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Left Bank:Medoc Flashcards

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The Médoc AOP covers the entire wine-producing left bank of the ________ Estuary, a 50-mile stretch northward from the city of Bordeaux. The Médoc AOP encompasses the Haut-Médoc AOP and the more prestigious communal appellations.

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Gironde

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Medoc appellation is typically used by those châteaux who do not qualify for a more precise appellation; namely, those located in the marshy region north of ______.

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St-Estèphe

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In this northern region (the ______) vineyards are sparser and intermingled with forest, pasture and mixed agriculture.

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Bas-Médoc

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Drainage channels or-(_____) criss-cross the low-lying, remote landscape and prevent the Médoc from reverting to swampland. Absent are the conspicuously grand châteaux of the Haut-Médoc, replaced by more modest farmhouses and estates.

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jalles

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The Médoc is overwhelmingly devoted to red wine production: approximately 123 acres in the entire appellation are planted with white grapes. AOP wines must be _____?

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Red

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______ is grown in a higher proportion here than in the Haut-Médoc, as it performs more reliably in the waterlogged, clay-heavy soils of the Bas-Médoc, usually lack a new oak component.

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Merlot

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The _____ AOP covers a narrow corridor of land on the left bank of the _____ in the southern Médoc.

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Haut-Médoc; Gironde

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In the Haut-Médoc, the best vineyards are characterized by well-drained _____ soils, perfectly suited to the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon.

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gravelly

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The Dutch unearthed gravel mounds (croupes) during their drainage work in the 1600s, and the better châteaux are usually located upon these deeper banks of gravel, primarily located within the communes of ? List the six from North to South located east of Gironde!

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Saint-Estèphe, Pauillac, St. Julien, Listrac-Médoc, Moulis-en-Médoc, and Margaux

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What is the The Médoc Classification of 1855?

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Commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III and carried out by the region’s courtiers, this classification ranked the top properties of Bordeaux by price prior to international exposure at the Universal Exposition in Paris later that year.
The wines were ranked in importance from first to fifth growths (crus). All of the red wines that made it on the list came from the Médoc region except for one: Château Haut-Brion from Graves. The white wines, then of much less importance than red wine, were limited to the sweet varieties of Sauternes and Barsac and were ranked only from first great growth to second growth.

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What are the First Growths (Premiers Crus) of The Médoc Classification of 1855?

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First Growths (Premiers Crus)
* Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
* Château Latour, Pauillac
* Château Margaux, Margaux
* Château Haut-Brion, Graves (Pessac-Léognan since 1987)
* Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
(reclassified from Second Growth in 1973)

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What are the Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus) of The Médoc Classification of 1855?

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Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus)

  • Château Cos d’Estournel, St.-Estèphe
  • Château Montrose, St.-Estèphe
  • Château Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac
  • Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac
  • Château Léoville-Las Cases, St.-Julien
  • Château Léoville-Poyferré, St.-Julien
  • Château Léoville Barton, St.-Julien
  • Château Gruaud-Larose, St.-Julien
  • Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St.-Julien
  • Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux
  • Château Rauzan-Gassies, Margaux
  • Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux
  • Château Lascombes, Margaux
  • Château Brane-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
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What are the Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus) of The Médoc Classification of 1855?

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Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus)

  • Château Calon-Ségur, St.-Estèphe
  • Château Lagrange, St.-Julien
  • Château Langoa Barton, St.-Julien
  • Château Malescot St. Exupéry, Margaux
  • Château Desmirail, Margaux
  • Château Ferrière, Margaux
  • Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker, Margaux
  • Château Kirwan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château d’Issan, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château Palmer, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château Giscours, Labarde-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château La Lagune, Ludon (Haut-Medoc)
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What are the Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus) of The Médoc Classification of 1855?

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Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus)

  • Château Lafon-Rochet, St.-Estèphe
  • Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild, Pauillac
  • Château Saint-Pierre, St.-Julien
  • Château Talbot, St.-Julien
  • Château Branaire-Ducru, St.-Julien
  • Château Beychevelle, St.-Julien
  • Château Marquis de Terme, Margaux
  • Château Pouget, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château Prieuré-Lichine, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux)
  • Château La Tour Carnet, St. Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
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What are the Fifth Growths (Cinquièmes Crus) of The Médoc Classification of 1855?

