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General Questions Flashcards

1
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What region produces more wine than Bordeaux?

A

Languedoc

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2
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As of 2004, what was Bordeaux’s total vineyard area?

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306,000 acres

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3
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How did the Dutch evolve Bordeaux as a wine region?

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By creating a complex series of drainage channels throughout the area, making it suitable for viticulure in the mid-1600s.

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4
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When was Bordeaux ruled by England?

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1152 to 1453

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5
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Who were courtiers?

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Wine brokers in Medoc.

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6
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What is the climate of Bordeaux?

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Maritime

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7
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What is Bordeaux’s springtime generally like?

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damp

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8
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What protects the region from harsh winds?

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Coastal pine forests

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9
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What problems come with a wet spring?

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Mold and rot

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10
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What can springtime frost lead to?

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Couloure and millerandage

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11
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In what kind of soil does Cabernet Franc excel in?

A

limestone

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12
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Which grape is the last grape to ripen in Bordeaux

A

Petit Verdot

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13
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What is the northern region of Medoc?

A

Bas-Medoc

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14
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What are jalles?

A

Drainage channels

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15
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How many chateaux are at each growth level, from 1 to 5?

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5
14
14
10
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16
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When was Cru Artisan formally recognized?

A

2002

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17
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How many producers can use the Cru Artisan label?

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44

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18
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What are the 3 categories of Cru Bourgeois?

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Cru Bourgeios Exceptionnel
Cru Bourgeios Superieur
Cru Bourgeios

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19
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What is the northernmost commune appellation in Haut-Medoc?

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Saint-Estephe

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20
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What is the style of St Estephe?

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Sturdy, full-bodied. Slightly higher percentage of Merlot, due to higher proportion of clay in gravel.

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21
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Where is the gravel topsoil of Haut-Medoc at its deepest point?

A

Pauillac

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22
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What is the most famous estate in the Medoc satellite AOPs?

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Chateau Chasse-Spleen

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23
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What is the largest communal appellation in Haut-Medoc?

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Margaux

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24
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What are the five villages of Margaux?

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Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
Margaux
Soussans
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25
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What are Margaux wines often described as?

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feminine, floral, exotic, with finesse

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26
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Who and when was the first Graves estate identified?

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Chateau Pape-Clement in 1305.

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27
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What is boulbenes?

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The soil of Graves, a mixture of sand, gravel and light clay.

28
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How much of Graves production is white?

29
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What 3 grape elements are heightened after botrytis attacks the grape?

A

Sugar, acidity, glycerol.

30
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Sauturnes lies at the confluence of what two rivers?

A

Ciron/Garonne

31
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What is the name of Chateau d’Yquem’s dry wine?

32
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Chateau Ausone is named after who?

A

4th Century Roman poet Ausonius

33
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Which St Emilion chateau uses more Cabernet Sauvignon than most?

A

Chateau Figeac

34
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When was the St Emilion ranking formed?

35
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What year’s St Emilion revisions were scuttled?

36
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How many properties are at each level of St Emilion classe?

37
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How much more alcohol must St Emilion Grand Cru have vs St Emilion?

38
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How many square miles is Pomerol?

39
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Describe the soil of Pomerol?

A

The soil of Pomerol is dominated by sand, clay and gravel, with a subsoil of iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer).

40
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What is Cab Franc known as in Pomerol?

41
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What are the 4 satellite appellations of St Emilion?

A

Lussac
St Geroges
Montagne
Puisseguin

42
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Where are Bordeaux’s oldest vineyards?

A

Bourg/Cotes de Bourg

43
Q

What two rivers is Entre-Deux-Mers between?

A

Dordogne/Garonne

44
Q

What sweet white wine appellations are on the eastern shore of the Garonne?

A

Loupiac
Ste Croix du Mont
Cadillac

45
Q

What are the 4 St Emilion Grands Cru Classes A?

A

Chateau Angelus
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Cheval Blanc
Chateau Pavie

46
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What are the 14 St Emilion Grands Cru Classe b?

A 
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)
Château Bélair-Monange (known simply as Belair until the 2008 vintage)
Château Canon
Château Canon-la-Gaffelière***
Château Figeac
Clos Fourtet
Château La Gaffelière
Château Larcis-Ducasse***
La Mondotte***
Château Pavie-Macquin*
Château Troplong-Mondot*
Château Trottevieille
Château Valandraud***
47
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What is the assemblage of Bordeaux/Superieur Blanc?

A

Min 70% Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle

48
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What is the assemblage of Bordeaux/Superieur Rouge/Rose?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Carmenere

49
Q

When was Cremant de Bordeaux established?

50
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What are the 6 AOPs of Graves?

A 
Graves
Graves Superieures
Pessac-Leognan
Cerons
Barsac
Sauternes
51
Q

What is the minimum RS of Barsac?

52
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What are the 5 communes of Sauternes?

A 
Barsac
Sauternes
Fargues
Preignac
Bommes
53
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What are the 8 AOPs of Medoc?

A 
Medoc
Haut Medoc
Saint Estephe
Pauillac
Saint Julien
Listrac-Medoc
Moulis en Medoc
Margaux
54
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What are the 5 communes of Margaux?

A 
Margaux
Soussans
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
55
Q

What are the 5 communes of Pauillac?

A 
Cissac-Medoc
Pauillac
Saint Estephe
Saint Julien Beychevelle
Saint Saveur
56
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What are the communes of St Estephe?

A

St Estephe. That’s it.

DEAL WITH IT

57
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What are the communes of St Julien?

A

Saint Julien Beychevelle
Cussac Fort Medoc
Pauillac
Saint-Laurent Medoc

58
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What are the 10 AOPs of Right Bank Bordeaux?

A 
Saint Emilion
Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Lussac St Emilion
Montagne St Emilion
Puisseguin St Emilion
St Georges St Emilion
Pomerol
Lalande de Pomerol
Canon Fronsac
Fronsac
59
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What are the communes of St Emilion?

A 
Libourne
Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes
Saint-Emilion
Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse
Saint-Hippolyte
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes
Saint-Pey-d'Armes
Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens
Vignonet
60
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What are the two communes of Canon Fronsac?

A

Fronsac

Saint Michel de Fronsac

61
Q

What are the assemblage requirements of Fronsac/Canon Fronsac?

A

Min 50% Cab, Cab Franc, Merlot

62
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What is the assemblage of Montagne St Emilion?

A

Min 70% Cab, Cab Franc, Merlot, Malbec

63
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What is the assemblage of Lussac St Emilion?

A

Min 90% Cab, Cab Franc, Merlot, Malbec

64
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What is the assemblage of Puisseguin St Emilion?

A

Min 90% Cab, Cab Franc, Merlot, Malbec

65
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What are the two communes of Pomerol?

A

Libourne

Pomerol

66
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What are the two communes of Lalande-de-Pomerol?

A

Lalande-de-Pomerol’

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Cert/Adv - France-Bordeaux (3 decks)

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