Practice CMS Certified Exam BORDEAUX Flashcards
Bordeaux Appellation and 1855 Classification
How many third (3rd) Growth Chateaux are there?
14 Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux.
How many Pauillac Chateaux are classified as Third (3rd) Growths? Who are they?
There are NO Pauillac Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux.
True or False: Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac is classified as Second (2nd) Growth?
False. Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac is classified Fifth (5th) Growth. It is considered a “super second” growth however to recognise the consistent quality of the Château that is making wine at or near the quality of the five 1st Growths.
How many Pauillac Chateaux are classified as First (1st) Growth?
Three (3) Chateaux: Château Lafite Rothschild,
Château Latour, Château Mouton Rothschild (reclassified from Second Growth status in 1973)
How many Chateaux from St-Estephe are classified as Fourth (4th) Growth?
One (1): Château Lafon-Rochet
True or False: Château Cantenac-Brown, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) is Classified Second (2nd) Growth?
False: Château Cantenac-Brown is Classified Third (3rd) Growth
Which Classification does Château Pouget, Cantenac-Margaux (Margaux) belong to?
Quatrieme / Fourth (4th) Growth
Name the Second (2nd) Growth/s Chateaux from Pauillac AOC.
Only 2: Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron-de-Pichon, and Château Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse-de-Lalande
How many Chateaux are classified as Fourth (4th) Growth?
10
Name the Fourth (4th) Growth/s Chateaux from Pauillac AOC.
Only 1: Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
True or False: there are 12 Chateaux from Pauillac AOC classified as Fifth (5th) Growth?
True
Name the Fifth (5th) Growth Chateaux from Haut-Medoc.
There are 3: Château Belgrave, Château Camensac and Château Cantemerle
True or false: Château Filhot, is a classified as a Premiere Cru of AOC Sauternes.
False. Château Filhot, Sauternes, AOC Sauternes is classified as a Deuxièmes Cru
Name the Premiere Cru Classified Chateaux from Barsac.
Château Climens and Château Coutet, both located in AOC Barsac.
How many Premier Cru Classified Chateaux for sweet wines?
11
How many Second (2nd) Growth Chateaux are from Saint-Estèphe AOC? Who are they?
Two (2) Saint-Estèphe Chateaux Classified as Second (2nd) Growth. Château Cos-d’Estournel, and Château Montrose.
Name the Chateaux from St-Julien that are classified as Third (3rd) Growth?
Château Lagrange and Château Langoa-Barton.
How many Chateaux from Margaux are Classified as Third (3rd) Growth?
10
Name the Chateaux from Pauillac that are Classified as Fourth (4th) Growth.
Only one: Château Duhart-Milon Rothschild
How many Chateaux are Classified as Fifth (5th) Growth?
18
How many Fifth (5th) Growth Chateaux are from Saint-Estèphe?
Only one: Château Cos-Labory
True or False: St-Julien has only one (1) Fifth Growth Classified Chateau.
False: there are NO Fifth Growth Classified Chateaux from St-Julien.
True or False: Château Rauzan-Ségla & Château Rauzan-Gassies, both from Margaux, AOC Margaux are Classified Third (3rd) Growths.
False: Château Rauzan-Ségla &Château Rauzan-Gassies are both Classified Second (2nd) Growths.
How many Second (2nd) Growth Chateaux are from St-Julien? Name them.
There are Five (5) Classified Second (2nd) Growths from St-Julien AOC. They are Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Château Gruaud-Larose, Château Léoville-Barton, Château Léoville-Las-Cases, and Château Léoville-Poyferré.
Name a second label of one of Bordeaux’s first growths.
The Second Wines of Bordeaux’s First Growths:
Château Lafite-Rothschild: “Carruades de Lafite”
Château Margaux: “Pavillon Rouge”
Château Mouton Rothschild: “Le Petit Mouton”
Château Latour: “Les Forts de Latour”
Château Haut-Brion: “Le Clarence de Haut-Brion”
What Growth is Chateau Montrose and in which AOC is it located?
