BORDEAUX

Question 1

What proportion of red and white produces Bordeaux?

Answer 1

90% red, 10% white

Question 2

What is the climate of Bordeaux?

Answer 2

moderate 16.5-18 degrees, maritime climate

Question 3

What is Golf Stream?

Answer 3

a warming ocean that extends the growing season.

Question 4

What benefits brings Gulf Stream in the vineyards of Bordeaux?

Answer 4

Spring frosts rarely a problem and ripening can continue well into October.

Question 5

How Bordeaux is protected from Atlantic storms?

Answer 5

By Landes forest and coastal sand dunes

Question 6

The rain falls throughout the year in Bordeaux, what are the main concerns of it?

Answer 6

Vintage variation-reduce the difference in style and quality between vintages by rejecting unhealthy and unripe grapes.
-canopy management very important-healthier grapes, rise in sugar levels, flavor development at harvest time.

Question 7

How many grape varieties are permited in Bordeaux?

Answer 7

13

Question 8

Which are the most 3 important grape varieties in Bordeaux?

Answer 8

Cab Sauvignon-high in colour, tannin, acid, late ripening.

Cab Franc, Merlot,

Question 9

Which is the 4th black grape variety with small plantings ripens only in very hot years and is very deep in colour, tannic and ages slowly?

Answer 9

Petit Verdot

Question 10

Which are the main 3 white grape varieties in Bordeaux?

Answer 10

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle.

Question 11

Which grape variety is the most important in sweet wines in Bordeaux?

Answer 11

Semillon

Question 12

Sauvignon Blanc is often belnded with Semillon , what brings to the blend?

Answer 12

In blends provides high acidity, necessary for sweet wines.

Question 13

What are the characteristics of Muscadelle grape?

Answer 13

pronounced grapey, floral, flavours, supporting role in sweet and dry wine production.

Question 14

Gironde estuary os dormed from which rivers?

Answer 14

Dordongne and Garonne

Question 15

Where can be found Medoc, Graves, and Sauterness in Bordeaux?

Answer 15

Left Banc-W and S of Gironde and Garonne

Question 16

Which wine region can be found between river Dordogne and Garonne?

Answer 16

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 17

N and E of the Gironde and Dordogne can be found which wine regions?

Answer 17

Saint-Emilion and Pomerol

Question 18

How many appellations can be found in Bordeaux?

Answer 18

50 different from very large generic to small comune

Question 19

What are the characteristics of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superior?

Answer 19

Both are res wines and Superior has stricter rules and higher alcohol in final wine.

Question 20

Which generic appellation produces early drinking, M Body, ripe red and black fruits sometimes with cedar notes from oak?

Answer 20

Bordeaux And Bordeaux Superior

Question 21

White Bordeaux is dominated by which grape variety?

Answer 21

by Sauv Blanc showing a grassy character.

Question 22

How Bordeaux Clairet is different to Bordeaux Rose?

Answer 22

has longer maceration than a typical rose, deeper in colour and fuller body.

Question 23

What are the main grape varieties grown in Medoc-Left Banc?

Answer 23

Merlot and Cab Sauv

Question 24

Where can be found the region of Medoc?

Answer 24

North from Bordeaux city

Question 25

How is called Northern most part of Medoc?

Answer 25

Bas-Medoc and the wines are labelled Medoc

Question 26

What soil can be found in Medoc?

Answer 26

predominantely clay and outcrops of gravel.

Question 27

Which grape variety can be found in Medoc?

Answer 27

Cab Sauv important but Merlot dominates in blend.

Question 28

What style are the wines of Medoc?

Answer 28

early drinking in style.

Question 29

Which grape variety dominates in Haut-Medoc?

Answer 29

Cab Sauv

Question 30

Which are the highest main 4 communes in Haut -Medoc and which grape variety dominates in belnds?

Answer 30

Saint-Estephe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Margaux- Cab Sauvignon

Question 31

Wines of Haut -Medoc are best known for ?

Answer 31

long ageing potential, blackcurrant fruit and cedar notes from Oak

Question 32

Which area can be found at S of Bordeaux?

Answer 32

Graves

Question 33

What are the soils of Graves?

