NEW BORDEAUX

Question 1

What style of wine is made in Bordeaux Supérieur AOP

Answer 1

Still dry red wine and still sweet white wine with a minimum RS of 17 g/L

Question 2

Subzones of Cotes de Bordeaux AOP

Answer 2

Francs
Cadillac
Castillon
Blaye

Question 3

Whats the diference in permissible styles of white wine made in Cotes de Bordeaux Blaye and Cotes de Bordeaux Francs

Answer 3

Blaye may only make dry white wine, but Francs may make dry or sweet white wine from either dried fruit or grapes affected by botrytis

Question 4

What style of wine is designated to Premiers Cotes de Bordeaux AOP

Answer 4

Still sweet white wine with a minimum RS of 34 g/L

Question 5

What’s the difference between Blaye AOP and Cotes de Blaye AOP

Answer 5

Blaye is for still dry red wine and Cotes de Blaye is for still dry white wine

Question 6

Name the sweet white appellations of the Tnre-Deux-Mers

Answer 6

Cadillac
Loupiac
Cotes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire
Sainte Croix du Mont
Sainte Foy Bordeaux

Sainte Foy and Cadillac have the highest min RS at 51 g/L, the rest are 45 g/L for liquoreux style

Question 7

What’s the minimum alcohol and maximum yield for all wine from the Médoc

Answer 7

11% ABV, 57 hl/ha. Medoc and haut medoc are 55 hl/ha but all others are 57

Question 8

What was the most recent update to the 1855 classification of Bordeaux

Answer 8

1973 when Mouton was promoted to 1st growth

Question 9

When was the last time Sauternes was classified

Answer 9

1855

Question 10

Name 5 St. Emilion Premiers Grand Cru Classé B

Answer 10

Château Beau-Séjour 
Château Beauséjour 
Château Bélair-Monange 
Château Canon
Château Canon-la-Gaffelière
Château Figeac
Clos Fourtet
Château La Gaffelière
Château Larcis-Ducasse
La Mondotte
Château Pavie-Macquin
Château Troplong-Mondot
Château Trottevieille
Château Valandraud

Question 11

When was the last classification of Graves

Answer 11

1959

Question 12

Name 4 Graves Chateau classified for red and white wine

Answer 12

Bouscaut
Carbonnieux
Domaine de Chevalier
Latour-Martillac
Malartic-Lagreviere
Olivier

Question 13

Name 3 Cru Artisan Bordeaux estates

Answer 13

Béhèré in Pauillac
Capdet in St. Julien
Ch. des Graviers in Margaux
La Peyre in St. Estephe

Question 14

How do the minimum RS and Yields of the sweet wine appellation in Graves differ from one another

Answer 14

Graves Superieur is the only AOP with min R/S of 34 g/L, all others are 45

Graves Superieur and Cerons have a max yield of 40 hl/ha but Barsac and Sauternes are both 25 hl/ha

Cérons and G.S also don’t REQUIRE botrytis but Barsac and Sauternes do

Question 15

What’s the minimum ABV for all right bank Bordeaux. What’s the one exception

Answer 15

11% for all appellations except St. Emilion Grand Cru which goes up to 11.5%

Question 16

What’s the max % of Petit Verdot allowed in Saint Emilion/Grand Cru wines

Answer 16

10%

Question 17

Name the satelites of St. Emilion

Answer 17

Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
St. Georges

Question 18

Name a premier cru of sauternes each from a different commune

Answer 18

Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Bommes
Suduiraut, Preignac
Coutet, Barsac
Guiraud, Sauternes
Riussec, Fargues

Question 19

What second growth of Sauternes is located in Bommes

Answer 19

There are none