Bordeaux - Classifications Flashcards

1
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What is Cru Classe based on?

A

Prices being achieved for an estate’s wine from Haut-Medoc and Chateau Haut-Brion in Graves

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1855 classification includes? (3)

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60 leading properties

Ranked from 1st growth to 5th growth

All from Medoc and one from Graves

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What is the 1959 Graves Classification?(4)

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16 chateaux

Red and white wine

All in Pessac-Léognan

Based on price, fame and quality taste test

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Examples of Premier Grand Cru Classe A wineries in St Emilion?

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Chateau Pavie

Previously Chateau Chevalier Blanc and Chateau Angelus but they have left

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Name the three tiers of Crus Bourgeois du Medoc?

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  1. Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
  2. Cru Bourgeois Superior
  3. Cru Bourgeois
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