Médoc

Question 1

Médoc runs from which point in South to which point in North?

Answer 1

Blanquefort Jalle to Pointe de Grave

Question 2

Approximate dimensions of Médoc vineyards

Answer 2

2-5km wide

75-80km long

Question 3

Put simply what is the soil makeup of the Médoc?

Answer 3

Gravel mounds atop limestone

NB Margaux is gravel atop marl

Question 4

Which appellation is more northerly - Listrac or Moulis?

Answer 4

Listrac

Question 5

1 grape in Médoc AOC

Answer 5

Merlot

Question 6

Technical name for Médoc AOC

Answer 6

Bas-Médoc

Question 7

Gravel mounds in Médoc AOC - far apart or close together?

Answer 7

Far apart

Interspersed with sand

Question 8

Approx number of producers in Médoc AOC

Answer 8

660

Question 9

Approx membership of co-ops in Médoc AOC

Answer 9

2/3s of producers belong to a co-op

Question 10

Permitted alcohol range for Médoc AOC

Answer 10

11-13%

Question 11

Permitted yields in Médoc AOC

Answer 11

50-66 HL/ha

Question 12

Why is Médoc AOC mostly Merlot?

Answer 12

Cabernet struggles to ripen with sea influence

Question 13

In what century was the Haut Médoc planted with vines?

Answer 13

1700s

Médoc AOC in 1800s

Question 14

Haut-Médoc higher or lower elevation than Bas-Médoc?

Answer 14

Lower

Question 15

5 GCCs within Haut Médoc AOC?

Answer 15

Cantemerle
La Lagune
La Tour Carnet
Belgrave
Camensac

Question 16

Max ABV in Haut Médoc AOC?

Answer 16

12.5%

Lower than Médoc AOC (13%)

Question 17

Highest gravel mounds in Médoc found in which AOC?

Answer 17

Saint Estephe

Question 18

Saint Estephe is drained by which two channels?

Answer 18

Saint Vincent channel (drains Lafite marshes)
Mappon channel (drains Vertheuil marshes)

Question 19

Drainage in Saint Estephe - fast or slow?

Answer 19

Slow

Good in drought years, bad in rainy years

Question 20

Total land under vine in Saint Estephe?

Answer 20

1,300 ha

Question 21

5 GCCs in Saint Estephe

Answer 21

Cos d'Estournel
Montrose
Cos Labory
Lafon Rochet
Calon Ségur

Question 22

Half way point between Bordeaux city and Atlantic Ocean is in which AOC?

Answer 22

Pauillac

Question 23

What separates north and south in Pauillac?

Answer 23

Pibran marshes

Question 24

Land under vine in Pauillac?

Answer 24

1,200 ha

Question 25

What separates Pauillac from Saint Estephe?

Answer 25

Jalle de Breuil

Question 26

What separates Pauillac from Saint Julien?

Answer 26

Julliac stream

St JULien - JULliac

Question 27

Pauillac descriptors

Answer 27

Dusty cocoa tannins
Rich aroma
Black currant
Sweet cigar box
Lead pencil
Cedar
Violet
Rose
Iris
Lilac

Question 28

How many GCCs in Pauillac?

Answer 28

17

Question 29

Land under vine in Saint Julien

Answer 29

925 ha

Question 30

How many gravel plateaux in Saint Juli n?

Answer 30

Two

Separated by a small stream

Question 31

How many GCCs in Saint Julien?

Answer 31

11

Question 32

In what year did Saint Julien become 1st AOC to require a tasting panel?

Answer 32

1973

Question 33

Which was the first AOC in Bordeaux to require a tasting panel?

Answer 33

Saint Julien (1973)

Question 34

How many gravel mounds in Listrac?

Answer 34

3
Listrac
Fontréqud
Fourcas

Question 35

Highest elevation in Médoc?

Answer 35

Limestone plateau in Listrac

Question 36

Which soil type for Cabernet Sauvignon in Listrac?

Answer 36

Gravel mounds

there are 3 - Listrac, Fourcas, Fontréaud

Question 37

Which soil type to Merlot in Listrac?

Answer 37

Limestone plateau (highest point in Médoc)

Question 38

Land under vine in Listrac

Answer 38

670ha

Question 39

Typicity of Listrac wines?

Answer 39

Rustic

Chewy tannins

Question 40

Land under vine in Moulis

Answer 40

600 ha

Question 41

Land under vine in Margaux AOC

Answer 41

1,400 ha

Question 42

Drainage in Margaux is ___

Answer 42

Excellent

Question 43

How many GCCs in Margaux?

Answer 43

21