Château Montrose St.-Estèphe: Second-Growth / Deuxième Cru
Name the Third (3rd) Growth Chateaux from St-Julien.
Only one: Château Calon-Ségur St.-Estèphe
What Growth is Château Durfort-Vivens and in which AOC is it located?
Château Durfort-Vivens Margaux: Second-Growth / Deuxième Cru
Name the Third (3rd) Growth Chateau from Haut-Medoc.
Château La Lagune, Ludon (Haut-Médoc)
Complete the 10 Chateaux from Margaux which are Third (3rd) Growths: Château Giscours, Château Malescot-St.-Exupéry, Château Cantenac-Brown, Château Boyd-Cantenac, Château Palmer, Château Desmirail…
Château Kirwan
Château d’Issan
Château Ferrière
Château Marquis-d’Alesme-Becker
What Growth is Château Branaire-Ducru and in which AOC is it located?
Château Branaire-Ducru St.-Julien: Fourth-Growth / Quatrième Cru
Name the fourth (4th) Growth Chateaux from Haut-Medoc AOC
Only one: Château La Tour Carnet, St.-Laurent (Haut-Médoc)
True or False: the following Fifth (5th) Growth Chateaux are located in Pauillac AOC: Château Dauzac and Château du Tertre
False. Château Dauzac Labarde and Château du Tertre are both Fifth (5th) Growths from Margaux
What Growth is Château Haut-Batailley and in which AOC is it located?
Château Haut-Batailley Pauillac; Fifth Growth / Cinquième Cru
What year was the Classification of Graves introduced? What year was it modified?
Graves Classification was first ratified in 1953 and modified in 1959.
True or False: Château Haut Bailly is classified Fifth (5th) Growth from Pauillac AOC.
False. Château Haut Bailly is Cru Classe de Graves / Classified Growth of Graves 1959 from the commune of Leognan.
Château LANGOA BARTON - AOC and Cru Class?
Saint-Julien, Troisieme /3rd Cru class
Château BRANAIRE-DUCRU – AOC and cru Class?
Saint-Julien - Quatrieme/ 4th Cru Class
Château MONTROSE – Saint-Estèphe or Margaux AOC? 2nd or 3rd Cru Class?
Château MONTROSE – Saint-Estèphe Dieuxieme 2nd Class
Château LASCOMBES – AOC and Cru Class?
Margaux AOC Deuxieme 2nd Class
Name the AOC and Growth for Château BEYCHEVELLE
Château BEYCHEVELLE – Saint-Julien AOC - Quartrieme 4th growth
Château SAINT-PIERRE – which Growth and AOC?
Château SAINT-PIERRE – Quatrieme Cru / 4th Growth - Saint-Julien
Château SAINT-PIERRE – which Growth and AOC?
Château SAINT-PIERRE – Quatrieme Cru / 4th Growth - Saint-Julien
Name the only 4th Growth chateau from Pauillac?
Château DUHART-MILON – Pauillac AOC
Château MARQUIS de TERME – what Growth and AOC?
Château MARQUIS de TERME – Quatrieme Cru / 4th Growth Margaux
What year was the Classification of Graves ratified? And what year modified? How many red and white chateaux, red only, white only?
The classification of Graves officially ratified in 1953, modified 1959. Sixteen (16) chateaux in total included: 6 for red/white, 7 for red only, 3 for white only.
Name three (3) Graves classified chateaux for red and white.
Total 6 red/white chateaux: Domaine de Chevalier, Château Malartic Lagravière, Château Haut Brion, but also Château Bouscaut, Château Carbonnieux and Château d’Olivier.
Which chateaux have withdrawn from the St-Emillion Classification, and what year did this occur?
Chateau Ausone, Chateau Cheval Blanc, Chateau Angelus and Chateau La Gaffeliere. 2021.
Name the current Premier Cru Class A chateaux from St Emillion and the year.
Chateau Figeac and Chateau Pavie. 2022.
Name the only Premier cru Sauternes Chateaux located in the commune of Sauternes.
Château Guiraud
