Bordeaux - Left Bank

Question 1

The earliest and latest grape to ripen in Bordeaux?

Answer 1

• Earliest: Merlot

- Latest: Carmenere

Question 2

Cross of Merlot?

Answer 2

Cab franc X Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

Question 3

Min vine density in the Medoc?

Answer 3

• 6,500-10,000 vines/ha

* min 5,000 vines/ha in St Emilion

Question 4

Name the 6 new grapes were approved to make Bordeaux AOP and Bordeaux Superiore AOP

Answer 4

White: Albariño, Liloria
Red: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, Touriga Nacional

Question 5

This sole appellation in Bordeaux makes red, white, rosé, clairet

Answer 5

Bordeaux AOP

Question 6

What are the types of vine training found in the Left Bank, the Right Bank and Sauternes?

Answer 6

• Double Guyot in Medoc
• Single Guyot in Rt Bank
• Cordon in Sauternes

Question 7

Cross of Carmenere?

Answer 7

Cab franc X Gros cabernet

Question 8

Name the classified Growths in the Haut-Medoc (1/3rd, 1/4th, 3/5th)

Answer 8

• 3rd: La Lagune
• 4th: La Tour Carnet
• 5th: Belgrave, Camensac, Cantemerle

Question 9

Name the classified Growths in St. Estèphe (2/2nd, 1/3rd, 1/4th, 1/5th)

Answer 9

• 2nd: Cos d’Estournel
• 2nd: Montrose
• 3rd: Calon-Segur
• 4th: Lafon-Rochet
• 5th: Cos Labory

Question 10

Cross of Cab Sauv?

Answer 10

Cab franc X Sauvignon blanc

Question 11

Name the classified Growths in Pauillac (3/1st, 2/2nd, 1/4th, 12/5th)

Answer 11

• 1st: Lafite
• 1st: Latour
• 1st: Mouton (1973)
• 2nd: Pichon Baron
• 2nd: Pichon Comtesse
• 4th: Duhart Milon
• 5th: d’Armailhac, Clerc-Milon, Croizet-Bages
  Grand Puy-Ducasse, Grand Puy-Lacoste,
  Batailley, Haut-Batailley, Haut-Bages-Liberal
  Lynch-Bages, Lynch-Moussas,
  Pedesclaux, Pontet-Canet

Question 12

Smallest and largest of the big 4 communes?

Answer 12

• Smallest: St. Julien

- Largest: Margaux

Question 13

Most northernly and southernly commune in the Medoc?

Answer 13

• Northernmost: St. Estephe

- Southernmost: Margaux

Question 14

Name the classified Growths in St. Julien (2/Super 2nd, 3/2nd, 2/3rd, 4/4th)

Answer 14

• Super 2nd: Ducru-Beaucaillou
• Super 2nd: Leoville-Las-Cases
• 2nd: Gruaud-Larouse
• 2nd: Leoville-Barton
• 2nd: Leoville-Poyferre
• 3rd: Lagrange
• 3rd: Langoa-Barton
• 4th: Beychevelle
• 4th: Branaire-Ducru
• 4th: Talbot
• 4th: St. Pierre

Question 15

Highest point in the Medoc?

Answer 15

In Listrac AOP (144 ft/44m)

Question 16

The 5 communes of Margaux?

Answer 16

• Cantenac
• Labarde
• Arsac
• Margaux
• Soussans

Question 17

Name the classified Growths in Margaux (1/1st, 5/2nd, 10/3rd….3/4th, 2/5th)

Answer 17

• 1st: Margaux
• 2nd: Brane-Cantenac
• 2nd: Rauzan-Segla
• 2nd: Rauzan-Gassies
• 2nd: Durfort-Vivens
• 2nd: Lacombes
• 3rd: Boyd-Cantenac
• 3rd: Cantenac-Brown
• 3rd: Kirwan
• 3rd: d’Issan
• 3rd: Palmer
• 3rd: Giscours
• 3rd: Malescot Saint-Exupery
• 3rd: Marquis d’Alesme-Becker
• 3rd: Desmirail
• 3rd: Ferriere

Question 18

Name the classified Growths in Margaux (….3/4th, 2/5th)

Answer 18

• 4th: Marquis de Terme
• 4th: Prieure-Lichine
• 4th: Pouget
• 5th: Dauzac
• 5th: Ch du Tertre

Question 19

Which left bank estate’s soils is made mostly of Merlot instead of CS? More clay and gravel here so more suited to Merlot.

