WSET Level 3 Bordeaux

Question 1

CHATEAU

Answer 1

Most vineyards are known in Bordeaux as…

Question 2

3 biggest Bordeaux Areas

Answer 2

Left Bank, Right Bank, Between Dordogne and Garonne

Question 3

Bordeaux Left Bank

Answer 3

Medoc: Saint Estephe, Pauillac, Saint-Julien

Question 4

Bordeaux Right Bank

Answer 4

Saint-Emilion, Saint-Emilion Satellites, Pomerol, Fronsac, Cotes de Bourg, Premieres Cotes de Blaye

Question 5

Bordeaux Between Dordogne and Garonne

Answer 5

Entre-Deux-Mers, Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux

Question 6

Climate

Answer 6

Moderate, maritime

Question 7

Weather

Answer 7

1) Variable, annual vintage variation due to insufficient warmth during ripening period or too much rain at harvest.

Question 8

Soils

Answer 8

Warm, well drained.

Question 9

Bordeaux black grape varieties

Answer 9

Cab Sauv

Question 10

Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 10

At northern limit where it can successfully ripen.

Question 11

Merlot

Answer 11

Most widely planted variety in Bordeaux

Question 12

Cabernet Franc

Answer 12

NAME?

Question 13

Petit Verdot

Answer 13

Ripens fully only in very hot years

Question 14

Medoc/Graves: key black varieties (blended)

Answer 14

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Question 15

Libourne: key black varieties (blended)

Answer 15

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Question 16

Bordeaux white grape varieties

Answer 16

Semillon

Question 17

Semillon

Answer 17

Most widely planted white variety in Bordeaux

Question 18

Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 18

In Bordeaux: distinctively herbaceous, grassy, elderflower

Question 19

Muscadelle

Answer 19

Makes up very small percentage of Bordeaux sweet & dry blends (important supporting role).

Question 20

Grape Growing

Answer 20

NAME?

Question 21

Key vineyard challenges

Answer 21

Variable levels of grape ripeness, fungal disease (from cloud cover, rain).

Question 22

Making Red Wine

Answer 22

NAME?

Question 23

Making White Wine

Answer 23

-Stainless steel used to retain varietal character of dry wines (e.g. Sauv Blanc).

Question 24

(13 grape varieties permitted)”

Answer 24

Generic: Anywhere in the Gironde region (Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superieur)

Question 25

Generic Appellations

Answer 25

Red (M, CS, CF):

Question 26

Appellation Groups

Answer 26

NAME?

Question 27

*Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc)”

Answer 27

Medoc

Question 28

*Merlot, Cab Franc”

Answer 28

Saint-Emilion & satellites

Question 29

*Merlot, Cab Franc”

Answer 29

Blaye

Question 30

*Semillon, Sauv Blanc”

Answer 30

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 31

*Semillon, Sauv Blanc”

Answer 31

Sauternes

Question 32

Classification System

Answer 32

Medoc/Sauternes: Grand Cru Classe, Cru Bourgeois

Question 33

1855 Classification (Left Bank)

Answer 33

*Applies to individual chateaux, not to the vineyards.

Question 34

First Growth

Answer 34

Haut Brion (only one outside Medoc)

Question 35

Second Growth

Answer 35

14 Cru Classes

Question 36

Third Growth

Answer 36

14 Cru Classes

Question 37

Fourth Growth

Answer 37

10 Cru Classes

Question 38

Fifth Growth

Answer 38

18 Cru Classes

Question 39

(Left Bank)”

Answer 39

200 Cru Bourgeois (lower level properties) established in 1932 & modified in 1978, 2003.

Question 40

St Emilion AC (Right Bank)

Answer 40

Most important AC, 9 communes.

Question 41

(est. 1955, revised every 10 years)”

Answer 41

NAME?

Question 42

La Place de Bordeaux

Answer 42

Trading structure unique to Bordeaux

Question 43

En Primeur Sales

Answer 43

Limited quantities of wine sold via La Place in tranches during the year after the harvest. Price includes all costs including and up to bottling.