France- Bordeaux

Question 1

What are the production levels in Bordeaux in terms of cases of wine

Answer 1

61 million cases (12th in total production as if it was a separate country)

Question 2

Total acreage in Bordeaux

Answer 2

just under 300,000 acres (121,000 hectares). Almost all produced as AOC

Question 3

Bordeaux represents what percentage of AOC production total in France

Answer 3

25%

Question 4

Main grape varieties in decending order

Answer 4

Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Semillon, SB

Question 5

Percentage of red wine production in Bordeaux

Answer 5

89%

Question 6

Total number of AOCs in Bordeaux

Answer 6

60

Question 7

The four regions for AOC Cotes de Bordeaux on the right bank in 2009

Answer 7

Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon, Francs

Question 8

Satellites of St Emilion

Answer 8

Lussac, Puisseguin, Saint-Georges, Montagne

Question 9

Regional AOCs of Bordeaux (3) and total % production

Answer 9

Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superior, Cremant de Bordeaux- 55% production

Question 10

Regional AOCs of Left Bank Medoc (8) and total % production

Answer 10

St Estephe, St Julien, Margaux, Moulis en Medoc, Listrac en Medoc, Pauillac, Medoc, Haut-Medoc- 5% production

Question 11

Regional AOC of Left Bank Graves (6) and total % production

Answer 11

Graves, Graves Superior, Pessac-Leognan, Barsac, Cerons, Sauternes- 7% production

Question 12

Regional AOC of Entre du Mers (8) and total % production

Answer 12

Entre-Deux-Mers, Cadillac, Cotes d B St Macaire, Graves de Vayres, Loupiac, Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux, Ste Croix du Mont, Ste Foy Bordeaux- 9%

Question 13

Regional AOC of the Right bank (Libourne) (10) and total production

Answer 13

Canon-Fronsac, Fronsac, Lalande de Pomerol, Pomerol, St Emilion, Lussac SE, Puisseguin SE, Montagne SE, Saint-Georges SE, St Emilion Grand Cru
10%

Question 14

Right bank Cotes AOC and total production

Answer 14

Cotes de Bordeaux, Boug/Cotes de Bourg- 14%

Question 15

The practice of selling wines before bottling in Bordeaux

Answer 15

En primeur

Question 16

Total number of red wine estates in the 1855 classification

Answer 16

61 crus or classified growths

Question 17

Classified number of growths for sweet wines

Answer 17

15 second growths, 11 first growths, and one superior first growth- Chateau d’Yquem

Question 18

Number of first growths in 1855

Answer 18

4 originally (Latour, Lafitte, Haut Brion, Margaux). Mouton Rothschild elevated in 1973

Question 19

Number of second growths in 1855

Answer 19

14 growths

Question 20

Number of third growths in 1855

Answer 20

14 growths

Question 21

Number of fourth growths in 1855

Answer 21

10 growths

Question 22

Number of fifth growths in 1855

Answer 22

18 growths

Question 23

Graves Cru Classe classification

Answer 23

first in 1953- then 1959. 16 properties for white, red, or both. Haut Brion is included among properties

Question 24

St Emilion Cru classe system

Answer 24

originally 1954 (one year after Graves), but requires reclassification every 10 years. New system established in 2010 in wake of 2006 reclassification lawsuits. Now two categories: S.E Grand Cru Classe, and Premier Grand Cru Classe (higher designation with A and B sub-categorization)

Question 25

St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe A houses

Answer 25

4- Angelus, Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Pavie

Question 26

St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe B houses

Answer 26

14

Question 27

St Emilion Grand Cru Classe houses

Answer 27

64

Question 28

Cru Bourgeois classification

Answer 28

1932- broker-listed 444 houses (for houses not listed in 1855 classification)
2003- ranking of 247 houses
now two levels: Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Superior with classification in place for 5 years. New system takes effect in 2018

Question 29

Cru Artisan designation

Answer 29

a 19th century designation recognized by EU in 1994 for Medoc estates. 44 producers in 2006 with reevaluation every 10 years.