Bordeaux - Entre Deux Mers

Question 1

Percentage of Bordeaux AOP wines produced in Entre-Deux-Mers

Answer 1

Approximately 75%

Question 2

Soil composition of Entre-Deux-Mers

Answer 2

Limestone overlaid with cool clay and sandy clay soils

Question 3

Is new oak common in Entre-Deux-Mers?

Answer 3

No. It is rarely used.

Question 4

Entre-Deux-Mers AOC date

Answer 4

1937 (solely for whites)

1953 (restricted to dry whites)

Question 5

Entre-Deux-Mers AOP allowed grapes

Answer 5

Min. 70% Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, Sémillon

Max 30% Merlot Blanc

Max 10% combined Mauzac, Colombard, Ugni Blanc

Question 6

Describe Haut-Benauge

Answer 6

Designation allowed on Entre-Deux-Mers AOP from communes along border of Côtes-de-Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP

Question 7

Describe Côtes-de-Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP wines

Answer 7

Dry and sweet whites

Question 8

Describe Premieres Côtes de Bordeaux AOP wines

Answer 8

Sweet white wines

34 g/L

Question 9

Describe Cadillac AOP wines

Answer 9

Sweet whites

Tries

Botrytis

In decline

Question 10

Describe Loupiac AOP wines

Answer 10

Sweet whites

Tries

Botrytis

In decline

Question 11

Describe Saint-Croix-du-Mont AOP wines

Answer 11

Sweet whites

Tries

Botrytis

In decline

Question 12

Côtes-de-Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire AOP location

Answer 12

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 13

Premieres Côtes de Bordeaux AOP location

Answer 13

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 14

Cadillac AOP location

Answer 14

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 15

Loupiac AOP location

Answer 15

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 16

Saint-Croix-du-Mont AOP location

Answer 16

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 17

Graves de Vayres AOP location

Answer 17

Entre-Deux-Mers

Question 18

Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux AOP location

Answer 18

Entre-Deux-Mers