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D3 - Wines of the World (superset) > Bordeaux - General > Flashcards

Bordeaux - General Flashcards

1
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Bordeaux size

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117,500

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2
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Bordeaux % of France total vineyard area

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14%

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3
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winegrowers Bordeaux

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Over 8.000

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4
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Where do Bordeaux’s two main rivers converge?

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The Gironde Estuary

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5
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What does Entre-Deux-Mers mean in English?

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Between two seas

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Entre-Deux-Mers location

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Between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers

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7
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Bordeaux climate type

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Maritime

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8
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Average annual Médoc rainfall

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950mm

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9
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Does Bordeaux have a true dry season?

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No

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10
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Atlantic gulf stream effect on Bordeaux’s climate

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

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11
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Does Bordeaux experience a diurnal shift?

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No

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12
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Most planted grape Bordeaux

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Merlot

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13
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What is the most planted white grape in Bordeaux?

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Sémillon

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14
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Dominant grape in Bordeaux’s right bank

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Merlot

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15
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Dominant grape in Bordeaux’s left bank

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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16
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AOPs Bordeaux

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39

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17
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Color(s) of grape allowed in rosé wines in Bordeaux

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Red

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18
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% Bordeaux wine production rosé and clairet

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2-3%

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19
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Color(s) of wine Atlantique IGP

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Red

White

Rosé

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20
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Jalles

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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

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21
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Croupes

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Mounds of warm gravel soil that allows for easy water drainage

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22
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First brand name to be sold in Bordeaux

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Chateau Haut-Brion in the 17th century

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23
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How did the 1855 Classification get its start?

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

24
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What is the 1855 Classification ranking based on?

25
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What is the only premier cru supérier wine in the 1855 Classification?

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Chateau D’Yquem

26
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1855 Classification red wines

27
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1855 Classification white wines

28
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What is the most major change to the 1855 Classification?

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

29
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When did oidium first appear in Bordeaux?

30
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When did phylloxera first appearin Bordeaux?

31
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When did peronospera first appear in Bordeaux?

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Early 1880s

32
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What was the first estate in Bordeaux to estate-bottle its entire production? When did this begin?

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Mouton-Rothschild in 1924

33
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When did estate-bottling become widespread in Bordeaux?

34
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In what year did château bottling become required for classified estates in the Médoc?

35
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Describe Place de Bordeaux

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

36
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When did en primeur stop being solely an internal mechanism for château?

37
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When did Château Latour stop offering wines en primeur?

38
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Can a classified château in Bordeaux add to its classified holdings? How?

A

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.

39
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Most common vine training Bordeaux

A

Guyot system

40
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What form of the Guyot system is primarily used in the left bank?

41
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What form of the Guyot system is primarily used in the right bank?

42
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What training system is most common in Sauternes?

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Cordon-training

43
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Why is cordon-training favored in Sauternes?

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

44
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What is the minimum planting density in the Médoc?

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7.000 plants per hectare

45
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What spacing do many properties use in the Médoc?

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1x1. Similar to Côte d’Or

46
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Minimum planting density Right Bank (Saint-Émillion and Pomerol)?

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5.500 plants per hectare

47
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What spacing is common in the right bank?

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1.3-1.5 meteres

48
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What is the bedrock comprised of in the right bank?

49
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What is the maximum spacing in Entre-Deux-Mers?

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2.5 meters

50
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Describe green harvesting

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

51
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What is the theoretical appeal of green harvesting?

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Reduces vigor and produces smaller berries with more concentrated flavor

52
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Traditional mean of cap management in Bordeaux

53
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At what time of year does malolactic fermentation tend to begin in Bordeaux?

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End of the harvest

54
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How long does élevage typically last for a grand vin in Bordeaux?

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18-24 months

55
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Best Bordeaux red vintages

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2016

2015

2010

2009

2005

2000

1996

1990

1989

1982

56
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Best Bordeaux white vintages

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2005

2003

2001

1997

1996

1995

1990

1989

1988

1983

D3 - Wines of the World (superset) (144 decks)

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