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Bordeaux Grapes Flashcards

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What are the three main white grapes used in Bordeaux production?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Muscadelle

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Name the four varieties traditionally used in red Bordeaux blends

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

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Is Cabernet Sauvignon known for expression of red fruit or black fruit flavours?

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Black fruit

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Which widely planted white grape variety, used in dry white blends or sweet wines, has thin skins making it susceptible to noble rot?

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Sémillon

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Which grape variety is Sémillon blended with to add acidic structure and distinctive grass and elderflower characteristics?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Is Cabernet Sauvignon a thick or thin skinned grape?

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Thick

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Colombard is one of the lesser-known grapes accepted under the Bordeaux AC, but does it make red or white wine?

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White wine

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Is the lesser-known grape Muscadelle usually added to sweet or dry white wines?

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Sweet white wines

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Which grape variety adds a deeper color, tannins and a characteristic blackcurrant aroma, to a blend with Merlot?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Is Malbec permitted in Bordeaux AC blends?

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Yes, it is one of the certified grapes for Bordeaux AC red wine blends

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Is Cabernet Franc primarily used in blends on the Left or Right Bank?

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Right Bank

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What effect on the water and sugar content does Botrytis cinerea have on berries?

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It reduces water content and concentrates sugars

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This is a certified grape for Bordeaux AC red wines, but in reality, it’s far more popular in Chilean winemaking. What is it?

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Carménère

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This grape makes white Bordeaux wines, it has high acidity and a herbaceous character. What is it?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Wines made in Barsac are entitled to have either one of two appellations on their labels, what are they?

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Barsac or Sauternes

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What do the grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot have in common?

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They are typically used in red Bordeaux blends

17
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What is the English translation of the wine region Entre-Deux-Mers?

A

Between two seas

18
Q

Which First Growth château is located in Graves?

A

Château Haut-Brion

19
Q

The communes of Bommes and Fargues are found in which appellation?

A

Sauternes

20
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Carménère is a certified grape for Bordeaux AC red wines, but in reality it’s far more popular for winemaking in which country?

A

Chile

21
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Sweet wines from Sauternes must adhere to regulations stipulating minimum levels of what alcohol percentage?

A

13%

22
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Is Merlot an early or late ripening grape?

A

Early

23
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Which grape variety dominates in Haut-Médoc?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

24
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A ‘green’ or herbaceous character is commonly associated with unripe grapes of which variety of red wine?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

25
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A Bordeaux red wine is dominated by Merlot, is it more likely to be from the Left or Right Bank?

A

Right Bank

26
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Are you more likely to find Petit Verdot in Left Bank or Right Bank red wine blends?

A

Left Bank

27
Q

Damp misty mornings followed by warm afternoons are ideal conditions for which type of rot?

A

Noble rot

28
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A tendency towards flabbiness in the mouth with weak flavors and aromas is the potential flaw of single varietal white wines made with which grape?

A

Sémillon

29
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Is Ugni Blanc one of the classified grapes in Bordeaux?

A

Yes, it is one of the classified grapes for Bordeaux AC white wines, which in reality is rarely used

30
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Give another name for Malbec?

A

Cot or Côt

31
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In which Bordeaux wine region is the maximum yield restricted to 25hl/ha (1.4 tons/acre)

A

Sauternes

32
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Pavillon Rouge is a second wine of which château?

A

Château Margaux

33
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What is Cot, or Côt another name for?

A

Malbec

34
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What are the main red grapes in Bordeaux?

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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carménère

35
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What are the main white grapes in Bordeaux?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle

36
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What’s a typical left bank Bordeaux blend made of in order of proportion?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Malbec
Petit Verdot
37
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What’s a typical right bank Bordeaux blend made of in order of proportion?

A

Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon

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