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France-Bordeaux Flashcards

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4th Growths of Margaux? How many? List 2nd Label wines if applicable

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3
Ch. Marquis de Terme (Les Gondants de Marquis du Terme)
Ch. Pauget (La Tour Massac)
Ch. Prieuré-Lichine (Confidences de Prieuré-Lichine)

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3rd Growths of St. Éstephe? How many? List 2nd labels

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1

Calon-Segur (Le Marquis de Calon-Ségur)

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in what year was Pessac-Leognan created?

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1987

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Name the 2nd Growths of Pauillac? How many? List 2nd labels

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Ch. Pichon-Longueville au Baron de Lalande (Les Griffons de Pichon Baron
Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande (Réserve de la Comtesse)

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2nd Growths of Margaux? How many? List 2nd labels

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Ch. Rausan-Ségla (Ségla)
Ch. Rausan Gassies (Gassies)
Ch. Durfort-Vivens (Vivens Rouge,)
Ch. Lascombes (Chevalier de Lascombes)
Ch. Brane-Cantenac (Le Baron du Brane)
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Name the 2nd Growths of St-Julien? How many? List 2nd labels

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Ch. Léoville-las-Cases (Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases)
Ch. Léoville-Barton (Réserve Léoville-Barton)
Léoville-Poyferré (Pavillon de Poyferré)
Ch. Gruaud-Larose (Sarget de Gruaud-Larose)
Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou (Croix de Beaucaillou)

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Name 3rd Growths of St.-Julien? How many? List 2nd labels

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Ch. Lagrange (Fiefs de Lagrange)
Ch. Langoa-Barton (Château Lady Langoa)

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Name 1st Growths of 1855 Classification w/ corresponding commune. List 2nd labels

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Ch. Latour (Pauillac) (Les Forts de Latour)
Ch. Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac) (Carruades de Lafite)
Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac) (1973) (Petit Mouton)
Ch. Margaux (Margaux) (Pavillon Rouge)
Ch. Haut-Brion (Pessac-Leognan) (Le Clarence de Haut-Brion)

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What are the Châteaux of 1er Cru Classé “A” of St-Emilion? How many?

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4
Ch. Angelus
Ch. Pavie 
Ch. Cheval Blanc 
Ch. Ausone
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How many Ch. were classified in 1855 class. of Médoc?

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61 in Medoc

1 in Graves (now Pessac-Leognan)

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What are the 3 Leovilles? Which commune?

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Leoville:

  • Poyferré
  • Las Cases
  • Barton

in St. Julien

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2nd Growths of St. Éstephe? How many? List 2nd Labels.

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Ch. Montrose (La Dame du Montrose)

Ch. Cos d’Estournel (Les Pagodes de Cos)

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3rd Growths of Margaux? How many?

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Ch. Giscours (Sirene de Giscours)
Ch. Kirwan (Les Charmes de Kirwan)
Ch. d’Issan (Blason d’Issan)
Ch. Malescot-St.-Exupéry (La Dame de Malescot)
Ch. Cantenac-Brown (BriO de Cantenac-Brown)
Ch. Palmer (Alter Ego)
Ch. Desmirail (Initial de Desmirail)
Ch. Ferrière (Les Ramparts du Ferriére)
Ch. Marquis d’Alesme-Becker (Marquise d’Alesme)
Ch. Boyd-Cantenac (Jacques Boyd)

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Name 3rd growths of Haut-Médoc? How many? List 2nd labels

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1

Ch. La Lagune (Moulin La Lagune)

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5th Growths of Haut-Médoc? How many? List 2nd labels

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3
Ch. Belgrave (Diane de Belgrave)
Ch. de Camensac (La Closerie de Camensac)
Ch. Cantemerle (Les Allées des Cantemerle)

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5th Growths of Margaux? How many? List 2nd labels

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2
Ch. Dauzac (La Bastide-Dauzac)
Ch. du Tertre (Hauts du Tertre)

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4th Growths of Haut-Medoc? How many? List 2nd labels

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1

Ch. La Tour-Carnet (Douves de Carnet)

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5th Growths of Pauillac? How many? List 2nd labels

