BORDEAUX-General

Question 1

Cru Bourgeois

Answer 1

444 Châteaus
Established in 1932

2018 new legislation:

• Cru Bourgeois
• Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
• Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Question 2

*Bordeaux Climate

Answer 2

Maritime

Atlantic and Gironde

Question 3

Dry withe wines generally labeled

Answer 3

Sec

Question 4

Soils and grapes

Answer 4

CS-well drained gravel
Merlot-clay bases soil
CF-limestone based

Question 5

Cru Artisan

Answer 5

44 small producers

-Must Be smaller than 5 ha

Question 6

Generic Bordeaux Appellations

Answer 6

Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Supérieur AOP
Crémant de Bordeaux AOP

Question 7

Left Bank VS Right Bank

Answer 7

LEFT BANK - More austere, tannic wines (CS), need more time to age and develop, due to stony soil structure.

RIGHT BANK - Produces less tannic, more approachable, plummier wines (Merlot), that contains more alcohol than Left Bank.

Question 8

Wine Styles / Grapes

Answer 8

REDs: CS, CF, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Carmenere
(90% Bordeaux production)

Right Bank (Base Merlot + CF) CS rarely 
Left Bank (Base CS + ...)
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WHITES: SB, Semillon, Muscadelle, Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanc, Merlot Blanc

Dry whites driven by Sau. Blanc
Sweet whites driven by Semillon

Question 9

Bordeaux 4 major regions

Answer 9

Left Bank
Right Bank
Entre-Deux-Mers
Côte de Bordeaux

Question 10

*What is “Primeur Sales”?

Answer 10

Are a unique sales method of purchasing wine early wile the wines is still in the barrel, that is well-established in Bordeaux for Grands Crus,

“Wine Futures”.

Question 11

*What is Clairet?

Answer 11

A darker, more aromatic style of rosé.

Evokes the original claret wines shipped to England

Question 12

Bordeaux Vintages

Answer 12

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012