Left Bank BDX Flashcards
which famous winery does the Mentzelopoulos family own?
Chateau Margaux
in 2012 which 1st growth left the En Primeur system
Latour
which BDX family is the only member of Primum Familiae Vini
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
first classified estate to convert to biodynamic farming
Pontet-Canet (owned by Tesseron family)
who is the current owner of Chateau Latour
Francois Pinault (since 1995)
what fashion house owns Rauzan-Segla (2nd Margaux)?
Chanel
which Champagne based organization is the current owner of Chateau Longueville Comtes de Lalande (2nd Paulliac)
Roederer Group
primary rivers of BDX
Garonne and Dordogne
which rivers meet in Sauternes to help produce noble rot?
Ciron and Garonne
what are the communes of Sauternes
Sauternes, Barsac, Preignac, Bommes, Fargues
most planted white grape in BDX
Semillon
Chateau Pichon Baron (Paulliac), Pibran (Paulliac), Suduriaut (Preignac), and Petit Village (Pomerol) are all owned by which parent company?
AXA Millesimes
which estate owns Grand Enclos vineyard, an extention of Latour into St Julien?
Leoville Las Cases
what company bought Lagrange (3rd, St Julien) in 1983
Suntory
which estate offers the most expensive BDX ever upon release?
Liber Pater - ungrafted vines in Graves. Petite Vidure (old Cab Sauv clone), Castet, Saint Macaire, Pardotte, Tarnay along with normal BDX grapes
Mouton Rothschild partnered with Concha y Toro to create what wine in Chile?
Almaviva
Barons de Rothschild owns which estate in Colchagua, Chile?
Los Vascos
Barons de Lafite Rotschild owns which winery in the Shan Dong Province of China
Domaine de Long Dai
which Sauternes estate is owned by the Barons de Rothschild
Rieussac (1st Fargues)
name two top chateau of Moulis
Chasse-Spleen and Poujeaux
what 3 communes are allowed to make sweet white wines under the Cerons AOC
Cerons, Podensac, Illats
what is the sweet white wine AOP of Graves? min RS?
Graves Supérieures
34 g/L
name the 5 villages of Margaux
Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac, Margaux, Soussans
who produces XIX Century
Chateau Palmer
15% Syrah from Hermitage added
Name 3 of the 7 new approved grapes (in 2019) for Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur.
Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Arinarnoa (reds).Alvarinho, Petit Manseng and Liliorila (whites)
which chateau of Graves are classified for white but not for red (2)
Couhins, Couhins Lurton
what two grapes lost favor in bordeaux due to their poor ability to be grafted to phylloxera resistant rootstocks
Carmenere and Malbec
name two vintages chateau d’Yquem did not produce a vintage due to poor conditions
1910, 1915, 1930, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1992, 2002, 2012
a wine with 18 g/l of residual sugar in bordeaux would be considered to be in what category?
moulleux
What geologic feature separates St. Estephe from Paulliac?
Jalle de Breuile
Name 2 Bordeaux chateau owned by Roederer
Pichon Lalande and De Pez
Which Paulliac 5th growths are owned by Mouton Rothschild?
Clerc-Milon and d’Armaillac
Why isn’t Clos du Marquis a true second wine of Leoville Las Cases?
grapes come from different vineyard sites
What are sur soche sales?
Sur soche sales are sales of stock before harvest- a gamble because you don’t know how the vintage will be
what are the three tiers of the Place de Bordeaux system
Chateau
Courtier
Negociant
what would a dry white wine from Barsac be labeled as
Pessac Leognan AOC
what is the difference between a cuverie and a chai
cuverie - building where wine will be made
chai - cellar where wine is stored and aged
