Bordeaux

Question 1

Which classified growth no longer exists

Answer 1

Chateau Dubignon

Question 2

From 1970-1975 the French government banned new plantings in Bordeaux of which major red grape?

Answer 2

Merlot

Question 3

Who was the first estate to estate bottle

Answer 3

Mouton Rothschild i 1924

Question 4

When was Mouton Elevated to 1st growth

Answer 4

1973

Question 5

What is the Bordeaux Mixture

Answer 5

lime, cooper, sulfate mixture to prevent peronospera (downy_

Question 6

What is common vine training in bordeaux

Answer 6

Guyot
Dbl on left bank
single on right

Question 7

Do producers destem

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

is chaptalization allowed

Answer 8

yes, but normally not needed

Question 9

Are whites produced in the right bank

Answer 9

hardly ever

Question 10

Which region has bigger dinural shifts? Left or right?

Answer 10

Right

Question 11

Why does Merlot thrive in the right bank?

Answer 11

Loves the clay soil, controls ripening
can live longer than Cab franc in bottle
has thin skin so its susceptible to rot

Question 12

What rivers are around the St. Emilion region

Answer 12

Dordoge and Barbanne

Question 13

When was St Emilion AOPd

Answer 13

1936

Question 13

What are the satilites of st emilion

Answer 13

lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
St George

Question 14

What is the min alcohol for St Emilon vs St Emilon grand cru

Answer 14

11% and 11.5%

Question 15

What river seperates st emilion from its satilites

Answer 15

barbanne

Question 16

where can you find Crasse de fer soil? and what is it?

Answer 16

iron rich sand soil only found in Pomerol

Question 17

Where is the Blue clay?

Answer 17

top of terrace, Petrus, 20ha

Question 18

What river seperates Fronsac from Lalande-de-Pomerol

Answer 18

Isle

Question 19

Where are the best sites in Fronsac?

Answer 19

Saillans and La Riviere

Question 20

What is the soil in Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac

Answer 20

Fronsadais Molasse

Question 21

Average hours of sunlight in the Medoc

Answer 21

2052

Question 22

How many mm of rain in the medoc

Answer 22

900mm

Question 23

What is the northernmost region in the Medoc

Answer 23

St Estephe

Question 24

What is the Jalle de Breuil

Answer 24

small stream divides st estephe from paulliac and estrounel from lafite

Question 25

What are the best producers in Estephe and what are there ranks

Answer 25

Cos Estrounel (2) Montrose (2) Calon Segur (3)

Question 26

What region has the deepest croups in Medoc

Answer 26

Pauillac

Question 27

What family dominates the north half of Pauillac

Answer 27

RothschildsE

Question 28

What estates dominate the lower half of Pauillac

Answer 28

Latour, Lynch Bages, Pichon

Question 29

What is the smallest region of the Medoc

Answer 29

St Julien

Question 30

What is the largest region in the Medoc

Answer 30

Margaux 1500ha

Question 31

Margaux has the shallower gravel beds. What does this do to Cab?

Answer 31

Makes cab mature a few days quicker Drought can be a problem in warmer years

Question 32

What are the communes of Margaux

Answer 32

Margaux Arsac Soussans Cantenac Labarde

Question 33

Best estates in Moulis and Listrac

Answer 33

Chasse-Spleen and Poujeaux

Question 34

When was Pessac Leognan AOPd

Answer 34

1987

Question 35

What is the local name for noble rot in Sauternes

Answer 35

Pourriture noble

Question 36

What are the sweet wine producing regions in Graves

Answer 36

Cerons Sauterns Barsac

Question 37

What rivers influence botrytis in Sauternes

Answer 37

Ciron and Garonne

Question 38

What is harvest like in Sauternes? does it happen at once?

Answer 38

Botrytis sets unevenly, many tries through the vineyards to collect them

Question 39

Is oak used commonly in Sauternes?

