Bordeaux, Mix Flashcards
Describe the Medoc Classification 1855?
*Created in 1855, and still stands today with 61 Chateaux ranked from 1st growths to 5th growth.
*Only one change in 1973 Chateau Mouton Rothschild was elevated from 2nd to 1st growth.
What are the factors that moderate the climate of Bordeaux?
*The Atlantic Ocean & Gironde Estuary moderate the climate with rainfall all year round.
Stade the 1th Growth wines in 1855 Classification And their Communes?
*Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
*Chateau Mouton- Rothschild (Pauillac)
*Chateau Latour (Pauillac)
*Chateau Margaux (Margaux)
*Chateau Haut-Brion (Pessac-Leognan)
List a 2nd Growth wines and their Communes? (3)
*Chateau Rausan Segla (Margaux)
*Chateau Gruard Larose (St-Julien)
*Chateau Cos d’ Esturnel (Saint-Estephe)
Which are the Satellite Appellations in Saint-Emilion?
*Lussac
*St. Georges
*Montagne
*Puisseguin
Name 3 sweet white wine appellations located east of Sauternes?
*Cadillac
*Loupiac
*Sait Croix du Mont
Which 1st growth is found in Graves?
*Chateau Haut-Brion
State top vintages of Medoc?
*2005
*2009
*2010
*2015
State a wine from 3th growth within 1855?
*Chateau Calon Segur (Saint-Estephe)
State a wine from 4th growth within 1855?
*Chateau Talbot (Saint-Julien)
State the number of the Chateaux in each growth within 1855?
*1st-5 Chateaux
*2nd- 15 Chateaux
*3th- 14 Chateaux
*4th- 10 Chateaux
*5th- 17 Chateaux
Describe Cru Bourgeois Classification?
*Established in 1932 with 444 Chateaux.
*Cru Bourgeois
*Cru Bourgeois Superieurs
*Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels
The Classification is ranked every 5 years.
State a wine from 5th growth within 1855?
*Chateau Batailley (Pauillac)