Left Bank Flashcards

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What is the single most dangerous weather element in Bordeaux?

A

Rain, particularly at harvest.

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What is the Ciron?

A

A tributary of the Garonne cutting through Barsac and Sauternes, creating a “T” that contributes to botrytis.

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3
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What is higher: max yield for the Médoc/Haut-Médoc, or max yield for St-Estèphe, Paulliac, St-Julien, and the other communal appellations?

A

Médoc/Haut-Médoc @ 55hl/h v. 57 for the named communes

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What are the communes of Pauillac?

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Pauillac
St-Estèphe
St-Julien-Beychevelle
Cissac-Médoc
Saint-Saveur
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5
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What are the communes of St-Julien?

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Pauillac
St-Julien-Beychevelle
St-Laurent-Médoc
Cussac-Fort-Médoc

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6
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What is the “super-second” of St-Estèphe?

A

Cos d’Estournel

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What are the Super Seconds of St-Julien?

A

Léoville-Las-Cases

Ducru-Beaucaillou

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What are the communes of Margaux?

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Soussans
Margaux
Cantenac
Labarde
Arsac
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What are boulbenes?

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A mix of sand, gravel, and light clay found in Graves

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10
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What was the Graves Classification created, and when was it revised?

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1953

1959

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What was the last vintage for La Tour Haut-Brion, and what is it now used for?

A

2005

Blended into the second wine of La Mission Haut-Brion: La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion

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What was the last vintage for Laville Haut-Brion, and what is it now used for?

A

2008

La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc

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13
Q

Notable unclassified estates of the Médoc

A

Potensac (Médoc)
Sociando-Mallet (Haut-Médoc)
Chasse-Spleen (Moulis)
Poujeaux (Moulis)

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14
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What château originally classified in 1855 is no longer part of the classification?

A

Château Dubignon, a third growth of Margaux.
It was absorbed into Malescot-St-Exupéry post-phylloxera in the 1870’s. From 1901 to 1960 it was its own estate labeled Dubignon-Talbot and classed as Cru Bourgeois Superieur/Ancienc Troisieme Cru; later parceled and sold off.

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15
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What marks the border between St. Estèphe and Pauillac? What two estates does it divide?

A

The Jalle de Breuil.

Cos d’Estournel and Lafite-Rothschild.

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