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12
Ch. Pontet-Canet (Les Hauts de Pontet-Canet)
Ch. Batailley (none!)
Ch. Haut-Batailley (Chateau La Tour L’Aspic)
Ch. Haut-Bages-Liberal (La Chapelle de Bages)
Ch. Lynch-Bages (Echo de Lynch Bages)
Ch. Lynch-Moussas (Les Hauts de Lynch Moussas)
Ch. Croizet-Bages (La Tourelle de Croizet-Bages)
Ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Lacoste Borie)
Ch. Grand-Puy-Ducasse (Château Artigues-Arnaud,)
Ch. d’Armailhac (nien!)
Ch. Pédesclaux (Fleur de Pédesclaux)
Ch. Clerc-Milan (Pastourelle de Clerc-Milon)

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5th Growths of St Éstephe? How many? Name 2nd labels

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Ch. Cos Labory (Le Charme Labory)

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What are the only 3 changes to the 1855 Classification of Médoc?

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1973 Mouton-Rothschild elevated from 2nd-1st growth
1856 Cantemerle added as a 5th Growth
Ch. Dubignon absorbed by Ch. Malescot-St.-Exupéry

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4th Growths of St. Julien? How many? List 2nd labels

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4
Ch. St. Pierre (nada huey!)
Ch. Talbot (Connétable de Talbot)
Ch. Branaire-Ducru (Château Duluc)
Ch. Beycheville (Amiral de Beychevelle)
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4th Growths of Pauillac? How many? List 2nd labels

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Ch. Durhart-Milan-Rothschild (Moulin de Duhart)

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4th Growths of St. Éstephe? How many? List 2nd labels

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Ch. Lafon-Rochet (Les Pélerins de Lafon-Rochet)

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Top Pomerol Châteaux?

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Ch. La Pin
Ch. Pétrus
Ch. La Fleur Pétrus 
Ch. La Conseillante
Ch. Vieux-Château-Certan
Ch. Trotanay
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What is Bouchet? Pressac?

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Bouchet=Cab Franc in Pomerol

Pressac=Malbec on Right Bank

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What are all 7 white varieties of Bordeaux?

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Sauvignon Blanc
Sémillon
Ugni Blanc
Colombard 
Merlot Blanc
Sauvignon Gris
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27
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List all 4 satellites of St. Emilion

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Lassac
St. Georges
Montagne
Puisseguin

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Name the communes of the Médoc N-S

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Haut-Médoc
St. Éstephe 
Pauillac
St. Julien 
Listrac
Moulis 
Margaux
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What is the climate of Bordeaux? What bodies of water are climatically influential?

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Maritime climate
Gironde and tributaries Dordogne and Garrone (also Atlantic Ocean) lead to high humidity and potential for good (botrytis) and bad molds

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30
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What are major soil types of Bordeaux by region?

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Left Bank/Médoc=Gravel
Right Bank Pomerol=Clay over Iron Pan
Right Bank St. Emilion=Limestone/Gravel plateau

31
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What are best recent vintages of Bordeaux?

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00, 05, 09, 10, 15, 16

32
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What are some classic vintages of Bordeaux in 1900s?

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75, 78, 82** (epic), 85, 86, 89, 90, 95, 98 (better R Bank)

33
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What is the Bordeaux Mixture?

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Copper sulfate, lime, and water

spray to treat fungal/mold issues

34
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Which commune of Médoc has the highest % of classified growths? How many?

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Margaux (21)

35
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Sauternes lies at the conflux of which two rivers?

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Ciron

Garone

36
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What is a traditional Bordeaux barrel called? What size is it?

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Barrique

225L

37
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What is the dry wine of Ch. d’Yquem?

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Y (Ygrec) (not produced every year)

38
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What are jalles?

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drainage channels

39
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What is the satellite vineyard of Pomerol?

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Lalande-de-Pomerol

40
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What are sub-districts of Graves?

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Pessac-Leognan
Sauternes
Barsac
Cérons

41
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What is the most planted grape of Bordeaux?

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Merlot

42
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When was classification system of St-Émilion introduced? What is it’s major stipulation? How is it organized?

