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(French Wine Scholar) Bordeaux Flashcards

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Main grape’s of Bordeaux’s right bank?

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Merlot and Cabernet Franc

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Three secondary red grape varieties in Bordeaux?

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Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Carmenère

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Main soil types of Bordeaux’s right bank?

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Clay and limestone

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What right bank sub-region has a classification system?

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St. Emilion

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5
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What estate is the only Premier Cru supérieur of 1855 Classification?

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Château d’Yquem

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6
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Why is Malbec seldom planted in Bordeaux today?

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The winter freeze of 1956 destroyed most Malbec plantings

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Where is the wine-producing area of Libournais?

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On Bordeaux’s Right Bank, around city of Libourne

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8
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Describe Entre-Deux-Mers AOC style

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dry white wine ONLY

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Name four sub-regional designations of Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

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Blaye
Cadillac
Castillon
Francs

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10
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What defines Cru Bourgeois?

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A list created in 1932 of 444 Châteaux from Médoc not included in the 1855 classification. It remains a member-based syndicate.

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What Bordeaux soils are considered “warm”?

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Gravel and sand because they radiate heat back to the vine

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12
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What is Clairet?

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A semi-red wine made by the Saignée method

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What Médoc AOC is considered the most “feminine and perfumed”?

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Margaux AOC

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Médoc wine style?

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Dry reds ONLY

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15
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Why is Graves suited for sweet wine production?

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Damp, foggy mornings followed by warm, dry afternoons promote noble rot

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How many “growths” were given to reds in the 1855 classification?

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Five

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17
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Primary grape of Entre-Deux-Mers?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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18
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What Bordeaux AOC produces dry whites mainly from Colombard?

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Côte de Blaye AOC

19
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a cross between….

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Sauvginon Blanc & Cabernet Franc

20
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What three wine-growing areas were included in the 1855 classification?

A

Médoc (60 Châteaux)
Pessac-Leognan (11)
Sauternes (26)

21
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How are reds from Entre-Deux-Mers labeled?

A

Bordeaux AOC or Bordeaux Supérieur AOC

22
Q

Style of wine produced in the Libournais is……

A

Dry reds for ALL TEN Libournais AOCs

23
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How does Bordeaux Supérieur differ from Bordeaux AOC?

A

stricter production standards, lower yields and higher alcohol, reds must be aged 9 months, whites are always semi-sweet

24
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Left bank main soil type is….

A

gravel

25
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Main grape of Left bank is….

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

26
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What is “Les Landes”?

A

A man-made forest separating Bordeaux from the ocean

27
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Style of wine for Cérons, Barsac, and Sauternes AOCs?

A

Sweet whites affected by noble rot

28
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Climate of Bordeaux?

A

Maritime

29
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The first vineyards were planted in which sub-region?

A

Graves

30
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Three primary white grapes in Bordeaux?

A

Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Muscadelle

31
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What’re “Crus Artisan”?

A

Boutique wineries of quality in Bordeaux

32
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Difference between St. Emilion Grand Cru (GC) and St. Emiliion GC Classé?

A

Former is an AOC. The latter is a ranking within a classification system

33
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What moderates Bordeaux’s climate?

A

The Gulf Stream
Les Landes (forest)
Network of rivers

34
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What are the four St. Emilion Satellites?

A

St-Georges
Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin

35
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The three principal rivers of Bordeaux are…

A

Gironde (Estuary)
Garonne
Dordogne

36
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What Bordeaux soils are considered “cold”?

A

Clay and limestone because they retain moisture

37
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What defines the term “Petit Châteaux”?

A

unofficial term for an unclassified property in the Bordeaux region

38
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What did the 1953 Graves classification rank?

A

The wines of 16 estates, rather than the estates themselves

39
Q

A semi-sweet wine from Graves will be labeled as…

A

Graves Supérieures AOC

40
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What Médoc AOC is considered the most “Californian”?

A

St. Julien

41
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What contribution did the Dutch make to Bordeaux winemaking in the 1600s?

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They (the Dutch) drained the Médoc peninsula in order to grow grapes for sweet white table wine and for wine to distill into eau de vie

42
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Style of wine produced in Cadillac, Loupiac, and Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOC

A

Sweet wines affected by noble rot

43
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What French wine region produces more AOC wine than any other?

A

Bordeaux AOC

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