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BORDEAUX Flashcards

1
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What proportion of red and white produces Bordeaux?

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90% red, 10% white

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What is the climate of Bordeaux?

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moderate 16.5-18 degrees, maritime climate

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What is Golf Stream?

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a warming ocean that extends the growing season.

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What benefits brings Gulf Stream in the vineyards of Bordeaux?

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

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How Bordeaux is protected from Atlantic storms?

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By Landes forest and coastal sand dunes

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

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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.

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7
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How many grape varieties are permited in Bordeaux?

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13

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Which are the most 3 important grape varieties in Bordeaux?

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

Cab Franc, Merlot,

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9
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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?

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Petit Verdot

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Which are the main 3 white grape varieties in Bordeaux?

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Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle.

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11
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Which grape variety is the most important in sweet wines in Bordeaux?

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Semillon

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12
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Sauvignon Blanc is often belnded with Semillon , what brings to the blend?

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In blends provides high acidity, necessary for sweet wines.

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What are the characteristics of Muscadelle grape?

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

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14
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Gironde estuary os dormed from which rivers?

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Dordongne and Garonne

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15
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Where can be found Medoc, Graves, and Sauterness in Bordeaux?

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Left Banc-W and S of Gironde and Garonne

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16
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Which wine region can be found between river Dordogne and Garonne?

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Entre-Deux-Mers

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17
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N and E of the Gironde and Dordogne can be found which wine regions?

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Saint-Emilion and Pomerol

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18
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How many appellations can be found in Bordeaux?

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50 different from very large generic to small comune

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19
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What are the characteristics of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superior?

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

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20
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Which generic appellation produces early drinking, M Body, ripe red and black fruits sometimes with cedar notes from oak?

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Bordeaux And Bordeaux Superior

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21
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White Bordeaux is dominated by which grape variety?

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by Sauv Blanc showing a grassy character.

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22
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How Bordeaux Clairet is different to Bordeaux Rose?

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

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23
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What are the main grape varieties grown in Medoc-Left Banc?

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Merlot and Cab Sauv

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24
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Where can be found the region of Medoc?

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North from Bordeaux city

25
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How is called Northern most part of Medoc?

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Bas-Medoc and the wines are labelled Medoc

26
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What soil can be found in Medoc?

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predominantely clay and outcrops of gravel.

27
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Which grape variety can be found in Medoc?

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Cab Sauv important but Merlot dominates in blend.

28
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What style are the wines of Medoc?

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early drinking in style.

29
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Which grape variety dominates in Haut-Medoc?

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Cab Sauv

30
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Which are the highest main 4 communes in Haut -Medoc and which grape variety dominates in belnds?

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

31
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Wines of Haut -Medoc are best known for ?

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long ageing potential, blackcurrant fruit and cedar notes from Oak

32
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Which area can be found at S of Bordeaux?

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Graves

33
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What are the soils of Graves?

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Gravelly

34
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Which black grape variety dominates in Graves?

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Cab Sauv lighter in body than Haut-Medoc.

35
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South of Pessac, Graves produces wines from which grape variety similar in style less concentrated, complex and higher proportion of which grape variety?

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Merlot

36
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Where Saint Emilion can be found in Bordeaux?

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Right Bank

37
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Which grape variety dominates in Saint-Emilion?

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Merlot

38
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Saint -Emilion is splitted in how many different soils of vineyards?

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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.

39
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On which vineyards of Saint-Emilion can be found the most prestigious wines?

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

40
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How are the wines that comes from 3d vineyard in Saint-Emilion?

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

41
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Which grape variety dominates in blend in Pomerol?

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Merlot

42
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Which grape varieties can be also found in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol apart from Merlot?

A

Cab Sauv and Cab Franc

43
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How are in style the wines from Pomerol different to the ones from Saint-Emilion?

A

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

44
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In Cotes de Bordeaux which 4 villages agreed to share the name?

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

45
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Entre Deux Mers can produce which type of wines only?

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

46
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Graves and E-D -Mers produces whote wines made from which grape variety?

A

unoaked style from S Blanc

47
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Pessac Leognan produces white wines from which grape variety?

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

48
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Where can be found the village of Barsac?

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within Sauterness

49
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Which grape variety dominates in Barsac?

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Semillon

50
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Why Semillon is used botrytis wines?

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Because has thin skins and good susceptibility to botrytis.

51
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What to expect from the best sweet wines from Barsac?

A

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.

52
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Explain the Medoc classification.

A 
-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
53
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List one of the top ranks from bordeaux classification from Sauterness.

A

Chateau d’Yquem

54
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List one of the best ranks classification from Graves.

A

Chateau Haut-Brion

55
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State the conditions of Cru Bourgeois classification.

A

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

56
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Does Pessac Leognan in Graves has a classification?

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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.

57
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Which classification is integrated into Bordeaux appellation system?

A

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

58
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Explain the classification of Saint-Emilion.

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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.

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