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Bordeaux - Certified Sommelier Exam Flashcards

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What is the climate of Bordeaux?

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Maritime with the atlantic and gironde estuary acting as moderating infiences. Short winters, damp spring, and more contental towards St Emilion and Pomerol

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What are the generic Bordeaux AOP appellations>

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Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Superieur AOP
Cremant de Bordeaux AOP - Method Tradl sparkler

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How would a drine wine from Bordeaux AOP be labeled?

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As Sec

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What are the 6 grapes allowed in Bordeaux AOP red wines

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Cab Sauv
Merlot
Cab Franc
Petite Verdot
Malbec
Carmenere (rare)
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What type of soil does Bordeaux Merlot prefer?

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most widley planted and earliest to ripen, Merlot prefers Clay based soil as it delays natural vigor

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What type of soil does Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon prefer?

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well-draining Gravel

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What soil does Bordeaux Cab Franc prefer?

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limestone based soil which promotes acidity and freshness

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What qualities does Cab Sauv give to a Bordeaux Blend

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the highly pigmented and tannic cab sauv gives structure, power, and longevity

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What characteristcs does Merlot bring to a Bordeaux blend wine?

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a fleshy, juicy texture that can soften the austerity of Cab Sauv

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What characteristics does Cab Franc bring to Bordeaux Blends?

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more tannic than merlot, less weighty or masculine that Cab Sauv, lends a herbal spice and red fruit aromatics

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What does petit verdot add to a bordeaux blend and where is it found

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Found on the left bank, adds color, depth and exotic perfume

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What does malbec add to a Bordeaux blend, and where is it found?

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Known as pressac on the right bank, performs similar to merlot - is infrequently found in Bordeaux

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What are the appellations of the Medoc in Bordeaux

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Medoc AOP
Haut-Medoc AOP
St Estephe AOP
Pauillac AOP
Listract-Medoc AOP
Moulis-en-Medoc AOP
Margeaux AOP
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What are the 6 communes of Bordeaux’s Haut-Medoc

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St-Estephe
Pauillac
St-Julien
Listrac
Moulis
Margeaux
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What are the 5 first growths of Bordeaux

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Chateau Latour - Pauillac
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Pauillac
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Pauillac
Chateau Haut-Brion - Graves
Chateau Margeaux - Margeaux
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16
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How many Grand Cru Classe properties are there?

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1er - 5 (orig 4)
2eme - 14
3eme - 14
4eme - 10
5eme - 18
(61)
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Describe the wines of St-Estephe AOP and CHateau of Note

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Ther wines are sturdy and full bodied reds with a slightly higher % of merlot due to higher clay w gravel. Only 5 classified growths:
Ch Cos d’Estournel is a “super 2nd growth” making powerful polished modern wines

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Describe the wines of Pauillac AOP and chateau of note

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Cab Sauv based wines are structed and long lived. Home to 3 1st growths
-Ch Lafite-Rothschild: brooding depth & concentration
-Ch Mouton-Rothschild
-Ch Latour: Aroma and Elegance
deepest gravel topsoil

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Describe the wines of St Julien AOP and Ch of Note

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Reds are typically elegant. Produces less wine than other AOP, but 80% is cru classe quality-very good
5 2nd growths, incl “Super Second”
-CH Leoville Las Cases
-CH Ducru-Beaucaillou

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Describe the wines of Listrac-Medoc AOP and Moulis-en-Medoc AOP, and any Chateau of note

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No classified growth, sources of good value in good wines

Ch Chasse-Spleen in Moulis is most famous

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Describe the wines of Margeaux AOP and Ch of note

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Largest communal appellation spreading through 5 villages of: Soussans, Margeaux, Contanna, Laborde, Arsac

Margeaux on thin sandy gravel over Limestone
21 classified growths including 1er Ch Margeaux
3rd Growth Ch Palmer is Excellent
Wines are feminine, floral bouquet, exotic char, finesse

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What was the first identifiable Chateau in the left bank?

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Ch Pape-Clemant, 1305, a papal gift in Graves

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What is the soil composition of Graves AOP

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Boulbenes-mixture of sand, gravel & light claw - sandier to the south
White wine = 25% of graves production

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Apart from Chateau Haut-Brion, when were Graves wines Classified?

