Bordeaux

Question 1

Where were the first vineyards planted in Bordeaux?

Answer 1

Graves

Question 2

Highest point of elevation in Medoc

Answer 2

Listrac - 129 feet above sea level

Question 3

Soil of Moulis?

Answer 3

1. Small Pyrenees gravel
2. Large Garonnais gravel
3. Clay/ limestone mix

Question 4

Requirements for red Bordeaux superieur

Answer 4

• Aged for minimum 9 months

- minimum 11% alcohol

Question 5

Requirements for white Bordeaux Superieur

Answer 5

• Must be semi-sweet
• can not be dry
• minimum 11% alcohol

Question 6

What is Clairet in Bordeaux?

Answer 6

• semi red coloured rose
• traditional red wine making process
• uses saignee method
• shorter maceration period (24-36) hours
• lesser colour than red but more than a rose

Question 7

Rose Cremant de Bordeaux grapes?

Answer 7

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Merlot
• Cabernet franc
• Malbec
• Petit Verdot
• Carmenere

Question 8

Wine production for sweet wines?

Bordeaux

Answer 8

• hand picked berry by berry, cluster, in tries
• infected by Botrytis
• minimum RS = 45g/L

Question 9

Wine production door semi sweet wines?

Bordeaux

Answer 9

• hand picked
• selective sorting is not mandated
• can or cannot be affected by botrytis
• Minimum residual sugar = 45g/L

Question 10

Minimum residual sugar for semi sweet wines?

Bordeaux

Answer 10

• 1.2 - 4.5%

- 12 - 45g/ L

Question 11

What robbed Sauvignon blanc’s aromas in Bordeaux?

Answer 11

Copper-Sulphate sprays

Question 12

What was the reason that Malbec lost plantings in Bordeaux?

Answer 12

The winter freeze of 1956

Temperature dropped to -26°C

Question 13

White Cremant de Bordeaux allowed grapes?

Answer 13

• Sauvignon blanc
• Semillion
• Muscadelle
• Ugni Blanc
• Colombard
• Bordeaux reds - must be blanc de noirs

Question 14

What are the 2 UNESCO world heritage sites in Bordeaux?

Answer 14

• the city of Bordeaux (2007)

- the town of St. Emilion (1999)

Question 15

What impacts the climate of Bordeaux?

Answer 15

• Atlantic Gulf Stream - warms temperature
• Les Landes- largest forest in Europe
• Gironde Estuary- helps to keep temperature constant & moderate
• Dordogne & Garonne Rivers

Question 16

What is Emile Peynaud known for?

Answer 16

Encouraged vignerons to use fruit of younger wines as a second label, in order to boost quality of the “Grand vin”

Question 17

Who is known as the “Father of AOC” in Bordeaux ? (1935)

Answer 17

Jean Capus

Separated Bordeaux into 57 AOC

Question 18

In 1800, which vineyard pests attacked vineyards of Bordeaux?

Answer 18

• Powdery Mildew (1852)
• Phylloxera (1865)
• Downy Mildew (1880)