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1955, revised every 10 years (ish), last in 2012
Premiers Grand Cru Classés “A” (4)
Premiers Grand Cru Classés “B” (14)
Grand Cru Classés (64)

43
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What are boulbenes?

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soil type of Graves (sand, gravel, clay)

44
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What year did Ch. d’Yquem decide not to make any wine due to extremely poor season?

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1992

45
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What is Classification system of Graves? Which commune houses all the classified Château?

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1959 Grand Cru Classés

all in Pessac-Leognan

46
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What is the Classification system of Sauternes? How is it broken down?

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1855 Classification of Sauternes
Premier Cru Supérieur (1)
Premiers Crus (11)
Deuxièmes Crus (15)

47
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What is the only Premier Cru Supérier of Sauternes?

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Ch. d’Yquem

48
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Name several Premier Cru estates of Sauternes

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Ch. Saudtiraut
Ch. Climens
Ch. Guiraud
Ch. La Tour Blanche

49
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Name several Deuxième Cru estates of Sauternes

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Ch. Doizy-Daëne
Ch. Doizy-Védrines
Ch. Caillou
Ch. Lamothe

50
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Name some Classified estates of Graves for both Red and White

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Red Cru Classé= Ch. Haut-Bailly, Ch. Malartic-Lagravière, Ch. Olivier, Ch. Smith-Haut-Lafitte
White Cru Classé=Ch. Carbonnieux, Ch. Olivier, Ch. Malartic-Lagravière, Ch. Laville-Haut-Brion

51
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Name some notable St. Emilion Grand Cru Classes “B” estates

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Ch. Beauséjour
Ch. Beau-Séjour-Bécot
Ch. Canon
Ch. Pavie-Macquin
Ch. Figeac
Clos Fourtet
52
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Who owns Ch. Pontet-Canet?

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Tesseron family (also of Tesseron Cognac)

53
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Who owns Ch. Cheval Blanc?

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LVMH

54
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Who owns Ch. d’Yquem?

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LVMH

55
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Who owns Ch. Lagrange?

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Suntory

56
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Who owns Ch. Pape-Clemant? Who is the winemaker?

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Bernard Magrez

MIchel Rolland consultant

57
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Who owns Ch. Smith-Haut-Lafitte?

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Daniel et Florence Cathiard

58
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Which Ch. was historically part of Ch. Figeac?

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Ch. Cheval Blanc

59
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What is unique about the terrior of Ch. Cheval Blanc?

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No limestone as in other St. Emilion Ch. Closer to Pomerol so more clay, gravel, then sand

60
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How much of Ch. d’Yquem’s production is declassified each year?

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40-60%

At a 100ha estate, a crapload

61
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What has recently changed about the aging regimen of Ch. d’Yquem?

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as of 2009 only 2 year in barrel, previously 3-4

62
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Who owns Ch. Figeac?

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Malecourt Family

63
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Who are two most famous consulting winemakers in Bordeaux?

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Michel Rolland

Stephane Duranacourt

64
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Who owns Ch. Fontplegade?

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Denise and Stephen Adams

65
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Who is winemaker for Ch. Pontet-Canet? What is he famous for?

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Jean-Michel Comme

pioneer in biodynamics in Bordeaux, wife is a Bordeaux researcher

66
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Who is winemaker of Ch. du Tertre and Giscours?

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Alexander van Beek

67
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Who is the consulting winemaker for every 1st Growth of Médoc?

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Paul Pontallier

68
Q

Who is the owner of Ch. Margaux

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Corinne Mentzelopoulos (Greek mother and daughter)

69
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What is related about the ownership of ch. Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Ch. Ducrubeaucaillou?

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Both Borie family.
Bruno and sister own Ducru
other brother owns GPL
They all hate each other (salty about each others inheritances)

70
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What other beverage brand is owned by the Borie family?

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Lillet

71
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Who is the winemaker for Ch. Palmer?

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Thomas Duroux (the man) 
heavy into experimentation and biodynamics 
Archie Shep story
72
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What are croupes? Tonneau?

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gravel mounds in Medoc (unearthed by Dutch during drainage of 1600s)
900L barrels in Medoc

73
Q

Who is responsible for the current classification of St. Emilion?

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INAO

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