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Reds in 1953, with whites in 1959

25
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What is the prestige appellation of Graves

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Communal sub-appellation of Pessac-Leognan AOP in northern graves. Created 1987, all cru classe w/in communes:
Pessac, Léognan, Cadaujac, Canéjan, Gradignan, Martillac, Mérignac, Saint-Médard-d’Eyrans, Talence, and Villenave-d’Ornons.

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What are the 3 sweet wine appellations of Graves

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Sauternes, Barsac, Cerons

27
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What grapes are used in the production of Sauternes

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Semillion, Sauv Blanc, Muscadelle

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When were the wines of Sauternes classified? Ch of note?

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Classified in 1855, w the Medoc, divided into 1st and 2nd growth, Ch d’Yquem is 1er Cru

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What are the appellations of Graves?

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Graves AOP
Graves Superieur AOP
Pessac-Leognan AOP
Cerons AOP
Barsac AOP
Sauternes AOP
30
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Most wines of Right Bank are Merlot Based. What is the notable exception?

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Ch Figeac is St Emilion is Cab Sauv Based

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What is the soil composition of Right Bank St-Emilion

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St-Émilion contains a diversity of soils broadly categorized into two types: the côtes and graves. As a simplification, the hillside côtes are steep limestone slopes and graves is a gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the Médoc.

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What are the right bank Bordeaux Appellations?

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St-Emilion AOP
Lussac-St-Emilion AOP
Montagne-St-Emilion AOP
St-Georges-St-Emlion AOP
St-Emilion Grand Cru AOP (Addl 0.5% alch/Longer elevage)
Pomerol AOP
Lalanda-de-Pomerol AOP
Fransac AOP
Canon-Fransac AOP
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When were the wines of St-Emilion Classified

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1955

34
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What is the soil of Pomerol

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5 sq miles - dominated by sand, clay and gravel, subsoil of iron pan and rich clay

35
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When were the wines of the following areas classified
Medoc
Pomerol
St Emilion
Sauternes
Graves White
Graves Red
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Medoc - 1855
Pomerol - not
St Emilion - 1955
Sauternes - 1855
Graves White - 1959
Graves Red - 1953
36
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What are some notable Pomerol Ch?

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Ch Petrus
Ch Lafleur
Vieux-Chateau-Carton
Ch Le Pin
Ch Trotanoy
La Consiellante
37
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What is France’s appellation system called?

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It was the AOC til 09 - Appellation d’Origine Controlee and was changed to AOP - Appellation d’Origine Protegee - two are complimentary

38
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What is France’s classification for regional wines?

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29% of Frances Wines are Regional and released as Vin De Pays

39
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What gov’t agency oversees the Vin de Pays regulations?

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VINIFLHOR

40
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What are the yields for Vin de Pays wines?

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90 hl/ha white
85 hl/ha Red and Rose
Min alch 9-10%

41
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What is an alternate category to Vin de Pays

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IGP - Indication Geographiqe Protegee

42
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What % of grapes must be sourced from the stated area in Vin de Pays/IGP wine?

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85%

43
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What are the three levels of IGP zones

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  • Regional
  • Departmental
  • Local
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What are the regional Vin de Pays Zones?

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  • Pays d’Oc IGP, Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Val de Loire IGP, Loire
  • Comtés Rhodaniens IGP, N Rhône Valley, Jura & Savoie
  • Méditerranée IGP, Southeast France
  • Atlantique IGP, Bordeaux and Charente
  • Comté Tolosan IGP, Sud-Ouest
45
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T or F: Vin de France/Vin de Table/Vin Ordinare can state Vintage and Varietal

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True as of 2009

46
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What are the 3 French wine Classifications

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AOC/AOP
Vin de Pays/IGP
Vin de France/Table Wine

47
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What is the role of Bordeaux Negociants

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Buy grapes or wine in barrel and store/blend/age/sell

48
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What is the role of a courtier in Bordeaux wine trade?

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Financier - also res for en preimur

49
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What are the appellations of Cotes de Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers- Bourg and Blaye a

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-Bourg/Cotes de Bourg/Bourgeais AOP
-Blaye AOP
-Cotes de Blaye AOP
-Cotes de Bordeaux AOP
-Cotes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP
-Cadillac AOP (Sweet)
-Loupiac AOP (Sweet)
-Sainte-Croix_du_mont AOP (Sweet)
Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
Graves de Vayres AOP
Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP
Entre-Deux-Mers AOP

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