merlot Blanc
48
Q

What app uses Ugni Blanc & Colombard?

A

Cotes de Blaye AOP

49
Q

Describe Cremant de Bordeaux AOP

A

Trad. method sparkling made using all allowed GVs (reds and whites)

50
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Soil type in the Bas-Medoc

51
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What wines may be produced under Medoc AOP?

52
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Soil type in Haut-Medoc

A

Well-drained gravelly soils

53
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How many 1st Growths are there in St-Estephe?

54
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How many classified Growths are there in St-Estephe?

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5, including Chateau Cos d’Estournel

55
Q

Describe style of wines in St-Estephe

A

Sturdy and full-bodied

Higher % of Merlot (higher proportion of clay among the gravel)

56
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Soil type in Pauillac AOC

57
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N-S order of apps within Medoc

A 
St-Estephe
Pauillac
St-Julien
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis-en-Medoc
Margaux
58
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How many classified wines are there in St-Julien AOP

A

Five 2nd Growths, inc

  • Chateau Leoville Las Cases (Super second)
  • Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (Super second)
59
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How many classified wines are there in Listrac-Medoc AOP?

60
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How many classified wines are there in Moulis-en-Medoc AOP?

61
Q

Notable producer from Moulis-en-Medoc

A

Chateau Chasse-Spleen

62
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What is the largest communal app in Haut-Medoc?

63
Q

Name the 5 villages of Margaux

A 
Soussans
Margaux
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
64
Q

How many classified wines are there in Margaux?

A

21

Second growths in Margaux are underperformers

65
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Notable producer from Margaux

A

Chateau Palmer (Super Third)

66
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Name the second wine from Chateau Palmer

A

Alter Ego (Merlot based)

67
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Name the second wine of Chateau Margaux

A

Pavillon Rouge

68
Q

Describe wine style in Margaux

A

Feminine, with emphasis on floral bouquet, exotic character and finesse

69
Q

What vineyard was gifted to Bordeaux by the Pope?

A

Chateau Pape-Clement

70
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Soil types in Graves

A

Mainly gravel

Boulbenes: Mixture of sand, gravel, and light clay

71
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What styles of wine may Graves produce?

A

Both red and white

Red is 2/3 of production

72
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What is the best app in Graves?

A

Pessac-Leognan

73
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Where is Chateau Pape-Clement located? What wines does it produce?

A

Talence, Pessac-Leognan

Red wine

74
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Where is Chateau Carbonnieux located? What wines does it produce?

A

Pessac, Pessac-Leognan

Red and white wine

75
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What styles of wine does Graves Superieur AOP produce?

A

Sweet wines across Graves

76
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What styles of wine does Cerons AOP produce?

A

Sweet wines

77
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What styles of wine does Barsac AOP produce?

A

Sweet wines

78
Q

Influencing bodies in Sauternes

A

Ciron River

Garonne River

79
Q

Notable producers of Sauternes

A

Chateau Gilette
Unclassified
“Creme de Tete” ages in concrete for 10 years
From Preignac

80
Q

Villages of Sauternes

A 
Sauternes
Barsac
Fargues
Preignac
Bommes
81
Q

Soil types in St-Emilion

A

Cotes> Hillsides, Limestone

Graves> Limestone plateaus

82
Q

What are the satellite appellations of St-Emilion?

A

Lussac
St-Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin

83
Q

Notable producers from St-Emilion

A 
Chateau Figeac (known for using Cab Sauv)
Valandraud
La Mondotte (Garagiste)
84
Q

Soil type in Pomerol

A

Crasse de Fer (iron pan and rich clay)

Sand, clay, and gravel

85
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Style of wine in Pomerol

A

Merlot based + Bouchet (Cab Franc)

Hedonistic, plump, and opulent

86
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Notable producers

A

Chateau Le Pin (garagiste)
Vieux-Chateau-Certan
Chateau Lafleur
Chateau Trotanoy

87
Q

Name 2 garagistes

A

Chateau Le Pin

La Mondotte

88
Q

Describe St-Emilion Grand Cru AOP

A

Sounds like a class. system, but it is an appellation

It is a “superieur” style of St-Emilion AOP

89
Q

Communes within Lalande-de-Pomerol

A

Lalande-de-Pomerol

Neac

90
Q

Where are the oldest plantings located in Bordeaux?

A

Bourg AOP

Cotes de Bourg AOP

91
Q

Notable producer from Bourg AOP

A

Roc de Cambes

92
Q

Style of wine produced in Bourg/Cotes de Bourg AOP

93
Q

Style of wine produced in Blaye AOP

94
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Style of wine produced in Cotes de Blaye AOP

A

White

Ugni Blanc/Colombard

95
Q

What areas are comprised within Cotes de Bordeaux AOP?

A 
Francs
Castillon
Blaye
Cadillac
Sainte Foy
96
Q

Style of wine in Entre-deux-Mers AOP

A

Exclusively dry white wines

97
Q

Describe Haut-Benauge AOP

A

Same area as Entre-deux-Mers

Sweet and dry white wines

98
Q

Style of wine in Loupiac AOP

99
Q

Style of wine in Ste-Croix-du-Mont AOP

100
Q

Style of wine in Cadillac AOP

101
Q

Style of wine in Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux AOP

A

Exclusively sweet

102
Q

Style of wine in Cotes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire

A

Whites in

  • Sec
  • Moelleux
  • Liquoreux styles
103
Q

Style of wine in Graves de Vayres AOP

A

Red and white

104
Q

From 1970-1975 the French government banned new plantings in Bordeaux of which major red grape?
Next

105
Q

What vintage(s) did Château d’Yquem NOT release a wine?

A 
1964
1972
1974
1992
2012
106
Q

What year was “Y” released?

107
Q

Who produces La Vieille Dame?

A

Chateau Trotte Vieille, St-Emilion Grand Cru

108
Q

Who produces L’Hospitalet?

A

It is the second wine of Chateau Gazin, Pomerol

109
Q

Who produces Castelnau?

A

second wine of Château Suduiraut, a premier Cru Classé Sauternes whose vines border those of Château d’Yquem

110
Q

Name of the modern version of the 1855 Class.

A

Liv-ex classification

London International Vintners Exchange

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