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Left Bank BDX Flashcards

1
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which famous winery does the Mentzelopoulos family own?

A

Chateau Margaux

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2
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in 2012 which 1st growth left the En Primeur system

A

Latour

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3
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which BDX family is the only member of Primum Familiae Vini

A

Chateau Mouton Rothschild

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4
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first classified estate to convert to biodynamic farming

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Pontet-Canet (owned by Tesseron family)

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5
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who is the current owner of Chateau Latour

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Francois Pinault (since 1995)

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6
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what fashion house owns Rauzan-Segla (2nd Margaux)?

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Chanel

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7
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which Champagne based organization is the current owner of Chateau Longueville Comtes de Lalande (2nd Paulliac)

A

Roederer Group

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8
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primary rivers of BDX

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Garonne and Dordogne

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9
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which rivers meet in Sauternes to help produce noble rot?

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Ciron and Garonne

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10
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what are the communes of Sauternes

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Sauternes, Barsac, Preignac, Bommes, Fargues

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11
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most planted white grape in BDX

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Semillon

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12
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Chateau Pichon Baron (Paulliac), Pibran (Paulliac), Suduriaut (Preignac), and Petit Village (Pomerol) are all owned by which parent company?

A

AXA Millesimes

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13
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which estate owns Grand Enclos vineyard, an extention of Latour into St Julien?

A

Leoville Las Cases

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14
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what company bought Lagrange (3rd, St Julien) in 1983

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Suntory

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15
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which estate offers the most expensive BDX ever upon release?

A

Liber Pater - ungrafted vines in Graves. Petite Vidure (old Cab Sauv clone), Castet, Saint Macaire, Pardotte, Tarnay along with normal BDX grapes

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16
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Mouton Rothschild partnered with Concha y Toro to create what wine in Chile?

A

Almaviva

17
Q

Barons de Rothschild owns which estate in Colchagua, Chile?

A

Los Vascos

18
Q

Barons de Lafite Rotschild owns which winery in the Shan Dong Province of China

A

Domaine de Long Dai

19
Q

which Sauternes estate is owned by the Barons de Rothschild

A

Rieussac (1st Fargues)

20
Q

name two top chateau of Moulis

A

Chasse-Spleen and Poujeaux

21
Q

what 3 communes are allowed to make sweet white wines under the Cerons AOC

A

Cerons, Podensac, Illats

22
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what is the sweet white wine AOP of Graves? min RS?

A

Graves Supérieures
34 g/L

23
Q

name the 5 villages of Margaux

A

Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac, Margaux, Soussans

24
Q

who produces XIX Century

A

Chateau Palmer
15% Syrah from Hermitage added

25
Q

Name 3 of the 7 new approved grapes (in 2019) for Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur.

A

Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Arinarnoa (reds).Alvarinho, Petit Manseng and Liliorila (whites)

26
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which chateau of Graves are classified for white but not for red (2)

A

Couhins, Couhins Lurton

27
Q

what two grapes lost favor in bordeaux due to their poor ability to be grafted to phylloxera resistant rootstocks

A

Carmenere and Malbec

28
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name two vintages chateau d’Yquem did not produce a vintage due to poor conditions

A

1910, 1915, 1930, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1992, 2002, 2012

29
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a wine with 18 g/l of residual sugar in bordeaux would be considered to be in what category?

A

moulleux

30
Q

What geologic feature separates St. Estephe from Paulliac?

A

Jalle de Breuile

31
Q

Name 2 Bordeaux chateau owned by Roederer

A

Pichon Lalande and De Pez

32
Q

Which Paulliac 5th growths are owned by Mouton Rothschild?

A

Clerc-Milon and d’Armaillac

33
Q

Why isn’t Clos du Marquis a true second wine of Leoville Las Cases?

A

grapes come from different vineyard sites

34
Q

What are sur soche sales?

A

Sur soche sales are sales of stock before harvest- a gamble because you don’t know how the vintage will be

35
Q

what are the three tiers of the Place de Bordeaux system

A

Chateau
Courtier
Negociant

36
Q

what would a dry white wine from Barsac be labeled as

A

Pessac Leognan AOC

37
Q

what is the difference between a cuverie and a chai

A

cuverie - building where wine will be made
chai - cellar where wine is stored and aged

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