France - Bordeaux Flashcards
1
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Name the six communes that make up the Haut-Médoc (from north to south).
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St.-Estèphe Pauillac St.-Julien Listrac-Medoc Moulis-Medoc Margaux
2
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Name the five communes of Sauternes (from north to south).
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Barsac Preignac Bommes Fargues Sauternes
3
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Name the satellites of St.-Emilion.
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Montagne
Lussac
Puisseguin
St.-Georges
4
Q
First “microcuvee” or “garage” wine of St.-Emilion.
A
Château Valandraud
5
Q
The only 3rd growth of St.-Estèphe.
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Château Calon Segur
6
Q
Where do we come across “crasse de fer”?
A
Pomerol
7
Q
When was the second wine of Château Mouton Rothschild introduced and what is its name?
A
1997
Le Petit Mouton
8
Q
Name at least four vintages that no Chateau d’Yquem was produced.
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2012 1992 1974 1972 1964 1952 1951 1930 1915 1910
9
Q
Which is the northernmost classed-growth of the Medoc?
A
Château Calon Segur
10
Q
First vintage of Le Pin.
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1979
11
Q
When was Château Mouton Rothschild upgraded to a 1st growth?
A
1973
12
Q
Château Rauzan-Segla
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2nd growth
Margaux
13
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Château Talbot
A
4th growth
St.-Julien
14
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Name the four Premiers Grands Crus Classes A of St.-Emilion.
A
Château Pavie
Château Figeac
15
Q
What style of wines are produced in Saint-Croix-Du-Mont, Loupiac and Cadillac?
A
Sweet wines of lesser quality than Barsac and Sauternes
16
Q
Château Lascombes
A
2nd growth
Margaux
17
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First classified growth to earn certification for being 100% Biodynamic.
A
Château Pontet Canet
18
Q
The “L’Enclos” vineyard is the heart of which classified Château?
A
Château Latour
19
Q
Name the communes of Margaux AOC.
A
Margaux-Cantenac Soussans Arsac Labarde
20
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On which Chateau of St.Julien is the highest altitude?
A
Château Gruaud-Larose
21
Q
Northernmost classified growth of Pauillac.
A
Château Lafite Rothschild
22
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Château Batailley
A
5th growth
Pauillac
23
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Château Du Tertre
A
5th growth
Margaux
24
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When was the AOC Pessac-Leognan created?
A
1987
25
Which Château of Pomerol owns the largest vineyard area of the appellation?
Château De Sales (47,5 ha)
26
Which artist made the 1967 label of Mouton-Rothschild?
César
27
How many vineyards were granted with the cru bourgeois title in 2003? In 2020?
247
249
28
Which of Médoc First Growths has the most land planted with merlot?
Château Haut-Brion
29
Mouton-Rothschild is known for incorporating a different famous artist’s art on their label each vintage. When did this tradition began?
1945 (1924 by artist Jean Carlu was the first time though)
30
Who is the actual owner of Château Latour?
Francois Pinault
31
Ernest Hemingway’s granddaughter was named with inspiration from which château?
Château Margaux
32
What is the name of the white wine from muscadelle/sémillon from Château Mouton-Rothschild?
Aile d'argent
33
When was Clos du Marquis first produced?
1902
34
When was Pavillon Rouge first produced?
1906
35
What was in the background of the 2003 Mouton-Rothschild label behind Baron Nathaniel Rothschild?
The property act of purchase
36
Which first growth is part of two different classifications?
Château Haut-Brion
37
Which vineyard was removed from Bordeaux’s Wine Classification (1855) in 1973?
Château Dubignon
38
What was the first year of production of Clarence de Haut-Brion?
2007
39
Who is the actual owner of Château Haut-Brion?
Robert de Luxembourg
40
How’s the parcel used for the Grand vin of Château Latour called?
L'Enclos
41
What year did Mouton-Rothschild chose two different labels?
1978
42
What is the name of the tower represented on the label of Château Latour?
Saint-Lambert
43
When did Château Latour stopped selling its wine En Primeur?
2012
44
Which first growth has a parcel in Saint-Esthèphe?
Château Lafite-Rothschild
45
What is currently the name of the second wine of Château Lafite-Rothschild?
Carruades de Château Lafite
46
Name the second growths of Saint-Estèphe.
Château Montrose
| Château Cos d'Estournel
47
Name the only fifth growth of Saint-Estèphe.
Cos Labory
48
Second label of Château Talbot.
Connetable de Talbot
49
Name the only two fifth growths of Margaux.
Château Dauzac
| Château du Tertre
50
Second label of Château Montrose.
La Dame du Montrose
51
Second label of Château Lafon-Rochet.
Les Pelerins de Lafon-Rochet
52
Château Rauzan Gassies
2th growth
| Margaux
53
Château Durfort-Vivens
2th growth
| Margaux
54
Name the only fourth growth that is not in any major commune of Bordeaux.
Château La Tour-Carnet
55
Name the only two third growths of Saint-Julien.
Château Langoa-Barton
| Château Lagrange
56
Name the classified growth with the smallest vineyard.
