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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?

A

Mouton-Rothchild in 1973

20
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Bordeaux sweet wine classification levels are:

A

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

21
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Bordeaux- In Bordeaux classification is for the vineyard or the chateau?

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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?

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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?

A

18
Of which Classe A there are 4
Classe B there are 14

27
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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?

A

Cru Artisan

28
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Bordeaux- What are the 3 regional AOCs of Bordeaux?

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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?

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Graves AOC

30
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Bordeaux- In what year were wines of St. Emilion first classified?

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1954

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Bordeaux- What Chateau was re-classified as 1st Growth after 1855 and when?

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Chateau Mouton-Rothschild in 1973

32
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Bordeaux- how much of the region is planted in red grapes?

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85%
Merlot dominates - right bank and in Entre Deux mers
Cab Sauv on left bank

33
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Bordeaux- primary White wine?

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Sauv Blanc and Semillon
blended for sweet and dry wines
minor 3rd is Muscadell- added for floral

34
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Bordeaux - List the wines styles found here?

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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?

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  • 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

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  • St Emilion
  • long lived, merlots
  • not a firmly structured as other bank
  • but are tannic enough to improve over decades of bottle maturing
37
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Bordeaux- describe higher end left bank wines

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-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

38
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Bordeaux- describe dry white wines?

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-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?

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-Sauternes on left bank
botrytis- brings honeyed flavor
Semillon based with small amounts of Sauv Blanc

40
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Bordeaux- Left Bank esteemed villages?

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St. Esteph
Pauillac
St. Julien
Margaux

41
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Bordeaux- Graves AOC sub regions?

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  • Graves Superieures AOC = sweet white wines label
  • Pessac Leognan- northernmost area, most prestigious
  • Sauternes- south
42
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Bordeaux- describe the climate of Entre Deux Mers?

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  • triangle shaped between Garonne (south) and Dorgone (north) rivers
  • fertile soil, lack concentration
  • coolest climate
43
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Bordeaux- sub region of Bordeaux that resided in Entre Deux Mers

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Haut Benauge -labeled as Bordeaux-Haut Benauge AOC

-on western edge- approved for dry white wine

44
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Bordeaux- AOCs in Entre deux mers?

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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

2020 CSW (35 decks)

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