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Bordeaux General Flashcards

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The Premier Cru Classé (First Growth) Château Haut-Brion is labeled as coming from
which AOP

A 
Château La Lagune (3rd)
Château La Tour Carnet (4th)
Château Belgrave (5th)
Château de Camensac (5th)
Château Cantemerle (5th)
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. What ocean sits off the west coast of France

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Atlantic Ocean

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What are the 3 changes that have been made to the 1855 classification since it’s inception?

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Chateau Contemerle was added as a fifth growth
Chateau Dubignon was absorbed into Chateau Malecot
Mouton Rothschild upgraded to first growth in 1973

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Name the first and second growths of Barsac

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Château Coutet (1st
Château Climens (1st)
Château de Myrat (2nd)
Château Doisy Daëne (2nd)
Château Doisy-Dubroca (2nd)
Château Doisy-Védrines (2nd) 
Château Broustet (2nd)
Château Nairac (2nd)
Château Caillou (2nd)
Château Suau (2nd)
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5
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Name the five villages of the Margaux AOP

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Soussans
Margaux
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
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6
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What are the 3 regional appelations that apply to the entire area of Bordeaux?

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Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Superiour AOP
Cremant de Bordeaux AOP

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Name an underperforming second growth?

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Rauzan Gassies

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8
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How many hectares under vine does Bordeaux have?

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117,500 Hectares

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9
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Name the Classifed growths from Cantenac Margaux

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Château Brane-Cantenac
Château Desmirail
Château Kirwan
Château d'Issan
Château Boyd-Cantenac,  
Château Cantenac-Brown, 
Château Palmer
Château Pouget
Château Prieuré-Lichine
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10
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Which style of wine is permitted to be produced in the Entre-Deux-Mers AOP

A

Dry white wines (Blanc Sec)

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What is the name of the estuary in Bordeaux

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Gironde

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12
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What is Cru Artisan?

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Exists for small properties (under 5 hectares) in one of the eight Médoc appellations: Médoc, Haut-Médoc, Listrac, Moulis, Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, and Saint-Estèphe.

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13
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Name the 6 main red and 3 main white grapes of Bordeaux

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White: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Carmènere

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Which style of wine is produced in Ceron

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Sweet wines, with minimum 45g/l RS.
Grapes may be affected by botrytis and/or passerillage and must be hand-harvested in
successive tries.

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15
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Name the AOP of the following Chateaux

a. Château Cheval Blanc
b. Château Carbonnieux
c. Château Cos d’Estournel
d. Château Lynch-Bages
e. Château Suduiraut

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a. Château Cheval Blanc – St Emilion
b. Château Carbonnieux – Pessac-Léognan
c. Château Cos d’Estournel – Saint-Estèphe
d. Château Lynch-Bages – Pauillac
e. Château Suduiraut – Sauternes

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16
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Name the 5 subregions of Bordeaux

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Médoc
Graves
Entre-Deux-Mers
The right bank
Blaye and Bourg
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17
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Name the 21 classified growths of Margaux

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Château Margaux (1st)
Château Rauzan-Ségla (2nd)
Château Rauzan-Gassies (2nd)
Château Durfort-Vivens (2nd) 
Château Lascombes (2nd)
Château Brane-Cantenac (2nd)
Château Malescot-Saint-Exupéry (3rd)
Château Desmirail (3rd)
Château Ferrière (3rfd
Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker (3rd)
Château Kirwan (3rd)
Château d'Issan (3rd)
Château Boyd-Cantenac (3rd)
Château Cantenac-Brown (3rd)
Château Palmer (3rd)
Château Giscours (3rd)
Château Marquis de Terme (4th)
Château Pouget (4th)
Château Prieuré-Lichine (4th)
Château Dauzac (5th)
Château du Tertre (5th)
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18
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Which two Chateaus were promoted to St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A in the
2012 reclassification

A

Château Angélus

Château Pavie

19
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What are the 5 classified growths of Saint Estephe?

A 
Cos D'Estournal (2nd)
Montrose (2nd)
Château Calon-Ségur (3rd)
Château Lafon-Rochet (4th)
Château Cos Labory (5th)
20
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Name the five Chateaux located in Saint-Julien classified Second Growths (Deuxièmes
Crus) in 1855

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Château Léoville-Las Cases
Château Léoville-Poyferré
Château Léoville Barton
Château Gruaud-Larose
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
21
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What is the traditional size of a Bordeaux barrique

A

225L

22
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Name some Chateau that plant Carmenere

A

Clerc Milon

Brane Cantenac

23
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What are the 18 Classified growths of Pauliac?