Château Ferriere (Margaux / 3rd growth)
57
Name the classified growth with the largest vineyards in the Left-Bank.
Château Lagrange (Saint-Julien / 3rd growth)
58
Name the second wine of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou.
Croix de Beaucaillou
59
When did Château Haut-Brion was bought by an American banker and what was his name?
1935
Mr. Clarence Dillon
60
Where is Château Guiraud located?
Sauternes
61
In which commune is Château Sigalas-Rabaud located?
Bommes
62
Name the only third growth that is not located within any major commune of the Haut-Medoc.
Château La Lagune
63
Name the only fourth growth of Pauillac.
Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild
64
Second label of Angelus.
Carillon d'Angelus
65
Second label of Ausone.
Chapelle d'Ausone
66
Why was the 1984 terrible for all of Bordeaux?
Very wet and difficult vintage
67
Name the second wine of Château La Conseillante and it's first vintage.
Duo de Conseillante
| 2007
68
Where is Enclos Tourmaline located and when was its first vintage?
Pomerol
| 2012
69
Second label of Haut-Batailley.
Château La Tour l'Aspic (up until 2016 vintage, from 2017 it is called Verso)
70
Name at least two notable Bordeaux (small) producers that make single varietal wines from Petit Verdot.
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Château Malescasse
Château Moutte Blanc Moisin
Château d'Osmond
Château Mirambeau
Dominique Leandre Chevallier
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71
Communes of Lalande-de-Pomerol.
Lalande-de-Pomerol
| Neac
72
Second label of Château Cheval Blanc.
Le Petit Cheval (first vintage: 1988)
73
Minimum residual sugar for Sauternes AOC.
45 gr/lt
74
Which grape ripens last in Bordeaux?
Petit Verdot
75
Name the second growths of Pauillac.
Château Pichon-Baron
| Château Pichon-Longueville (Comtesse de Lalande)
76
Château d'Armailhac's name before 1989.
Château Mouton-Baronne-Philippe
77
Château Cantemerle
5th growth
| Haut-Médoc
78
Name the only two Premier Crus of Barsac.
Château Coutet
| Château Climens
79
Where is Château de Rayne-Vigneau located?
Bommes, Sauternes (Premier Cru)
80
Name the four 2012 promotions to Premiers Grands Crus Classes (B) of Saint-Emilion.
Château Canon-la-Gaffeliere
Château Lacris Ducasse
Château Valandraud
La Mondotte
81
How many Grand Cru Classe are classified for St.-Emilion?
85
| 4 A', 14 B'
82
Name three Garagistes of the Right Bank.
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Le Pin (Pomerol)
Château Valandraud (St.-Emilion)
La Mondotte (St.-Emilion)
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83
Name of the mixture of sand, gravel and light clay that characterizes Graves.
Boulbenes
84
Name the First Growths that are located in Pauillac.
Château Lafite-Rothschild
Château Mouton-Rothschild
Château Latour
85
What is Cabernet Franc known as in Pomerol?
Bouchet
86
What is Malbec known as on the Right Bank?
Pressac
87
What is the largest communal appellation of the Haut-Medoc?
Margaux
88
What commune has the largest number of classified growths?
Margaux (21)
89
Name the sweet white AOPs of Graves.
Barsac
Sauternes
Cerons
Graves Superieur
90
Minimum must weight for harvest in Sauternes.
221 gr/lt
91
What two AOPs may use the geographical designation "Haut-Benauge"?
Bordeaux
| Entre-Deux-Mers
92
What was the first identifiable vineyard estate in Bordeaux?
Château Pape-Clement in 1305
93
Where is Château Chasse-Spleen located?
Moulis-en-Medoc
94
Where is Château Roc de Cambes located?
Côtes de Bourg
95
When did Château La Tour Haut-Brion produce its final vintage?
2005
96
Second label of Cos d'Estournel.
Les Pagodes de Cos
97
Château La Tour-Carnet
4th
| Haut-Medoc
98
Second label of Chateau Calon Segur.
Marquis de Calon
99
Second label of Château Palmer.
Alter Ego
100
What is the Bordeaux mixture and what does it help prevent?
Mixture of lime, copper sulphate and water
Prevents fungal diseases
101
Second label of Château Pontet Canet.
Les Hauts de Pontet
102
Second label of Château Valandraud.
Virginie de Valandraud
103
Second label of Château Pavie.
Espirit de Pavie
104
Second label of Château Gruaud Larose.
Sarget de Gruaud Larose
105
Château Dauzac in 2019 has been sold to whom?
Christian Roulleau
106
Name the two latest vintages that Château Climens has not released a first wine.
2017
| 1993
107
Which of the latest vintages of Château Guiraud has been affected by hail damage and no first wine will be released?
2018
108
Name the only hybrid grape variety allowed in a AOC and where do we find it?
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Baco Blanc (Baco 22A)
Armagnac
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109
Second label of Château d’Issan.
Blasson d’Issan
110
Which Chateau absorbed the vineyard of Château Dubignon?
