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1
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What is the difference between assemblage and encépagement?

A

Encépagement is the mix of vine varieties grown in the vineyard and assemblage is what is actually used in the finished wine. The are not always the same due to:

  1. different grapes varying in productivity
  2. flowering and frost can influence yield from year to year
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2
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What are barriques?

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225-liter capacity barrels used in aging of wine in Bordeaux

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3
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What is the marshy region north of St-Estèphe referred to as?

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Bas-Médoc

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What is the Bas-Médoc?

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marshy region north of St-Estèphe

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5
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What is boublenes?

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soil in Graves: mixture of sand, gravel & light clay

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6
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What is bouchet?

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Synonym used in Pomerol & much of Bordeaux for Cabernet Franc

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7
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What is a chai?

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A term used in Bordeaux for a storage house for casks (aging wine)

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8
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What is a clairet?

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a darker, more aromatic style of rosé that evokes the original claret wines shipped to England in the middle ages

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9
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What is coulure?

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it is caused by springtime frost and creates a poor fruit set / after flowering berries fall off.

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10
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What are courtiers?

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brokers of wine (are responsible for en primeur sales)

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11
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What is crasse de fer?

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the subsoil of Pomerol of iron pan with rich clay

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12
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What are croupes?

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the unearthed gravel mounds created by the Dutch during the drainage work in the 1600s. The better Chateaux are usually located

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13
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What is Cru Artisan?

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a designation denoting their place as exceptional stewards of the land, craft of winemaking, without the financing or large-scale operations

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14
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What is Cru Bourgeois?

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is not a classification but acts as a guarantor of quality & Chateaux must apply for it regularly

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15
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What is en primeur?

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the yearly offering of Bordeaux wine as futures

by courtiers

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16
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What is encépagement?

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mix of vine varieties, planted on a particular property. These proportions don’t always correspond to the proportions to the given wine. This is due to different grapes varying in productivity and because of flowering and frost can influence yield from year to year.

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17
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What are garagistes?

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“microchâteau” / the movement began in the 20th century on the right bank. Small Chateaux top quality wine.

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18
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What is a grand vin?

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the principal wine from a Chateau

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19
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What is a jalles?

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(stream) drainage channels in the Medoc that criss-cross the low-lying landscape preventing it from reverting to swampland

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20
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What is the Lisbournais?

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the french word for the Right Bank

21
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What is millerandage?

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is caused by springtime frost and creates abnormal fruit set (large & small berries)

22
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What are négociants?

A

buy fruit or wine in barrel to age in their own cellars before selling the bottled wine.

23
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What are the noblesse de la robe?

A

French aristocrats that established the great Chateaux in Bordeaux

24
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What is passerillage?

A

French for leaving the grapes on the vine past normal harvest so they dry up & concentrate their flavors. Different from noble rot. Similar to passito
*** legal in Graves Supérieures
Cérons

NOT in Barsac & Sauternes

25
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What are tries?

A

picking grapes in separate trips (used for grapes with Botrytis)

26
Q

A 225-liter capacity barrel is a?

A

barriques

27
Q

The marshy region north of St-Estèphe is often referred to as the ___ ______.

A

Bas-Médoc

28
Q

The soil in Graves is often referred to as?

and is composed of what?

A

boublenes

mixture of sand, gravel & light clay

29
Q

Synonym for Cabernet Franc on the Right Bank

A

bouchet

30
Q

Synonym for Malbec in Bordeaux

A

Pressac on the right Bank

Cot

31
Q

The storage house for casks (aging wine) in Bordeaux are called what?

A

chai

32
Q

What is a a darker, more aromatic style of rosé that evokes the original wines shipped to England in the middle ages?

A

Clairet

33
Q

What is caused by springtime frost and creates a poor fruit set / after flowering berries fall off?

A

Coulure

34
Q

The brokers of wine (are responsible for en primeur sales) are called what?

A

courtiers

35
Q

Wha is the the subsoil of Pomerol made of iron pan with rich clay called?

A

crasse de fer

36
Q

What is the term for the unearthed gravel mounds created by the Dutch during the drainage work in the 1600s?
The better Chateaux are usually located on them.

A

croupes

37
Q

What is the designation denoting their place as exceptional stewards of the land, craft of winemaking, without the financing or large-scale operations?

A

Cru Artisan

38
Q

What was once a classification but now acts as a guarantor of quality in which a Chateaux must apply for it regularly?

A

Cru Bourgeois

39
Q

The yearly offering of Bordeaux wine as futures is called what?

A

en primeur

40
Q

What is the french term for the mix of vine varieties, planted on a particular property?

A

encépagement

41
Q

What is the term for a “microchâteau” / the movement began in the 20th century on the right bank.

A

garagistes

42
Q

A principal wine from a Chateau is labeled as?

A

grand vin

43
Q

A drainage channels in the Medoc that criss-cross the low-lying landscape preventing it from reverting to swampland is called what in French?

A

jalles

44
Q

How do the French often refer to the right bank?

A

Lisbournais

45
Q

What is caused by springtime frost and creates abnormal fruit set (large & small berries)?

A

millerandage

46
Q

Who (french term) buys fruit or wine in barrel to age in their own cellars before selling the bottled wine?

A

négociants

47
Q

The French aristocrats that established the great Chateaux in Bordeaux are known as_______.

A

noblesse de la robe

48
Q

What is similar to “passito” but the french term for leaving the grapes on the vine past normal harvest so they dry up & concentrate their flavors? Different from noble rot.

A

passerillage

49
Q

The picking of grapes in separate trips (used for grapes with Botrytis) is called what?

A

tries

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