Answer 19

• Ch Clarke (in Listrac)

Question 20

2nd labels of all the 1st Growths?

Answer 20

• Mouton: Petit Mouton
• Lafite: Carruades de Lafite
• Latour: Les Forts de Latour
• Margaux: Pavillon Rouge du Ch Margaux
• Haut-Brion: Le Clarence de Haut-Brion

Question 21

Bordeaux’s only major wine region allowed to produce white, red and sweet under only 1 appellation?

Answer 21

Graves AOP

Question 22

Oldest wine estate in Bordeaux?

Answer 22

Pape Clement (in Pessac-Leognan)

Question 23

Name of the soil, sand, gravel, clay associated with Graves?

Answer 23

Boulbenes

Question 24

Other sweet wines from Graves that’s not Sauternes can be sold as _____.

Answer 24

Graves Superieures AOP

Question 25

This AOP covers the same area as Graves AOP

Answer 25

Graves Superieures AOP (for sweet wine only)

Question 26

Name all the 1st Growths in Bordeaux and its communes

Answer 26

• Lafite (Pauillac)
• Latour (Pauillac)
• Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)
• Margaux (Margaux)
• Haut-Brion (Pessac-Leognan)

Question 27

Name all the 2nd Growths (14) in Bordeaux and its communes - 2/Estephe, 2/Pauillac, 5/Julien, 5/Margaux

Answer 27

• Cos d’Estournel (St. Estephe)
• Montrose (St. Estephe)
• Pichon Comtesse (Pauillac)
• Pichon Baron (Pauillac)
• Ducru Beaucaillou (St. Julien)
• Leoville-las-Cases (St. Julien)
• Leoville-Barton (St. Julien)
• Leoville-Poyferre (St. Julien)
• Gruaud-Larose (St. Julien)
• Brane-Cantenac (Margaux)
• Rauzan-Segla (Margaux)
• Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux)
• Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
• Lascombes (Margaux)

Question 28

Name all the 3rd Growths (14) in Bordeaux and its communes - 1/Haut-Medoc, 1/Estephe, 2/Julien, 10/Margaux

Answer 28

• La Lagune (Haut-Medoc)
• Calon-Segur (St. Estephe)
• Lagrange (St. Julien)
• Langoa-Barton (St. Julien)
• Boyd-Cantenac (Margaux)
• Cantenac-Brown (Margaux)
• Kirwan (Margaux)
• d’Issan (Margaux)
• Palmer (Margaux)
• Giscours (Margaux)
• Malescot Saint-Exupery (Margaux)
• Marquis d’Alesme-Becker (Margaux)
• Desmirail (Margaux)
• Ferriere (Margaux)

Question 29

Name all the 4th Growths (7) in Bordeaux and its communes - 1/Haut-Medoc, 1/Estephe, 1/Pauillac, 4/Julien

Answer 29

• La Tour Carnet (Haut-Medoc)
• Lafon Rochet (St. Estephe)
• Duhart-Milon (Pauillac)
• Beychevelle (St. Julien)
• Branaire-Ducru (St. Julien)
• Talbot (St. Julien)
• St. Pierre (St. Julien)

Question 30

Name all the 5th Growths (18) in Bordeaux and its communes - 3/Haut-Medoc, 1/Estephe, 12/Pauillac, 2/Margaux

Answer 30

• Belgrave (Haut-Medoc)
• Camensac (Haut-Medoc)
• Cantemerle (Haut-Medoc)
• Cos Labory (St. Estephe)
• d’Armailhac, Clerc-Milon, Croizet-Bages
  Grand Puy-Ducasse, Grand Puy-Lacoste,
  Batailley, Haut-Batailley, Haut-Bages-Liberal
  Lynch-Bages, Lynch-Moussas, Pedesclaux, Pontet-Canet
  (Pauillac)
• Dauzac (Margaux)
• du Tertre (Margaux)