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France - Bordeaux Flashcards

1
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Climate of Bordeaux

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Maritime Climate

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How much of Bordeaux is under vine

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128.000 ha.

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Approximately how many chateaux is in Bordeaux

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7.400 Chateaux

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4
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On average how much of bordeaux wine are red

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85%

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What is the “Chai”

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A single-story building for storing barriques

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On average, how often is bordeaux wine racked into clean barriques

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every 3 months

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7
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What is Assemblage

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Blending of different varietals and different plots

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On average how long does bordeaux mature in oak

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2 years

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Which 2 areas in Bordeaux are most famous for sweet wines

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Sauternes and Barsac

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How is Bordeaux Rosé made

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By running the fermenting wine off the skins when the required colour has been obtained (saignee method)

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11
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Which are the 6 top-quality districts of Bordeaux

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Medoc - Graves - Sauternes - Barsac - St. Emilion - Pomerol

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Which type of wines is allowed to make in Medoc and Haut-medoc

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Only Red

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How many communes lies in Haut-Medoc, name the best from north to south

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16 in total
St. Estèphe - Paulliac - St. Julien - Listrac - Moulis - Margaux

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How will you descibe the aromas of a classic Medoc-wine

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Blackcurrant Leaf, cassis, cedar wood, graphite, pencil shavings, wet leaf, wet soil

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How many Chateaux is included in the “1855 Medoc Classification”

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61

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16
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Name the 5 chateaux in Premier Grand Cru Classé

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Lafite Rothschild - Mouton Rothschild - Latour - Margaux - Haut-Brion

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17
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When and What major change happend in the “1855 Medoc Classification”

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in 1973, Chateau Mouton Rothschild went from Deuxième Cru to Premier Cru

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18
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When was Cru Bourgeois established

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1932

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In which 3 categories was Cru Bourgeois divided into before 2008

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Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
Cru Bourgeois Supérieurs
Cru Bourgeois

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20
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Explain “Cru Artisan”

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The level below cru bourgeois, created in the 19th- century, but fell into disuse. Re-established from the 2005 vintage, and contains 36 chateaux

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21
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Second wine of Lafite

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Carruades de Lafite

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Second wine of Latour

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Les Forts de Latour

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23
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Second wine of Haut-Brion

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Red: Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
White: Le Clarté de Haut-Brion

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24
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second wine of Margaux

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Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux

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25
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second wine of Mouton Rothschild

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Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild

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26
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When did Graves get there classifications for Reds and Whites

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1954

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27
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Red wine accounts for how much in Graves

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75%

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28
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Noble Rot in Latin and French

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Botrytis Cinera - Pourriture Noble

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29
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Which grape is most planted in Sauternes

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Semillon - 80%

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30
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On Average how much wine is made from 1 vine at chateau d’Yquem in sauternes

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1 glass (equivalent to 8hl/ha)

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31
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top sauternes are hand harvested in trie’s, what is a Trie

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one passing through the vineyard, for picking the botrytised grapes

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32
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At which Oechsle are top sauternes harvested

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150 Oechsle (360g/l)

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33
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Name the communes of the sauternes district

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Sauternes - Barsac - Bommes - Fargues - Preignac

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34
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Minimum alcohol level for sauternes and barsac

35
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Where is Cérons AOC located

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Situated in between graves and sauternes, however a commune of graves, having own AOC for sweet wines

36
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Red wines of bordeaux are known as what, in english speaking countries

37
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Soil of Medoc

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Mainly Gravel, with some clay and limestone

38
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Which grape varieties was allowed for bordeaux AOC in 2021

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Red: Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, Touriga Nacional
White: Alvarinho, Lilorila

39
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Name the white varietals allowed in bordeaux AOC

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Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle, Savignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Mauzac, Alvarinho, Lilorila, Colombard, Ugni Blanc

40
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Name the red varietals allowed in bordeaux AOC

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Carmenere, Petit Verdot, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Marselan, Arinarnoa

41
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What causes high humidity leading to morning mist in sauternes

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The river Ciron and the nearby pine forest

42
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Which grape has the highest chance of getting botrytised

43
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How many chateaux in the 1855 classification for sweet wines, and how many in each divison

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Premier Cru Superieur: 1
Premier Cru 11
Deuxieme Cru 15

44
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Soil of St. Emilion

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Clay, Limestone, Sand, Gravel

45
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How many communes are entitled to use the st. emilion AOC

46
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Name the 4 satelite communes of st. emilion

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Montagne, Lussac, Puisseguin, St. Georges

47
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How much of st. Emilion is under vine

48
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When was St. Emilion classification created

49
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What is the name of the big co-operative in St. Emilion

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Union des Producteurs de St-Emilion

50
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How much of Pomerol is under vine

51
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Soil of Pomerol

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Sandy-Gravel with clay in the east
Sand with “Crasse de Fer” (ironstone) in the west

52
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Which type of wine is allowed for Pomerol AOC

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Only red wine

53
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Pomerol’s top Chateaux

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Petrus - La fleur Petrus - Le Pin - Lafleur
Vielle Chateau Certan - Chateau Certan
Chateau Certan de may - Conseillante
L’Eglise-Clinet - Latour a Pomerol
L’Evangelie - Trotonoy

