Mainly Bordeaux - ST Questions 26.08.23

Question 1

Name 2 red grapes and 2 white grapes approved in 2019 in response to climate change for use in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur.

Answer 1

Reds: Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, Arinarnoa; Whites: Alvarinho and Liliorila.

Question 2

What is the parentage of Arinarnoa

Answer 2

A red grape, crossing between Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon, approved for Bordeaux and Bordeaux Superieur in 2019.

Question 3

Which grape is known to be a common genetic parent for Merlot and Malbec

Answer 3

Magdeleine de Charentes.

Question 4

For how long is the Cru Bourgeois classification valid and for which year is the next one scheduled?

Answer 4

5 years, 2025

Question 5

What are the third wines of the following chateaux?
a) Château Montrose
b) Château Lafite
c) Château Pape Clement
d) Château Dauzac
e) Chateau Belair Monange

Answer 5

a) Château Montrose – Tertio de Montrose
b) Château Lafite – Anseillan
c) Château Pape Clement – l’Ame du Pape Clement
d) Château Dauzac – La Bastide-Dauzac
e) Chateau Belair Monange – Haut Roc Blanquant

Question 6

How many vintages must be tasted of a wine applying for St Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé status?

Answer 6

15

Question 7

What style of wines does Graves Supérieur AOP produce? What is the minimum RS?

Answer 7

Sweet wines only affected by Botrytis or Passerillage. 34 grams/litre.

Question 8

In which communes can you find the below Chateaux?
a) Château Smith Haut-Lafitte
b) Château Haut-Bailly
c) Château La Mission Haut-Brion
d) Château Pape-Clément

Answer 8

a) Château Smith Haut-Lafitte – Martillac
b) Château Haut-Bailly – Leognan
c) Château La Mission Haut-Brion – Talence
d) Château Pape-Clément – Pessac

Question 9

Which two first Growths of Sauternes are located in Barsac?

Answer 9

Château Coutet, Château Climens.

Question 10

Which AOPs of Entre-Deux-Mers produce sweet wine only?

Answer 10

Cadillac, Loupiac, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.

Question 11

What is the name of the Barrel Selection wine produced by Sociando Mallet?

Answer 11

Jean Gautreau

Question 12

What are the dry wines made by these Sauternes producers?
a) Château Coutet
b) Château Sigalas-Rabaud
c) Château d’Arche
d) Château Climens

Answer 12

a) Château Coutet – Opalie
b) Château Sigalas-Rabaud – La Sémillante de Sigalas
c) Château d’Arche – A d’Arche
d) Château Climens – Asphodéle

Question 13

Which communes can produce Cerons AOP?

Answer 13

Cerons, Illats, Podensac.

Question 14

What is the first vintage of Le Petit Cheval Blanc?

Answer 14

2014.

Question 15

Name the classification and the commune for the below Chateaux:
a) Château Lascombes
b) Château Desmirail
c) Château Cos Labory
d) Château Saint-Pierre
e) Château Pouget

Answer 15

a) Château Lascombes – 2nd Growth, Margaux
b) Château Desmirail – 3rd Growth, Cantenac
c) Château Cos Labory – 5th Growth, Saint-Estèphe
d) Château Saint-Pierre – 4th Growth, Saint-Julien
e) Château Pouget – 4th Growth, Cantenac.

Question 16

What are the satellites AOPs of Saint Emilion?

Answer 16

Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOP, Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOP, Montagne-Saint-Émilion AOP, and Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion AOP.

Question 17

Which river separates Saint-Emilion AOP from its satellite AOPs?

Answer 17

Barbanne river.

Question 18

What are the communes of production for Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP?

Answer 18

Lalande-de-Pomerol and Néac

Question 19

Where would you find Château Roc de Cambes?

Answer 19

Bourg AOP

Question 20

Which 4 Chateaux withdrew from the Premier Grand Cru Classé classification before 2022?

Answer 20

Cheval Blanc, Ausone, Angelus, Gaffeliere

Question 21

Along with the town of Libourne, which 2 rivers encircle the appellation of Pomerol?

Answer 21

Isle and Barbanne

Question 22

What are the principal grapes in Côtes de Blaye AOP?

Answer 22

Colombard and Ugni Blanc.

Question 23

What was the first vintage of Ygrec?

Answer 23

1959

Question 24

Which recent vintage has seen a change in the label of Chateau Lafite? What is it?

Answer 24

2018. A hot air balloon was added to reflect the ‘modernity and adventure’ at the time of the wine’s first vintage 1868.

Question 25

In 2003 Chateau Gressier Grand Poujeaux was bought by the owners of which Medoc Chateau?

Answer 25

Chasse-Spleen

Question 26

Which Jalle seperates Pauillac from St Estephe?

Answer 26

Jalle du Breuil

Question 27

What is the maximum yield for Sauternes?

Answer 27

25 hl/ha

Question 28

A wine declassified from Pauillac AOP would take which appellation?

Answer 28

Haut-Medoc

Question 29

A wine declassified from Haut-Medoc AOP would take which appellation?

Answer 29

Medoc

Question 30

Who is producing the wine called La Pialade? In which region?

Answer 30

Chateau Rayas, Rhone Valley, CDR Rouge.

Question 31

When were the first vines planted in NSW?

Answer 31

1788 (bore fruit in 1791)

Question 32

What type of wine is Brokenwood ILR reserve?

Answer 32

Hunter Semillon

Question 33

In which GI would you find Balgownie estate?

Answer 33

Bendigo

Question 34

Who makes the Oracle Shiraz and when was the first vintage?

Answer 34

Kilikanoon, 1997

Question 35

Who is producing the wine called Viña Ardanza?

Answer 35

La Roja Alta

Question 36

What are the grapes allowed in the production of Prosecco Rose?

Answer 36

Glera and Pinot Noir.

Question 37

What is the name of Yalumba’s Eden valley Viognier?

Answer 37

Virgilius

Question 38

Châtillon-en-Diois AOP wine styles and grapes?

Answer 38

Whites from Chard & Aligoté. Reds & Rose from min 75% Gamay + PN & Syrah.

Question 39

What are maximum permitted yields for IGP Red and Rosé wines in France?

Answer 39

85 hl/ha

Question 40

The INAO is an acronym for which wine governing body?

Answer 40

L’Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité