(French Wine Scholar) Bordeaux

Question 1

Main grape’s of Bordeaux’s right bank?

Answer 1

Merlot and Cabernet Franc

Question 2

Three secondary red grape varieties in Bordeaux?

Answer 2

Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Carmenère

Question 3

Main soil types of Bordeaux’s right bank?

Answer 3

Clay and limestone

Question 4

What right bank sub-region has a classification system?

Answer 4

St. Emilion

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Château d’Yquem

Question 6

Why is Malbec seldom planted in Bordeaux today?

Answer 6

The winter freeze of 1956 destroyed most Malbec plantings

Question 7

Where is the wine-producing area of Libournais?

Answer 7

On Bordeaux’s Right Bank, around city of Libourne

Question 8

Describe Entre-Deux-Mers AOC style

Answer 8

dry white wine ONLY

Question 9

Name four sub-regional designations of Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Answer 9

Blaye
Cadillac
Castillon
Francs

Question 10

What defines Cru Bourgeois?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What Bordeaux soils are considered “warm”?

Answer 11

Gravel and sand because they radiate heat back to the vine

Question 12

What is Clairet?

Answer 12

A semi-red wine made by the Saignée method

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Margaux AOC

Question 14

Médoc wine style?

Answer 14

Dry reds ONLY

Question 15

Why is Graves suited for sweet wine production?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Five

Question 17

Primary grape of Entre-Deux-Mers?

Answer 17

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 18

What Bordeaux AOC produces dry whites mainly from Colombard?

Answer 18

Côte de Blaye AOC

Question 19

Cabernet Sauvignon is a cross between….

Answer 19

Sauvginon Blanc & Cabernet Franc

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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

Question 21

How are reds from Entre-Deux-Mers labeled?

Answer 21

Bordeaux AOC or Bordeaux Supérieur AOC

Question 22

Style of wine produced in the Libournais is……

Answer 22

Dry reds for ALL TEN Libournais AOCs

Question 23

How does Bordeaux Supérieur differ from Bordeaux AOC?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Left bank main soil type is….

Answer 24

gravel

Question 25

Main grape of Left bank is....

Answer 25

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 26

What is "Les Landes"?

Answer 26

A man-made forest separating Bordeaux from the ocean

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Sweet whites affected by noble rot

Question 28

Climate of Bordeaux?

Answer 28

Maritime

Question 29

The first vineyards were planted in which sub-region?

Answer 29

Graves

Question 30

Three primary white grapes in Bordeaux?

Answer 30

Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc Muscadelle

Question 31

What're "Crus Artisan"?

Answer 31

Boutique wineries of quality in Bordeaux

Question 32

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

Answer 32

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

Question 33

What moderates Bordeaux's climate?

Answer 33

The Gulf Stream Les Landes (forest) Network of rivers

Question 34

What are the four St. Emilion Satellites?

Answer 34

St-Georges Lussac Montagne Puisseguin

Question 35

The three principal rivers of Bordeaux are...

Answer 35

Gironde (Estuary) Garonne Dordogne

Question 36

What Bordeaux soils are considered "cold"?

Answer 36

Clay and limestone because they retain moisture

Question 37

What defines the term "Petit Châteaux"?

Answer 37

unofficial term for an unclassified property in the Bordeaux region

Question 38

What did the 1953 Graves classification rank?

Answer 38

The wines of 16 estates, rather than the estates themselves

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Graves Supérieures AOC

Question 40

What Médoc AOC is considered the most "Californian"?

Answer 40

St. Julien

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Sweet wines affected by noble rot

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Bordeaux AOC