54
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Which 2 communes are allowed to use Lalande-de-pomerol AOC

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Lalande-de-pomerol and Néac

55
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Cotes de Bordeaux AOP is an appelation covering which 4 old regions

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Blaye - Cadillac - Cotes de franc - Cotes de castillon

56
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Which Premier Grand Cru Classé wines are found in Paulliac

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Lafite - Mouton - Latour

57
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Which “Vin de Pays” can generic bordeaux wines be sold under

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VDP l’Atlantique

58
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Where were the first vineyards in bordeaux planted

59
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Soil of Fronsac and canon-fronsac

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clay and limestone

60
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difference between Molleaux wine and liquoreaux wine

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Molleaux are late harvest grapes which may be botrytized
Liquoreaux are always botrytized and significally sweeter

61
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List the 10 AOC’s of Libournais

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Fronsac and Canon fronsac
Pomerol and lalande de pomerol
st. emilion and st. emilion grand cru
Lussac - Montagne
St. Georges - Puisseguin

62
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The alliance de cru bourgeois develepoed a new classification from 2008, what is it called.

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Reconaissance de cru bourgeois

63
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How does the new cru bourgeois classification work

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It is a stamp, given on a yearly basis to wines which got approved in a taste test by an independent panel

64
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top bordeaux vintages from 1980 to now.

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1982 – 1985 – 1986 – 1988 – 1989 – 1990 - 1995 – 2000 – 2003 – 2005 – 2009 – 2010 – 2011 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 – 2018 – 2019 – 2020 – 2022

65
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chateaux of saint emilion Premier Grand cru classé A

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Chateau Pavie
Chateau Figeac

66
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chateaux of saint emiling Premier grand cru classé B

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Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot
Chateau Belair-Monange
Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere
Chateau Larcis Ducasse
Chateau Pavie Macquin
Chateau Trottevieille
Chateau Beausejour
Chateau Canon
Clos Fourtet
La Mondotte
Chateau Trolong Mondot
Chateau Valandraud

67
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How many chateaux in Saint Emilion “Grand Cru Classe”

68
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When was the Saint-Emilion classification created

69
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Which AOC’s in Entre-deaux-mers is famous for sweet wines

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Loupiac
Cadillac
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Cotes-de-bordeaux Saint-Macaire

70
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difference beteween Cru Bourgeois and Cru Artisan

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Cru Bourgeois is a group of chateaux that agreed to higher regulations than just the AOC and is roughly 250 chateaux
Cru artisan is small (1-5ha.) estates that are entirely responsible for there own production process. roughly 50 cru artisan

71
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annual rainfall of bordeaux

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70 - 80cm.

72
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What was the name of Bordeaux, when it became a part of the roman empire

73
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How many vineyard owners in Bordeaux

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Approx. 7.500

74
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How many chateaux in Bordeaux

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Approx. 12.000

75
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Who was first to bottle their wine at the chateau in bordeaux

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Mouton Rothschild

76
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On which date in 1855 was the classification created

77
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name atleast 5 classified growths from Paulliac and there level of classification

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1Lafite Rothschild
1 Mouton Rothschild
1 Latour
2 Pichon Baron
2 Pichon Comtesse
4 Duhart-Milon
5 Pontet-Canet
5 Batailley
5 Haut-Batailley
5 Lynch-Moussas
5 Lynch-Bages
5 Haut Bages Liberale
5 Croiset-Bages
5 Clerc-Milon
5 Grand Puy Lacoste
5 Grand Puy Ducasse
5 Pedesclaux
5 Armailhac

78
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name atleast 5 classified growths from Margaux and there level of classification

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1 Margaux
2 Rausan Segla
2 Rausan Gassies
2 Lascombes
2 Dufort Vivens
2 Brane-Cantenac
3 Kirwan
3 d’Issan
3 Palmer
3 Ferriere
3 Cantenac-Brown
3 Boyd-Cantenac
3 Giscours
3 Desmiral
3 Marquis d’Aleseme
3 Malescot St. Exupery
4 Marquis d’terme
4 Pougets
4 Prieure-Lichine
5 Dauzac
5 Du Tetre

79
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name atleast 5 classified growths from St. Julien and there level of classification

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2 Leoville Poyferre
2 Leoville Les Cases
2 Leoville Barton
2 Gruard Larose
2 Ducru Beaucaillou
3 Lagrange
3 Langoa-Barton
4 Talbot
4 Branaire-ducru
4 St. Pierre Savaistre
4 Beychevelle

80
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name atleast 5 classified growths from St. Estephe and there level of classification

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2 Montrose
2 Cos d’Estournel
3 Calon-Segur
4 Lafon-Rochet
5 Cos Labory

81
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Which bordeaux variety is localy named Bouchet

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Cabernet Franc

82
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Which grape variety is also known as Cot in bordeaux

83
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Which grape variety is also known as pressac in bordeaux

84
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Local names for carmenere in bordeaux

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La grande vidure
Camernet
Carbernell

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