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Medoc Flashcards

1
Q

Elevage for Pauillac

A

Wines may not be released before June 15 of the year following harvest

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2
Q

northernmost city of Bordeaux

A

Saint Vivien de Medoc

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3
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widest part of Bordeaux In kilometers

A

75 km

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4
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what percentage of Bordeaux is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon

A

25%

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5
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First certified biodynamic producer on left bank

A

Pontet-Canet

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6
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Two Village communes in Haut Medoc that don’t touch the estuary

A

Listrac-Medoc
Moulis-en-Medoc

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7
Q

This producer encouraged estate bottling in Bordeaux in the 1920s

A

Mouton Rotschild

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8
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Margaux AOP established this year

A

1954

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9
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Min potential alc for Pauillac AOP

A

11%

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10
Q

Best cru Bourgeois wine of Moulis en Medoc AOP from these producers

A

Chasse-Spleen
Chateau Poujeaux

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11
Q

Communes of Margaux (4)

A

Margaux-Cantenac
Soussans
Arsac
Labarde

MC SAL

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12
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Moulis and LIstrac Medoc are located between these two major communes set back from the shoreline

A

St. Julien and Margaux

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13
Q

Are there classified growths of Moulis-Medoc and Listrac-Medoc?

A

NO

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14
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AOPs of Medoc North to South

A

Medoc
Saint Estephe*
Pauillac*
Saint Julien *
LIstrac-Medoc*
Moulis/Moulis en medoc*
Margaux*

(This is ALL called Haut Medoc)*

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15
Q

Last of the great gravel “Croupes” run their course here

(gravely mounds draining)

A

Saint Estephe

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16
Q

This Jaille de Breuil marks the Southern boundary of Saint Estephe dividing Cos d’Estournel from Pauillac’s Chateau Lafite Rothschild in this Commune

A

Saint Estephe (Pauillac border)

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17
Q

Deepest croupes of gravel in Medoc are here

A

Pauillac

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18
Q

What year was Mouton banned in US

A

1993, Balthus

19
Q

Most expensive wine in Bordeaux

A

Liber Pater
Old vine, pre phyloxerra left bank amphorae aged

20
Q

What protects Bordeaux from West and Northwest winds

A

Coastal Pine forest
“Landes”

21
Q

The marshy, forested region (Medoc) North of St. Estephe is also referred to as

A

the Bas-Médoc

22
Q

Premier appellations of the Medoc require this vine density

A

7000 vines per hectare
1x1 meter spacing, similar to the vineyards of the Côte d’Or

23
Q

Where is Sociando Mallet (Haut Medoc) located?

A

North of St. Julien, on a small strip of land. Most other producers labeled “Haut Medoc” are West of the major producing communes

24
Q

This AOP, with 11 classified growths, has the highest proportion of classified growths in Medoc

A

Saint Julien

25
Q

How many classified growths in Margaux

A

21 classified châteaux of Margaux (the most in Medoc)

26
Q

How many acres in Medoc Left bank are planted to white grapes?

A

Approximately 123 acres

27
Q

How many producers in Medoc’s appellations have the right to the term Cru Artisan

A

44

28
Q

St. Estephe tends to see more % of this varietal in red wines in general

A

Merlot, more clay in the soil mixed with Gravel

29
Q

Merlot may account for this % of the blend in Medoc/Haut medoc AOC wines

A

50%

30
Q

Biodynamic producer of Pauillac

A

Pontet-Canet
Don’t green harvest
Winemaker Jean-Michel Comme

31
Q

What is saignage

A

bleeding liquid to concentrate sugar
in Bordeaux was common practice

32
Q

For a Grand Vin, how long is elevage

A

18-24 mos

33
Q

Medoc AOP wines have improved in recent decades with more of this grape in the blend, that loves clay and wetter conditions of the Medoc’s Northern reaches

A

Merlot

34
Q

Wines labeled Haut Medoc AOP are typically produced here

A

West of St Estephe, Pauillac and Saint Julien, or South of Margaux

35
Q

The Northern Boundary of Pauillac is this Chateau:

The Southern Boundary is this:

A

Northern: Chateau Lafite-Rothschild

Southern: Chateau Latour

36
Q

Saint Julien AOP includes this commune

A

Saint Julien-Beychevelle

37
Q

Saint Julien AOP has parcels in these neighboring communes

A

Cussac-Fort-Medoc
Pauillac
Saint-Laurent

(1955 classification, could retain their parcels when neighbors could not)

38
Q

How many classified growths in St Julien?

A

11

39
Q

What separates the southern edge of Saint-Julien from Margaux

A

10Km of land classified only as Haut-Medoc

40
Q

Which is lower in elevation: Margaux or Saint-Julien

A

Margaux, shallower gravel beds than in Pauillac, ripens earlier

41
Q

Margaux and Cantenac have more of this kind of soil than the rest of the communes

A

clay and limestone

42
Q

When was Moulis AOC granted

A

1938

43
Q

Moulis shares the Western edge of the Grand Poujeaux croupe with this AOC

A

Saint Julien

44
Q

Last commune in Medoc to acheive AOC status in 1957

A

Northernly Listrac

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