BORDEAUX-Graves

Question 1

5 communes in Sauternes District

Answer 1

Sauternes, Fargues, Bommes, Preignac & Barsac

Question 2

Sauternes soil

Answer 2

Gravel and pebbles on limestone with clay veins

Question 3

Sauternes wine profile

Answer 3

Aroma
A complex, balanced bouquet with flowers and fruit. The primary aromas: almond, quince, mango, pineapple, roasted peach, dried apricot, and passion fruit. Like the Sémillons, notes of beeswax, almond, and hazelnut.

Taste
Powerful, full-bodied, but elegant, with an entrancing sweetness and exceptional aromatic finish

Aging
5 - 50 years

Question 4

Cerons AOC

Answer 4

Commune within Graves.
Has its own appellation
Sweet wines, some with botrytis

Dry red and withe wines can be sold as Graves AOC

Question 5

Boulbenes soil / Graves

Answer 5

Miture of sand, gravel and light clay

Question 6

Graves Supèrieures AOP

Answer 6

Department: Gironde
13.5% alc
Semillon, SB, Sau. Gris, Muscadelle

Grapes are affected by botrytis and/or passerillage.
Must be hand-harvested in successive tries

Cerons, Barsac, Sauternes are located within the region

Question 7

GRAVES AOPs

Answer 7

Barsac AOP
Cérons AOP
Graves AOP
Graves Súperieures AOP
Pessac-Léognan AOP
Sauternes AOP

Question 8

What is crème de tête

Answer 8

Term used by some French producers, notably those in SAUTERNES, to identify their best wines. Similar to tête de cuvee

Château Gilette

Question 9

Sauternes influenced rivesu

Answer 9

Ciron and Garonne

Both develop of morning mists and humidity in the early autumn

Question 10

What is “tries successives”

Answer 10

Is grape harvesting and selection process that use multiple passes to pick extra ripe grapes from vineyards.

Use in Sauternes wines

Question 11

Is Chaptalization and Cryo-extraction permitted in Sauternes?

Answer 11

Yes