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Fifth Growths (Cinquièmes Crus)

  • Château Cos Labory, St.-Estèphe
  • Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
  • Château Batailley, Pauillac
  • Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac
  • Château Haut-Bages-Libéral, Pauillac
  • Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac
  • Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse, Pauillac
  • Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
  • Château Lynch-Moussas, Pauillac
  • Château d’Armailhac, Pauillac (Previously Mouton-Baronne-Philippe until 1989)
  • Château Pédesclaux, Pauillac
  • Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac
    • Château Croizet Bages, Pauillac
    • Château Dauzac, Labarde (Margaux)
    • Château du Tertre, Arsac (Margaux)
    • Château Belgrave, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
    • Château de Camensac, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
    • Château Cantemerle, Macau (Haut-Médoc) (added in 1856)
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The only significant change to the 1855 classification occurred in what year when Baron Philippe de Rothschild saw a “monstrous injustice” therefore, Château Mouton-Rothschild was elevated from second growth to first, taking its place among the world’s most expensive wines?

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1973

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Malbec, known as ______ on the Right Bank, performs similarly to Merlot in the blend and is infrequently encountered in Bordeaux. Carmenère is virtually extinct in the region.

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Pressac

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Unlike the grand cru vineyards of Burgundy, the properties of Bordeaux hold status rather than the land itself, so a vineyard may be classified or declassified as it changes ownership. The name of an estate holds the status. While proponents suggest, that a château’s standing accords its wines the appropriate pricing to continue operating at its level, and that some châteaux perform over or (drastically) under their assigned station. T or F

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True

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The majority of wines of the Medoc are known as _____. They are produced in each of the eight appellations of the region. Usually they are far less expensive than their classified growth neighbors, and the best of them in good years can rival a number of those more more expensive bottles.

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Crus Bourgeois

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In 2010, the Cru Bourgeois label was reintroduced, but in a significantly revised form.It now consists of only one level, and is awarded annually, as a mark of quality, to wines rather than to châteaux, on the basis of an assessment of both production methods and finished product. Any property in the Médoc may apply. The lists are published approximately 2 years after the vintage, so the 2008 list was published in 2010, and the 2009 list was published in 2011. The 2009 list includes 246 wines.

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A

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What is the general climate in the Left Bank?

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Gulf stream provides long, warm summer and cool, wet winters; forests act as natural windbreak, heavy rains can be issue at harvest

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What is the most common vine training system in the Left Bank?

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Cane-Pruning: Guyot Double

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TRUE or FALSE Properties of Bordeaux 1855 classification will be declassified if it changes ownership to another owner company or any persons outside the family.

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TRUE

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Define the Cru Bourgeois classification.

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Cru Bourgeois, an embattled classification originally introduced in 1932, divided 444 properties into three categories: Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur, and Cru Bourgeois. The classification was not official until 2003, when only 247 châteaux retained their status. The resulting legal action nullified the entire classification. Cru Bourgeois has been reinstated for the 2008 vintage, but it is no longer a specific classification; rather, the term acts as a guarantor of quality and châteaux must apply for it regularly, submitting their wines to a blind tasting panel. The higher designations of Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel and Cru Bourgeois Supérieur have been eliminated.
In 2010, the Cru Bourgeois label was reintroduced, but in a significantly revised form. It now consists of only one level, and is awarded annually, as a mark of quality, to wines rather than to châteaux, on the basis of an assessment of both production methods and the finished product. Any property in the Médoc may apply.

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Definte the Cru Artisan classification.

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Cru Artisan, a designation that has been in use for nearly a century and a half, was formally recognized in 2002. From the 2005 vintage forward, 44 small producers throughout the Médoc’s appellations have the right to use the designation, denoting their place as exceptional stewards of the land and craft of winemaking, without the financing or apparatus of large-scale operations.

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What are the communes of Margaux?

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???NORTH - Soussans / Margaux / Cantenac / Labarde / Arsac - SOUTH???

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What were the three significant changes in the 1855 Classification?

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  • 1856 with the writing in of Chateau Cantemerle
  • Promotion of Mouton-Rothschild to First Growth in 1973
  • Removal of Chateau Dubignon which was absorbed into Chateau Malescot St. Exupery
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What are the second wines of the First Growths?

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Latour (Les Forts de Latour)
Margaux (Pavillon Rouge)
Mouton-Rothschild (Le Petit Mouton)
Haut-Brion (**Le Clarence de Haut-Brion); previously Château Bahans Haut-Brion)
Lafite-Rothschild (Carruades de Lafite-Rothschild)

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In Bordeaux, why is chaptalization more common on the Left Bank than it is on the Right Bank?