A 
Château Latour (1st)
Château Lafite (1st)
Mouton Rothschild (1st)
Pichon Longueville Baron (2nd) 
Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (2nd)
Château Duhart-Milon (4th)
Pontet-Canet (5th)
Batailley (5th)
Haut-Batailley (5th)
Grand-Puy-Lacoste (5th) Grand-Puy-Ducasse (5th), 
Lynch-Bages (5th)
Lynch-Moussas (5th)
Ch d'Armailhac (5th)
Ch Haut-Bages-Libéral (5th)
Château Pédesclaux (5th)
Château Clerc-Milon (5th)
Château Croizet Bages (5th)
24
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What is the northern most commune appellation of the Haut-Medoc

A

St-Estèphe

25
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Which Chateau were upgraded to Premier Cru class B in Saint Emillion in 2012?

A

Château Valandraud
La Mondotte
Château Larcis-Ducasse
Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

26
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What are the 11 Classified growths of Saint Julien?

A 
Léoville-Las Cases (2nd)
Léoville-Poyferré (2nd)
Léoville Barton (2nd)
Gruaud-Larose (2nd)
Ducru-Beaucaillou (2nd)
Château Lagrange(3rd)
Château Langoa Barton (3rd)
Château Saint-Pierre (4th) 
Château Talbot, (4th)
Château Branaire-Ducru (4th)
Château Beychevelle (4th)
27
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What are the most planted red and white grapes in Bordeaux?

A

Merlot

Semillon

28
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Name the first and second growths of Bommes

A 
Château La Tour Blanche
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, 
Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey,
Château de Rayne-Vigneau,
Château Rabaud-Promis, 
Château Sigalas-Rabaud,

ALL FIRST

29
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What is the Atlantique IGP?

A

An appellation that spans 5 departments Gironde, the Cognac-producing départements of Charente and Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, and the western part of Lot-et-Garonne. The IGP gives producers from Bergerac to Bordeaux the freedom to produce red, white, and rosé wines from a dizzying array of varieties, from Cabernet Sauvignon to Meunier to Chardonnay. Very few producers are actually within the confines of Bordeaux; more often, Atlantique IGP vignerons are located in the neighboring AOP regions of Bergerac, Duras, or Cognac.

30
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Name a famous biodynamic producer in Bordeaux

A

Pontet Canet

31
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Which of the following are considered high quality vintages

a. 2005
b. 2007
c. 2010
d. 2009
e. 2002
f. 2000

A

a. 2005

c. 2010
d. 2009

f. 2000

32
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Name the four satellite appellations for St-Émilion

A

Lussac
St-Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin

33
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Name the 5 classified growths from the Haut Medoc

A 
Château La Lagune (3rd)
Château La Tour Carnet (4th)
Château Belgrave (5th)
Château de Camensac (5th)
Château Cantemerle (5th)
34
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Name the Communes of Sauternes

A 
Sauternes
Bommes
Fargues
Preignac
Barsac
35
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What is the Liv-Ex Classification

A

The London International Vintners Exchange (Liv-Ex) has published a biennial list of the top wines of Bordeaux since 2009. This list is based on current trading prices on the exchange and only Left Bank red wines are considered.

36
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What is the Climate of Bordeaux

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Maritime. Characterised by warm summers and cool winters.

Bordeaux lacks a true dry season and the Medoc experiences more annual rainfall (950 mm) than any other wine region in France

The 45th Parallel runs just north of Boedeaux but the Atlantic gulf stream current brings warm waters up from the Carribean keeps the climate mild. Bordeaux does not experience a large diurnal shift

37
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What are the 2 major rivers of Bordeaux and their estuary

A

The Garonne and the Dordogne converge into the Gironde Esturary

38
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How many individual AOPs are there in Bordeaux?

A

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39
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Are there any single vineyard AOPS in Bordeaux?

A

No (However, one natural wine producer on the outskirts of the right bank, Château le Puy, is currently petitioning the INAO to grant it AOP status.)

40
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What type of wines may producers make under the basic Bordeaux AOP?

A

Red, White (sec, off dry, and medium sweet), rose and clairet wines from the standard complement of Bordeaux red and white grapes

41
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What type of wines may be produced under the Bordeaux Superieur AOP label

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Limited to red and medium sweet white wines from the same wide area as Bordeaux AOP but with slightly stricter conditions (max yields lower, min potential alcohol must be higher, slightly longer elevage)

42
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What types of wines may be produced under the Cremant de Bordeaux AOP

A

White and Rose sparkling wines made in the traditional method

43
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Name the 10 AOPs of the right bank

A 
Canon-Fronsac AOP
Fronsac AOP
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Lussac-St-Emilion
Montagne-St-Emilion
Pomerol AOP
Puisseguin AOP
Saint Emilion AOP
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru AOP
Saint Geroges-Saint Emillion AOP

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