Answer 39

new oak is used commonly

Question 40

What is the RS of Sauternes

Answer 40

120-160g/l

Question 41

What are the communes of Sauternes

Answer 41

Sauternes Barsace Fargues Preignac Bommes

Question 42

What is the only commune of Sauternes that can be labeled as that commune

Answer 42

Barsac

Question 43

Does botrytis develop as consistently in Cerons as Sauternes

Answer 43

no! hense iwhy its not as popular

Question 44

What is Premier cotes de Bordeaux

Answer 44

sweet wine AOP of the Entre deux Mers

Question 45

What regions are in Premier Cotes de Bordeaux

Answer 45

Cadillac Loupiac St Croix du Mont

Question 46

Does Entre Deux Mers have frost issues?

Answer 46

yes! They train their vines high because of this

Question 47

What is fines bordeaux

Answer 47

Eau de vie Condensed, oaked brandy

Question 48

When was Cru Bourgeois started When was it nullified When was it reinstated?

Answer 48

1932 2008 2018

Question 49

minimum must weight Sauternes AOP and residual sugar

Answer 49

221 g/l 45 g/l RS

Question 50

what percentage of Bordeaux is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 50

25%

Question 51

Most planted white grape in Bordeaux

Answer 51

Semillon, 45%

Question 52

Exclusively sweet wines of Entre Deux Mers (generic) labeled as this

Answer 52

Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux

Question 53

Hottest month in Bordeaux

Answer 53

August

Question 54

White grapes permitted for bordeaux AOP

Answer 54

Blanc may be labeled “Sec” Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle

Question 55

Encepagement entre deux mers

Answer 55

Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, and Sémillon

Question 56

worst vintage in Bordeaux destroyed so many vines

Answer 56

1956

Question 57

common genetic parent of Merlot and Malbec

Answer 57

Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

Question 58

What is Clairet

Answer 58

Dark rose, mostly saignee

Question 59

What is the local name for Malbec

Answer 59

Pressac Noir

Question 60

Are sav blanc and sav gris the same

Answer 60

Yes- Sav Gris is a genetic mutation that ripens early

Question 61

First Bordeaux estate to be exported to england

Answer 61

Haut Brion

Question 62

What was the effect of the 100 year war on Bordeaux

Answer 62

gave Bordeaux back to France

Question 63

great vintages of Bordeaux in the 21st century

Answer 63

00 05 10 16 18 19

Question 64

Oldest estate in Graves

Answer 64

C. Pape Clement (1306)

Question 65

What years did Yquem not produce wine

Answer 65

74 92 2012

Question 66

Styles and encepagement of Bordeaux Blanc

Answer 66

Min 70% Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle Max 30% combined Ugni blanc, Merlot Blanc and Colombard

Question 67

What is the local name for Carmenere

Answer 67

Gros Vidure

Question 68

What is the Boutinere

Answer 68

the blue clay buttonhole of Petrus

Question 69

First certified Biodynamic producer on left bank

Answer 69

Pontet-Canet

Question 70

The two communes in Lalande de Pomerol

Answer 70

Lelande de Pomerol Neac

Question 71

Moulis and LIstrac Medoc are located between these two major communes set back from the shoreline

Answer 71

St Julien and Maragux

Question 72

When did Malbec appear in Bordeauxs

Answer 72

18th cen

Question 73

Best estate in Bourg

Answer 73

Roc de Cambes

Question 74

What is the style of wine in the Blaye

Answer 74

Dry red only

Question 75

Max yields in Sauternes

Answer 75

25hl/ha

Question 76

Communes of production for Pomerol

Answer 76

Libourne Pomerol

Question 77

Highest proportion of classed vineyards in any Medoc appelation are here

Answer 77

St Julien

Question 78

Most expensive wine in Bordeuax

Answer 78

Liber Pater Old vine, pre phyloxerra, left bank amphorae aged

Question 79

Name for Cab Franc in Pomerol

Answer 79

Bouschet

Question 80

When was the INAO created

Answer 80

1935

Question 81

Big producers of Pomerol

Answer 81

Le Pin Lefleur Petrus Trotonoy Vieux Chateau Certan