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The Right Bank Flashcards

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Although winemaking existed on the right bank of the Dordogne River long before the Médoc was drained—________name is an homage to Ausonius, a 4th century Roman poet who may (or may not) have planted his vines at the site of the current estate—the wines of the Right Bank, particularly St-Émilion AOP and Pomerol AOP, did not reach the commercial level of the Médoc wines until the post-war modern era.

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Château Ausone’s name is an homage to Ausonius

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St-Émilion AOP and Pomerol AOP produce red wine blends dominated by _____ and, to a lesser extent, _____. Cabernet Sauvignon is rarely a major component, with the notable exception of Château Figeac in St-Émilion.

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Merlot and Cabernet Franc

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True or False St-Émilion contains a diversity of soils broadly categorized into two types: the côtes and graves. As a simplification, the hillside côtes are steep limestone slopes and gravesis a gravelly limestone plateau resembling soils of the Médoc.

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True

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Courtiers or brokers of Bordeaux seldom shipped the wines of the Right Bank overseas in the 19th century, they did not include the region’s wines in the 1855 Classification. However, St-Émilion created its own three-tier ranking of châteaux in 1954 (published in 1955) with revisions made in 1969, 1985, 1996, 2006, and 2012 with two elevated, which two?

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Château Angélus***

Château Pavie***

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Name the AOPs of the Right Bank

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Saint-Émilion AOP
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Lussac-St-Émilion AOP
Montagne-St-Émilion AOP
Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOP
St-Georges-St-Émilion AOP
Pomerol AOP
Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP
Canon Fronsac AOP
Fronsac AOP
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What are the AOPs of Côtes de Bordeaux

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Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
Bourg/Côtes de Bourg/Bourgeais AOP
Blaye AOP
Côtes de Blaye AOP
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What are the AOPs of Entre-Deux-Mers

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Entre-Deux-Mers AOP
Cadillac AOP
Graves de Vayres AOP
Loupiac AOP
Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOP
Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP
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Name (4) St. Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés A

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Château Angélus*
Château Ausone
Château Cheval-Blanc
Château Pavie*

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St-Émilion Premiers Grands Crus Classés B (14)

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Beau-Séjour Bécot
Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse)
Château Bélair-Monange (known simply as Belair until the 2008 vintage)
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***
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Name the Superior First Growth (Premier Cru Supérieur) & know a few of the First Growths (Premiers Crus) Classification of Sauternes 1855.

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Superior First Growth (Premier Cru Supérieur)
* Château d’Yquem, Sauternes

First Growths (Premiers Crus)

  • Château La Tour Blanche, Bommes (Sauternes)
    • Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes)
    • Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Bommes (Sauternes)
    • Château de Rayne-Vigneau, Bommes (Sauternes)
    • Château Suduiraut, Preignac (Sauternes)
    • Château Coutet, Barsac
    • Château Climens, Barsac
    • Château Guiraud, Sauternes
    • Château Rieussec, Fargues (Sauternes)
    • Château Rabaud-Promis, Bommes (Sauternes)
    • Château Sigalas-Rabaud, Bommes (Sauternes)
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True or False The misleading St-Émilion Grand Cru AOP is an appellation, rather than a classificaiton. Wines labeled St-Émilion Grand Cru are required to show an additional + 0.5% alcohol, and must undergo a longer élevage than wines simply labeled St-Émilion AOP. All Grand Cru Classé wines must meet the requirements of the St-Émilion Grand Cru AOP.

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True

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Compared to St-Émilion, Pomerol is a tiny AOP, measuring just five square miles and 1,930 acres of vineyards. The soil of Pomerol is dominated by sand, clay and gravel, with a subsoil of iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer). Merlot is particularly successful in Pomerol’s clay-based soils, as evidenced by the wines of which most famous Château ______, where the subsoil clay rises very close to the surface.

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Château Pétrus

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Cabernet Franc is also known as _____ in Pomerol?

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Bouchet

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There is no classification in Pomerol; regardless, the best properties—name (5)—can achieve extravagant prices on par with premier cru Médoc wines.

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Château Pétrus, Vieux-Château-Certan, Château Lafleur, Château Le Pin, and Château Trotanoy

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There are four satellite appellations for St-Émilion?

