Bordeaux General Flashcards
The Premier Cru Classé (First Growth) Château Haut-Brion is labeled as coming from
which AOP
Château La Lagune (3rd) Château La Tour Carnet (4th) Château Belgrave (5th) Château de Camensac (5th) Château Cantemerle (5th)
. What ocean sits off the west coast of France
Atlantic Ocean
What are the 3 changes that have been made to the 1855 classification since it’s inception?
Chateau Contemerle was added as a fifth growth
Chateau Dubignon was absorbed into Chateau Malecot
Mouton Rothschild upgraded to first growth in 1973
Name the first and second growths of Barsac
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)
Name the five villages of the Margaux AOP
Soussans Margaux Cantenac Labarde Arsac
What are the 3 regional appelations that apply to the entire area of Bordeaux?
Bordeaux AOP
Bordeaux Superiour AOP
Cremant de Bordeaux AOP
Name an underperforming second growth?
Rauzan Gassies
How many hectares under vine does Bordeaux have?
117,500 Hectares
Name the Classifed growths from Cantenac Margaux
Château Brane-Cantenac Château Desmirail Château Kirwan Château d'Issan Château Boyd-Cantenac, Château Cantenac-Brown, Château Palmer Château Pouget Château Prieuré-Lichine
Which style of wine is permitted to be produced in the Entre-Deux-Mers AOP
Dry white wines (Blanc Sec)
What is the name of the estuary in Bordeaux
Gironde
What is Cru Artisan?
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.
Name the 6 main red and 3 main white grapes of Bordeaux
White: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Carmènere
Which style of wine is produced in Ceron
Sweet wines, with minimum 45g/l RS.
Grapes may be affected by botrytis and/or passerillage and must be hand-harvested in
successive tries.
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
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
Name the 5 subregions of Bordeaux
Médoc Graves Entre-Deux-Mers The right bank Blaye and Bourg
Name the 21 classified growths of Margaux
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)