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Cabernet is the prevalent varietal on the Left Bank, and since this varietal tends to ripen later than the Merlot on the Right Bank, the Left Bank naturally sees more instances of Chaptalization in cooler years.

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Which Left Bank commune is home to the most Second and Third Growth wines?

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Margaux

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Name this northernmost commune appellation in Haut-Médoc. The wines are sturdy and full-bodied reds with a slightly higher percentage of Merlot, due to a higher proportion of clay amongst the gravel. Commune does not contain any first growths, and it hosts only five classified growths overall. Château Cos d’Estournel, a “super-second” growth, is the most notable, making powerful wines in a polished modern style.

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St-Estèphe AOP

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What AOP is considered classic claret, and boasts three first growths: Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Mouton-Rothschild, and Château Latour. The gravel topsoil of the Haut-Médoc is at its deepest point, and the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines are structured and long-lived. Lafite and Latour represent the pinnacle of this AOP: Latour produces wines of brooding depth and concentration and Lafite emphasizes aromatics and elegance.

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Pauillac AOP

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What AOP in Haut-Medoc produces less wine than the other communes, but the quality is very good: approximately 80% of the AOP is cru classé wine. There are no first growths, but it has five second growths, including the “super-seconds” of Château Léoville Las Cases and Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. Both can produce wine on par with premier cru estates. These reds typically demonstrate an elegant style.

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St-Julien AOP

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______ and ______are lesser appellations without classified growths, but can be the source of good value—especially in better vintages. Château Chasse-Spleen in _____ is the most famous estate of either commune.

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Listrac-Médoc AOP and Moulis-en-Médoc AOP; Moulis

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What is the largest communal appellation of the Haut-Médoc, and is spread throughout five villages: Soussans, Margaux, Cantenac, Labarde and Arsac. The village of Margaux itself rests on thin, sandy gravel deposited over limestone, although the croupes in this appellation are typically shallow in comparison with those of St-Julien or Pauillac. Overall, the appellation contains a greater diversity of soil types than its northern counterparts, with more clay in the outlying areas. This AOP has a larger number of classified growths than any other commune (21) and includes one first growth, Château ______. Although its second growths are often underperformers, the third growth Château Palmer is an excellent estate, commanding high prices. The wines are often described as feminine, with an emphasis on floral bouquet, exotic character and finesse.

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Margaux AOP

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Which of the following appellations is not located within the Médoc?
• 	Pauillac
• 	St-Julien
• 	Pomerol 
• 	Listrac 
• 	Margaux
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Pomerol

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Which of the following styles of wine is produced as Haut-Médoc AOP?
• 	dry whites
• 	sweet whites
• 	dry reds 
• 	sparkling whites
• 	rosés
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dry reds

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Which of the following first growths is not located in the Haut-Médoc?
• 	Château Margaux
• 	Château Haut-Brion 
• 	Château Latour
• 	Château Lafite-Rothschild
• 	Château Mouton-Rothschild

Points earned: 1 out of 1

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Château Haut-Brion, Graves (Pessac-Léognan since 1987)

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Where is Château Lafite-Rothschild located?
• 	Margaux
• 	Pauillac 
• 	St-Julien
• 	Graves
• 	Sauternes
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Pauillac

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How was Château Cos d'Estournel ranked in the 1855 Médoc Classification?
• 	1er Cru
• 	2ème Cru
• 	3ème Cru
• 	4ème Cru
• 	5ème Cru
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2ème Cru

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What Château was ranked as "Premier Cru Supérieur" in 1855?
• 	Château Ausone
• 	Château Margaux
• 	Château Petrus
• 	Château d'Yquem 
• 	Château Latour
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Château d’Yquem

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Château Chasse-Spleen is a fifth growth in Moulis-en-Médoc.
• True
• False

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False

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What is the appellation of Château Grand Puy Ducasse?
• 	Margaux
• 	Médoc
• 	Pauillac 
• 	Pomerol
• 	St-Estèphe
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Pauillac

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Which of the following is not a village in Margaux AOP?
• 	Arsac
• 	Labarde
• 	Cantenac
• 	Soussans
• 	Loupiac
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Loupiac-Entre-Deux-Mers AOP–On the eastern shore of the Garonne lie the sweet white wine appellations of Loupiac, Ste-Croix-du-Mont, and Cadillac.

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The villages of Martillac, Cadaujac, Talence,Villenave-d’Ornon are all located within which of the following appellations?

  • Haut-Medoc
  • Pomerol
  • Cotes de Bourg
  • Pessac-Leognon
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Pessac-Leognon

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