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France- Bordeaux Flashcards

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Bordeaux- How many cases of wine does Bordeaux produce annually?

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61 million cases

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Bordeaux- What are the two rivers that flow through Bordeaux?

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Dordogne and Garrone

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Bordeaux- What is the name of the estuary in Bordeaux that flows to the Atlantic ocean?

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Gironde

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Bordeaux- What is the area on the left bank, north of Bordeaux city called?

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Medoc

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Bordeaux- What is the area on the left bank, south of Bordeaux city called?

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Graves

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Bordeaux- What is the main town on the right bank of the Dordogne?

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Libourne

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Bordeaux- What is the name of the forest that is a protective barrier along the west coast of Bordeaux?

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Landes Forest

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Bordeaux- What percentage of Bordeaux is planted with red grapes?

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85%

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Bordeaux- Behind merlot and cabernet sauvignon, what is the 3rd most widely planted red grape in Bordeaux?

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Cabernet Franc

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Bordeaux- What are the primary white grapes of Bordeaux?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Muscadelle

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Bordeaux- How many AOCs are there in Bordeaux?

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there are more than 300

-producing just under half of all French wines

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Bordeaux- What are the appellations of Medoc?

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Medoc and Haut Medoc

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Bordeaux- What are the 4 esteemed villages of the left bank of Bordeaux that are communal AOC’s?

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St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien and Margaux

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Bordeaux- The most coveted wines from the right bank of Bordeaux come from what AOC’s?

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Pommerol and St. Emilion

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Bordeaux- What year was the famous Bordeaux classification?

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1855

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Bordeaux- How many red wines were included in the Bordeaux classification of 1855?

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61

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Bordeaux- How many levels of cru’s are there in the original Bordeaux classifications?

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5 levels, or growths

top known as Premier cru or First growth

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Bordeaux- What are the 4 original Premier Cru chateaux in Bordeaux in the 1855 Classification?

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Haut-Brion, Lafite-Rothchild, Latour and Margaux.

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Bordeaux- What was the 5th chateau to become a 1er cru in Bordeaux and when did it move up?

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Mouton-Rothchild in 1973

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Bordeaux sweet wine classification levels are:

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Chateau d’Yquem -one superior 1st growth
11 Superior Growth
15 Second Growth

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Bordeaux- In Bordeaux classification is for the vineyard or the chateau?

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Bordeaux- What year were the Graves chateaux classified?

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1953 and again in 1959

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Bordeaux- What is the name of the only right bank classification system in Bordeaux and when was it established?

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St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe in 1954

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Bordeaux- What are the two categories of classification within the St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe?

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Grand Cru Classe and Premier Grand Cru Classe

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Bordeaux- What are the 4 A ranking chateaux in the St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe?
Chateau Angelus, Chateau Ausone, Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau Pavie
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Bordeaux- How many producers have a Premier Grand Cru Classe status in the St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe AOC?
18 Of which Classe A there are 4 Classe B there are 14
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Bordeaux- Small family owned and operated estates in the Medoc may have the right to use what classification on their label?
Cru Artisan
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Bordeaux- What are the 3 regional AOCs of Bordeaux?
Bordeaux AOC, Crement de Bordeaux AOC, Bordeaux Superieur AOC
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Bordeaux- What is the large appellation for dry whites and red in Graves?
Graves AOC
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Bordeaux- In what year were wines of St. Emilion first classified?
1954
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Bordeaux- What Chateau was re-classified as 1st Growth after 1855 and when?
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild in 1973
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Bordeaux- how much of the region is planted in red grapes?
85% Merlot dominates - right bank and in Entre Deux mers Cab Sauv on left bank
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Bordeaux- primary White wine?
Sauv Blanc and Semillon blended for sweet and dry wines minor 3rd is Muscadell- added for floral
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Bordeaux - List the wines styles found here?
``` Basic red Bordeaux Higher end right bank reds Higher end left bank reds Dry white wines sweet white wines ```
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Bordeaux- describe basic red wine Bordeaux?
- majority of wine made - for every day - based in Merlot - grown in the Entre Deux Mers or right bank - good quality - not have complexity or age worthiness
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Bordeaux - describe higher end right bank reds
- St Emilion - long lived, merlots - not a firmly structured as other bank - but are tannic enough to improve over decades of bottle maturing
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Bordeaux- describe higher end left bank wines
-Found in Medoc -generally made Cab sauv heavy expensive, require careful handling for long term storage considered to be some of the world's finest
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Bordeaux- describe dry white wines?
-Sauv blanc, with minority of Semillon crisp, high in acidity Entre deux mers, but some come from Graves (the Pessac-Leognan) some are oaked but subtlety
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Bordeaux- describe the sweet white wine?
-Sauternes on left bank botrytis- brings honeyed flavor Semillon based with small amounts of Sauv Blanc
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Bordeaux- Left Bank esteemed villages?
St. Esteph Pauillac St. Julien Margaux
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Bordeaux- Graves AOC sub regions?
- Graves Superieures AOC = sweet white wines label - Pessac Leognan- northernmost area, most prestigious - Sauternes- south
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Bordeaux- describe the climate of Entre Deux Mers?
- triangle shaped between Garonne (south) and Dorgone (north) rivers - fertile soil, lack concentration - coolest climate
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Bordeaux- sub region of Bordeaux that resided in Entre Deux Mers
Haut Benauge -labeled as Bordeaux-Haut Benauge AOC | -on western edge- approved for dry white wine
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Bordeaux- AOCs in Entre deux mers?
Loupiac AOC Sainte Croix du mont AOC Cadillac AOC all clustered on the Eastern shore of Garrone produce sweet white wines- may or not be botrytis

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