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Lussac, St-Georges, Montagne, and Puisseguin

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Pomerol’s neighboring red wine districts include Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP, which contains the communes of (4)?

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Lalande-de-Pomerol and Néac, Fronsac AOP, and Canon-Fronsac AOP.

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As of the 2008 vintage, several preexisting Bordeaux appellations were consolidated as the new Côtes de Bordeaux AOP in an effort to simplify labeling language and offer consumers an alternative to the luxury-priced grand vins that govern the image of Bordeaux. The resulting Côtes de Bordeaux wines are predominantly red, and may list the area of origin—name (4) satellite appellations—?

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Francs, Castillon, Blaye, Cadillac

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The oldest cultivated vineyards in Bordeaux are not found in Médoc or on the Right Bank of the Dordogne, but within the lesser AOPs of _____ and ______. The Romans brought viticulture to the limestone slopes of Bourg and neighboring Blaye, but the wines, well-regarded for centuries, were finally eclipsed by those of the Médoc and Graves in the late 1600s.

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Bourg and Côtes de Bourg

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________ AOP, the “land between two seas”—the Dordogne and Garonne rivers—is one of Bordeaux’s largest regions and exclusively produces dry white wines

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Entre-Deux-Mers

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True or False Like Bordeaux AOP, Entre-Deux-Mers may use the geographical designation Haut-Benauge, but the wines must be dry in style. On the eastern shore of the Garonne lie the sweet white wine appellations of Loupiac, Ste-Croix-du-Mont, and Cadillac.

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True

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Which of the following appellations produces dry white wines?
• 	Sauternes
• 	Loupiac
• 	Pomerol
• 	Médoc
• 	Entre-Deux-Mers
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Entre-Deux-Mers

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What grape typically dominates the wines of Pomerol?
• 	Malbec
• 	Cabernet Franc
• 	Cabernet Sauvignon
• 	Merlot
• 	Petit Verdot
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Merlot

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What is Botrytis cinerea?
• A species of oak tree used for barrel production in France
• A fungus responsible for peronospora
• The scientific name for the grapevine
• A fungus responsible for development of noble rot
• Another name for downy mildew

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A fungus responsible for development of noble rot

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What is the appellation of Château Lafleur?
• 	St-Émilion 
• 	Sauternes
• 	Pauillac
• 	Pomerol 
• 	Graves
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Pomerol

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Which of the following is not a satellite appellation of St-Émilion?
• 	St-Georges
• 	Montagne
• 	Francs 
• 	Puisseguin 
• 	Lussac
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Francs

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What is Bouchet?
• 	a commune in Côtes de Bordeaux
• 	a subappellation of the Médoc
• 	a synonym for Cabernet Franc in the Right Bank 
• 	a village in Margaux
• 	a blending grape in Sauternes
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A synonym for Cabernet Franc in the Right Bank

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How many châteaux are currently ranked as "premier cru classé A" in St-Émilion?
• 	1
• 	13
• 	4
• 	57
• 	2
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4

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Which of the following is not a subzone of the Côtes de Bordeaux appellation?
• 	Francs
• 	Cadillac
• 	Blaye
• 	Castillon
• 	Bourg
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Bourg

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What does “St-Émilion Grand Cru” indicate on a label?
• the château is located in the côtes of St-Émilion
• the estate was classified as grand cru classé in 1955
• the estate was upgraded to grand cru classé in 2006
• the wine is from a delimited region within the larger appellation
• the wine is required to show a higher minimum alcohol than St-Émilion

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the wine is required to show a higher minimum alcohol than St-Émilion

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Neac is a commune within the Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP.
• True
• False

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True

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On the eastern shore of the Garonne lie the sweet white wine appellations of _____, _____, and _____. These wines may or may not be affected by botrytis.

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Loupiac, Ste-Croix-du-Mont, and Cadillac

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Exclusively sweet wines are also produced as Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP, whereas the Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP south of Loupiac may produce white wines in sec, moelleux, or liquereux styles. The lesser appellations Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP and Graves de Vayres AOP release both red and white wines. True or False

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True

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