Château Malescot-St.-Exupery
111
What are the allowed white grapes of Bordeaux?
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Semillon (47% of white grape plantings)
Sauvignon Blanc (45% of white grape plantings)
Muscadelle (5% of white grape plantings)
Ugni Blanc
Merlot Blanc
Colombard
Sauvignon Gris
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112
When did Domaine Clarence Dillon buy La Mission Haut-Brion?
1983
113
Who produces the "Crème de Tête"?
Château Gilette (located in Preignac - the wine remains in concrete vats for 10-20 years before bottling and is the only Château in Sauternes that has declassified more vintages than Château d'Yquem)
114
Which Château was the first Bordeaux acquisition of Suntory and since when?
Château Lagrange since 1983 (located in Saint-Julien)
115
What is the minimum must weight for Saint-Estèphe AOP, Pauillac AOP, Saint-Julien AOP, Listrac-Medoc AOP, Moulis-en-Medoc AOP and Margaux AOP?
180 gr/lt (189 gr/lt for Merlot)
116
What are the maximum yields for Saint-Estephe AOP, Pauillac AOP, Saint-Julien AOP, Listrac-Medoc AOP, Moulis-en-Medoc AOP and Margaux AOP?
57 hl/ha
117
What are the maximum yields for Sauternes AOP?
25 hl/ha
118
Is red wine permitted to be made in the Entre-deux-Mers AOP?
No
119
What is the previous name of Château Haut-Brion's second wine? When was the first vintage of Le Clarence Haut-Brion?
Bahans Haut-Brion
| 2007
120
Which Château has a second wine known as "Le Petit Lion"?
Château Leoville-Las-Cases
121
You are drinking a glass of Château Coutet's Cuvee Madame 2009. What grape varieties have been used to make this wine?
100% Semillon
122
Which vintage of Château Mouton-Rothschild did Andy Warhol design the label?
1975
123
Which vintage of Château Mouton-Rothschild has a Pablo Picasso painting on the label?
1973
124
What is the name of the winery, which is owned by Château Lafite-Rothschild in Chile?
Viña Los Vascos (1988)
125
Name the second wine of Château Ferriere.
Les Remparts de Ferriere
126
First South African winery to have its wine distributed through La Place de Bordeaux this Autumn (2019).
Klein Constantia
127
What is the new Haut-Bailly's second wine name from 2018 vintage onward? What was its name so far?
Haut-Bailly II
| La Parde de Haut-Bailly
128
From what famous Château did suitcase clippings come from that would become the Cabernet Sauvignon vines at Diamond Creek?
Château Haut-Brion
129
What are the drainage channels of Bordeaux called?
Jalles
130
Where in the Haut-Médoc is the gravel topsoil at its deepest point?
Pauillac
131
Which Châteaux are for white wine only in the Graves Classification?
Château Couhins
Château Couhins-Lurton
Château Laville Haut-Brion
132
Second label of Château Carbonnieux.
La Croix de Carbonnieux
133
In which appellation is Château de la Rivière located?
Fronsac AOC
134
Which was the debut vintage of Château Gracia (Saint-Emilion)?
1997
135
Which Sauvignon Blanc clone was planted in the Livermore area, that originally came from Château d'Yquem?
FPS01 (Wente Clone)
136
What is the maximum allowed yield (hl/ha) for Entre-Deux-Mers AOP?
65 hl/ha
137
What colour wines are produced under Côtes de Blaye AOP? Which are the two basic varieties used?
White wines
| Ugni Blanc and Colombard (60-90%)
138
Second label of Château Lagrange.
Les Fiefs de Lagrange
139
What is the restriction for Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc and Colombard in Bordeaux AOP blanc?
Maximum 30% combined
140
When was Crémant de Bordeaux AOP established?
1990
141
Second label of Vieux Château Certan.
La Gravette de Certan
142
When was Espérance de Trotanoy (Château Trotanoy second label) introduced?
Introduced in the 2009 vintage
143
Le Petit Cheval's first vintage.
1988
144
Name the owner of Château Carbonnieux.
Perrin Family
145
Second label of Domaine de Chevalier.
L'Esprit de Chevalier
146
Name the owner of Château Berliquet, Château Canon and Château Rauzan-Ségla.
Chanel
147
Second label of Château Figeac.
Petit-Figeac (first vintage: 2012)
148
Name the owner of Château Pichon Baron.
AXA Millesimes
149
What vintage in Bordeaux devastated much of the vineyards due to frost and forced replanting, which ultimately brought up the quality of Bordeaux?
1956 (holds the record as the coldest year in history since 1709)
150
Château d'Yquem's average yield.
8 hl/ha
151
Name the only three Fifth Growths of Haut-Médoc.
Château Belgrave
Château de Camensac
Château Cantemerle
152
Château Marquis de Terme
4th
| Margaux
153
Name the only fourth growth of Saint-Estèphe.
Château Lafon-Rochet
154
How many Cru Artisans du Médoc are there today (2019)? How often is the list of estates renewed?
36
| Every 5 years
155
Which artist made the 2017 label of Mouton-Rothschild?
Annette Messager
