Compendium Crawling

Question 1

What is the minimum alcohol for all wines in the Medoc?

Answer 1

11%

Question 2

What are allowed styles/encepagement for Medoc wines?

Answer 2

Dry red.

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Merlot
• Cabernet Franc
• Petit Verdot
• Malbec
• Carmenere

Question 3

What are aging requirements for Medoc wines?

Answer 3

June 15th of year following harvest, EXCEPT:

• Listrac-Medoc: September 15th after harvest
• Margaux: Aged until June 1st, released Sept. 1st

Question 4

What is the planting density for Medoc?

Answer 4

7,000 vines/hectare, EXCEPT:

• Haut-Medoc (6,500)
• Medoc AOP (5,000)

Question 5

What is the max. RS for Medoc wines?

Answer 5

3g/l

Question 6

What are max. yields for Medoc?

Answer 6

57 hl/ha, EXCEPT Haut-Medoc and Medoc (55 hl/ha)

Question 7

What is the most recently established AOC in the Medoc?

Answer 7

Listrac-Medoc, in 1957

Question 8

What are the AOPs that allow dry wine in Graves?

Answer 8

Graves AOP and Pessac-Leognan AOP

Question 9

What are the must weights/min. RS for sweet wines AOPs in Graves?

Answer 9

221 g/l must weight, 45 g/l RS for Barsac, Cerons, and Sauternes, 221 g/l must weight and 34 g/l RS for Graves Superieures

Question 10

Which Graves AOP doesn’t have an aging requirement?

Answer 10

Graves Superieures

Question 11

What are min. alcohols for Graves sweet wine AOPs?

Answer 11

All are 12% acquired, but potential alcohol is 15% for Barsac and Sauternes, 14.5% for Cerons, and 13.5 for Graves Superieures