Bordeaux Left Bank

Question 2

What’s is Chateau D’Yquem’s official classification?

Answer 2

Premier Cru Supérieur

Question 3

What is “Cliquage?”

Answer 3

A more intense way of adding oxygen. Air being blown through a hose to break up the cap.

Question 4

What is “microbullage”?

Answer 4

Micro oxygenation, allowing tiny amounts of oxygen to soften tannins and make the wine more approachable.

Question 5

Aging req for Cremant de Bordeaux

Answer 5

9 months on lees
12 months total

Question 6

Describe parallel fermentation as it pertains to Bdx

Answer 6

The conversion of sugars to alchohol, and at the same time, the conversion of malic acid to lactic acid.

Question 7

Graves Superieur and Premier Cotes de Bordeaux focus on what style of wine?

Answer 7

Sweet white wine

Question 8

Bdx frost vintages

Answer 8

1956 and 2017

Question 9

What is a Cos

Answer 9

Hill

Question 10

Oldest Cht. in Bdx

Answer 10

Pape Clement

Question 11

What is Pressac?

Answer 11

Malbec

Question 12

What is the white wine from
Mouton-Rothschild?

Answer 12

Aile d’Argent

Question 13

What is Bdx mixture?

Answer 13

This is a fungicide and bactericide consisting of:
Copper sulfate, lime, water
10/10/100
(For example:
100lbs of water, 10lbs of copper sulfate, 10lbs of lime)

Question 14

Name of the forest that protects BDX

Answer 14

Landes forest

Question 15

What is Mouton-Cadet

Answer 15

Entry level wine produced by Mouton-Rothschild
Response to poor vintages
Now the biggest selling Bdx brand
red/white/rose

Question 16

The “other” permitted grapes in BDX Aop

Answer 16

Whites-
-Alvarinho,
-Ugni Blanc
-Colombard
-Merlot Blanc (Merlot x Folle Blanche)
-Liliorila (Chard. x Baroque)

Reds-
-Arinarnoa (Tannat x Cab Sauv.)
-Castets
-Marselan- (Cab Sauv x Grenache)
-Touriga Nacional

Question 17

General soil composition of Graves

Answer 17

Dominated by gravel in the north and sand and limestone in the south

Question 18

What are the AOP’s of Graves?

Answer 18

• Graves AOP- Rouge & Blanc
• Graves Supérieures AOP Blanc- Sweet
• Pessac-Léognan AOP Rouge & Blanc
• Cérons AOP Blanc- Sweet
• Barsac AOP Blanc- Sweet
• Sauternes AOP Blanc- Sweet

Question 18

Soil of Pessac-Leognan

Answer 18

Gravel and clay

Question 19

The 2 regional AOP’s of Graves

Answer 19

Graves AOP
Graves Supérieur AOP

Question 20

Confluence of which 2 rivers in Sauternes

Answer 20

Garonne / Ciron

Question 21

Aging style of Sauternes

Answer 21

Fermented and aged in barriques. Chaptalization is permitted.

Question 22

Average abv and r/s of Sauternes

Answer 22

• ABV14-15%
• Minimum RS- 45 g/l some wines finishing 120-160 g/l

Question 23

First growth in Graves

Answer 23

Chateau Haut-Brion