Answer 33

Gravelly

Question 34

Which black grape variety dominates in Graves?

Answer 34

Cab Sauv lighter in body than Haut-Medoc.

Question 35

South of Pessac, Graves produces wines from which grape variety similar in style less concentrated, complex and higher proportion of which grape variety?

Answer 35

Merlot

Question 36

Where Saint Emilion can be found in Bordeaux?

Answer 36

Right Bank

Question 37

Which grape variety dominates in Saint-Emilion?

Answer 37

Merlot

Question 38

Saint -Emilion is splitted in how many different soils of vineyards?

Answer 38

1st-to N and W of Saint-Emilion town with warm and drained gravel and limestone, both Cab Sauv and Cab Franc can be found here. 2nd- vineyards with S and E with clay, limestone soils. 3d- sandy soils at the foot of escarpment.

Question 39

On which vineyards of Saint-Emilion can be found the most prestigious wines?

Answer 39

1st and 2nd -M-H Tannins, less structural than left bank, red berry fruit, plum aromas developing tobacco and cedar notes as they evolve.

Question 40

How are the wines that comes from 3d vineyard in Saint-Emilion?

Answer 40

lighter in body, less prestigious, red cherry, plum, strawberry.

Question 41

Which grape variety dominates in blend in Pomerol?

Answer 41

Merlot

Question 42

Which grape varieties can be also found in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol apart from Merlot?

Answer 42

Cab Sauv and Cab Franc

Question 43

How are in style the wines from Pomerol different to the ones from Saint-Emilion?

Answer 43

richer, spicier blackberry fruit character, full body, deep coloured from clay and limestone soils.

Question 44

In Cotes de Bordeaux which 4 villages agreed to share the name?

Answer 44

Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon, Francs -merlot based early drinking in style

Question 45

Entre Deux Mers can produce which type of wines only?

Answer 45

White, reds has to be labelled as a generic appellation name.

Question 46

Graves and E-D -Mers produces whote wines made from which grape variety?

Answer 46

unoaked style from S Blanc

Question 47

Pessac Leognan produces white wines from which grape variety?

Answer 47

Blends from Sauv B and Semillon fermented and or matured at least partly in new Oak, M to full body and toasty Oak flavours.

Question 48

Where can be found the village of Barsac?

Answer 48

within Sauterness

Question 49

Which grape variety dominates in Barsac?

Answer 49

Semillon

Question 50

Why Semillon is used botrytis wines?

Answer 50

Because has thin skins and good susceptibility to botrytis.

Question 51

What to expect from the best sweet wines from Barsac?

Answer 51

High in alcohol, sweet but balanced by high acidity, apricot, citrus peel, noble rot notes of toast and vanilla from Oak fermentation and or maturation.

Question 52

Explain the Medoc classification.

Answer 52

``` -known as 1855 Classification, the Chateaux listed within this classification referred as Cru Classes and are divided into 5 ranks the top ranks consists: Chateau Lafite Rothschild Latour Margaux Mouton Rotschild ```

Question 53

List one of the top ranks from bordeaux classification from Sauterness.

Answer 53

Chateau d’Yquem

Question 54

List one of the best ranks classification from Graves.

Answer 54

Chateau Haut-Brion

Question 55

State the conditions of Cru Bourgeois classification.

Answer 55

These are wines only awarded in a specific vinatge rather than to the chateau itself, new vintages must submit each year to gain classification.

Question 56

Does Pessac Leognan in Graves has a classification?

Answer 56

There is no ranking in Graves , Pessac-Leognan and they simply call themselves Cru classes, these lie within limits of Pessac Leognan as this was created after the Graves classification was drawn up.

Question 57

Which classification is integrated into Bordeaux appellation system?

Answer 57

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Question 58

Explain the classification of Saint-Emilion.

Answer 58

Within Saint-Emilion there is a separate appellation called : SAINT EMILION GRAND CRU within Grand-Cru there is a classification of the best Chateaux: SE Grand Cru SE Premier Grand Cru subdivided in Premier Grand Cru Class A (the best) Premier Grand Cru Class B -there are reclassifications with posibility of promotions and demotion that occur at least once every 10 years.