Bordeaux - General

Question 1

Bordeaux size

Answer 1

117,500

Question 2

Bordeaux % of France total vineyard area

Answer 2

14%

Question 3

winegrowers Bordeaux

Answer 3

Over 8.000

Question 4

Where do Bordeaux’s two main rivers converge?

Answer 4

The Gironde Estuary

Question 5

What does Entre-Deux-Mers mean in English?

Answer 5

Between two seas

Question 6

Entre-Deux-Mers location

Answer 6

Between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers

Question 7

Bordeaux climate type

Answer 7

Maritime

Question 8

Average annual Médoc rainfall

Answer 8

950mm

Question 9

Does Bordeaux have a true dry season?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

Atlantic gulf stream effect on Bordeaux’s climate

Answer 10

It brings warm water up from the Caribbean and keeps Bordeaux’s climate mild

Question 11

Does Bordeaux experience a diurnal shift?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

Most planted grape Bordeaux

Answer 12

Merlot

Question 13

What is the most planted white grape in Bordeaux?

Answer 13

Sémillon

Question 14

Dominant grape in Bordeaux’s right bank

Answer 14

Merlot

Question 15

Dominant grape in Bordeaux’s left bank

Answer 15

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 16

AOPs Bordeaux

Answer 16

39

Question 17

Color(s) of grape allowed in rosé wines in Bordeaux

Answer 17

Red

Question 18

% Bordeaux wine production rosé and clairet

Answer 18

2-3%

Question 19

Color(s) of wine Atlantique IGP

Answer 19

Red

White

Rosé

Question 20

Jalles

Answer 20

Canals in the Médoc built by the Dutch in the mid-17th century. These drained the marshes in the Médoc and allowed for its use as a winegrowing region

Question 21

Croupes

Answer 21

Mounds of warm gravel soil that allows for easy water drainage

Question 22

First brand name to be sold in Bordeaux

Answer 22

Chateau Haut-Brion in the 17th century

Question 23

How did the 1855 Classification get its start?

Answer 23

Napoleon III asked the Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce to select the region’s best wines for presentation to the public

Question 24

What is the 1855 Classification ranking based on?

Answer 24

Price

Question 25

What is the only premier cru supérier wine in the 1855 Classification?

Answer 25

Chateau D'Yquem

Question 26

1855 Classification red wines

Answer 26

61

Question 27

1855 Classification white wines

Answer 27

27

Question 28

What is the most major change to the 1855 Classification?

Answer 28

Mouton-Rothschild was elevated from deuxième cru to premier cru in 1973

Question 29

When did oidium first appear in Bordeaux?

Answer 29

1852

Question 30

When did phylloxera first appearin Bordeaux?

Answer 30

1869

Question 31

When did peronospera first appear in Bordeaux?

Answer 31

Early 1880s

Question 32

What was the first estate in Bordeaux to estate-bottle its entire production? When did this begin?

Answer 32

Mouton-Rothschild in 1924

Question 33

When did estate-bottling become widespread in Bordeaux?

Answer 33

1960s

Question 34

In what year did château bottling become required for classified estates in the Médoc?

Answer 34

1972

Question 35

Describe Place de Bordeaux

Answer 35

A three-tier de facto system of production, brokerage, and sales that controls the trade of wine in Bordeaux

Question 36

When did en primeur stop being solely an internal mechanism for château?

Answer 36

1980s

Question 37

When did Château Latour stop offering wines en primeur?

Answer 37

2012

Question 38

Can a classified château in Bordeaux add to its classified holdings? How?

Answer 38

Yes. In the Médoc and Pomerol a château can add to its classifed holdings as long as the new parcel of land is in the same AOP as the one stated on their wine's label.

Question 39

Most common vine training Bordeaux

Answer 39

Guyot system

Question 40

What form of the Guyot system is primarily used in the left bank?

Answer 40

Double

Question 41

What form of the Guyot system is primarily used in the right bank?

Answer 41

Simple

Question 42

What training system is most common in Sauternes?

Answer 42

Cordon-training

Question 43

Why is cordon-training favored in Sauternes?

Answer 43

Cordon-training tends to produced smaller berries that are more susceptible to botrytis. Guyot cane-training produces larger berries more susceptible to grey rot

Question 44

What is the minimum planting density in the Médoc?

Answer 44

7.000 plants per hectare

Question 45

What spacing do many properties use in the Médoc?

Answer 45

1x1. Similar to Côte d'Or

Question 46

Minimum planting density Right Bank (Saint-Émillion and Pomerol)?

Answer 46

5.500 plants per hectare

Question 47

What spacing is common in the right bank?

Answer 47

1.3-1.5 meteres

Question 48

What is the bedrock comprised of in the right bank?

Answer 48

Limestone

Question 49

What is the maximum spacing in Entre-Deux-Mers?

Answer 49

2.5 meters

Question 50

Describe green harvesting

Answer 50

The removal of bunches in the summer months. Is a routine occurance in modern Bordeaux

Question 51

What is the theoretical appeal of green harvesting?

Answer 51

Reduces vigor and produces smaller berries with more concentrated flavor

Question 52

Traditional mean of cap management in Bordeaux

Answer 52

Remontage

Question 53

At what time of year does malolactic fermentation tend to begin in Bordeaux?

Answer 53

End of the harvest

Question 54

How long does élevage typically last for a grand vin in Bordeaux?

Answer 54

18-24 months

Question 55

Best Bordeaux red vintages

Answer 55

2016 2015 2010 2009 2005 2000 1996 1990 1989 1982

Question 56

Best Bordeaux white vintages

Answer 56

2005 2003 2001 1997 1996 1995 1990 1989 1988 1983