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What are “jalles”?

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Drainage channels built by dutch to make viticulture possible in Medoc; ***don’t confuse w/ croupes (gravel mounds)

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The Jalles de Breuil is famous for separating Cos d’Estournel from what famous Chateaux?

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Lafite

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Premiere Cotes de Bordeaux reds are produced under what Cotes de Bordeaux AOC subzone?

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Cadillac

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Chx Cheval Blanc vineyards were originally part of what estate?

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Figeac

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Which Cotes de Bordeaux AOC sub-zone is permitted to produce sweet whites?

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Francs & St-Foy

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Red-only sub-zones of Cotes de Bordeaux AOC

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Cadillac & Castillon

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What is soutirage?

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Racking

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What is the blend of Lafleur?

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50 / 50 CF / MRT

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What artist designed the 1973 Mouton-Rothschild lable?

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Picaso

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What river separates St Emilion from its satellite appellations to the N?

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Barbanne R

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What is the river of Saint Foy de Bordeaux AOC?

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Dordogne

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What is the commune & classification of Chx Gruaud Larose

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A) Saint-Julien Beychevelle ***all 2nd growths of Saint-Julien are here B) 2nd Growth of the BDX Classification of 1855

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Who owns Chx d’Yquem? Who is the managing director (CEO)

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LVMH; Pierre Lurton ***also managing director @ Cheval Blanc

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Name 2 chateaux that leave the Cru Bourgeois classification as a result of the 2003 nullification of terms “Superieur” & “Exceptionnel”?

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Potensac, Poujeux, Phelan-Segur

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Chateau d’Yquem contains on average how much sugar?

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120-140 g/l RS; ***b/f LVMH ownership, < RS (80-120)

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Sweet white AOCs of the Entre-Deux-Mers

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Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux AOC, Cadillac AOC, Loupiac AOC, Saint-Crois-du-Mont AOC, Cote de Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOC

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Who manages St Emilion’s classification?

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INAO

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How many BDX classified growths of the left bank?

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61 R chx & 27 Sauternes

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The famous “BDX-mixture” was developed to combat what disease? Name its components

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Perenospera (aka Downy Mildew); copper-sulfate, lime & water

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Who produces “Creme de Tete”?

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Chx Gilette

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Name the 3 regional AOCs of BDX

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Bordeaux AOC, Bordeaux Superieur AOC, Cremant de Bordeaux AOC

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Oak usage at Petrus

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Only 50%

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2 best vintages of 60s

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61 & 64

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What treatments are used to combat Oidium? What about Perenospera?

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Oidium (Powder Mildew): sulfur; Perenospera (Downy Mildew): BDX mixture (copper-sulfate & lime)

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Which wine is widely-regarded as the first "second wine"? In what decade?
Mouton-Cadet (M-R); 1930's; eventually b/c "Le Petit Mouton"
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Optical sorters approve grapes based on what? Density sorters?
Optical Sorters: color & size; Density Sorters: ripeness (put in sugar-water solution - grapes that sink are ripe enough & selected)
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Sauternes minimum acquired alcohol
12% abv (15% potential)
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What is the 2nd wine of Lafleur?
Pensee de Lafleur
29
Name the only 1er Cru Sauternes producer based in Sauternes proper
Chx Guiraud
30
Why do Carmenere & Malbec diminish in importance after phylloxera?
Difficult to graft
31
Name the 3 grapes in Palmer Blanc; what appellation is it produced under?
50% Muscadelle + Loset & Sauvignon Gris; Vin de France
32
What is the maximum size of a Cru Artisan chateaux?
< 10 ha (according to Jane Ansen)
33
What is the parentage of Malbec? Carmenere?
MBC: Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes; Carmenere: Gros Cabernet x Cab France
34
What is the style of wine produced under Saint-Croix-du-Mont AOC?
Sweet White
35
What are the 2 grapes of Bordeaux AOC that are not part of the BDX family?
Muscadelle & Petit Verdot
36
T or F: chaptalization is permitted in Sauternes
t
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If you are on a road trip through the classified growths of the Medoc, what is the major road you will take to travel N to S?
D2
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In what year does Latour leave En Primeur? What is the last vintage on the Place de BDX?
Leave in 2012; 2011 last vintage on PdB
39
Name the 3 Tiers of the Place de BDX
A) Production Tier (CHX); B) Brokerage Tier (Courtiers); C) Sales Tier (Negociant / Merchant Class)
40
When does it become mandatory for 1855 classified growths to be estate bottled? St Emilion?
Classified Growths: 1972 (no Yquem in 1972); St Emilion: 1969
41
What 2 properties of the Graves classification became absorbed under La Mission Haut-Brion?
Latour Haut-Brion (2005 last V; was classified as R GC); Chx Laville Haut-Brion (2008 last V; was classified as W GC)
42
Name all the grapes permitted in Sauternes
4: Sauv Blanc, Sauv Gris, Muscadelle, Semillon
43
Name the 2 regional AOCs of Graves
Graves AOC & Graves-Superieur AOC
44
Who owns Chx des Fargues?
Lur Saluces (made same way as Chx d'Yquem)
45
What is the grape parentage for Cab Sauv?
Cab Franc x Sauv Blanc
46
Top 2 communes of Margaux
Margaux & Cantenac
47
Who owns Chateau Latour?
Francois Pinault
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Name 4 vintages in which there was no Chx d'Yquem production; how many vintages have not been produced in the 20th century?
2012, 1992, 1974 / 1972, 1964, 1952 / 1951, 1930, 1915 / 1910; 9 times in 20th ce / 10 times total
49
Which one of BDX's 6 red grapes is not permitted in Pomerol?
CARMENERE
50
What is the most-common vine-training system used for Sauternes production? Why?
Cordon-training; produces small berries that attract botrytis
51
Name 3 chateaux not on place de Bordeaux
Latour, Petrus, Chx d'Yquem?
52
Vineyard of Latour's grand vin
L'Enclos
53
Name the 2 1er Cru Sauternes producers based in Barsac
Climens & Coutet
54
Sauternes max yields
25 hl/ha
55
Chx Mouton owns what other classified growths? Lafite?
Mouton: d'Armailhac & Clerc Milon; Lafit: Duhart-Milon
56
At what point in the winemaking process does Micro-Oxygenation ocur? Clicquage?
Micro-ox: during fermentation; clicquage: after fermentation (to finished wine)
57
Sweet white wine bearing the name "Haut-Benauge" is produced under what AOC?
Bordeaux AOC
58
Who owns the L'Enclos vineyard?
Chx Latour
59
Largest 1st growth of the Medoc; how many cases per year?
Lafite; 16,000 cases
60
How does Haut-Benauge differ between Bordeaux AOC & Entre-Deux-Mers AOC?
BDX AOC "H-B": Dry & SWEET White; E-D-M AOC "H-B": DRY WHITE ONLY
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Maximum amount of chaptalization in Bordeaux in adjustment percentage?
Max 1.5% adjustment
62
Which Bordeaux grape is the last to ripen?
Petit Verdot
63
1st communal AOC of Medoc to harvest
Margaux
64
In what decade does En Primeur go public?
1980's
65
How many classified growths are in Margaux? What % of the estates are classified?
21 or (70%); ***10 3rd growths, 3 4th growths, 2 5th growths
66
Who is the managing director of Chx Cheval Blanc?
Pierre Lurton; ***also managing director @ Chx d'Yquem
67
Which Bordeaux AOC historically produced grapes for Cognac?
Blaye AOC
68
Which grand cru classee chateau produces the most grand vin?
Lafite?
69
Name the sweet white AOCs of the Graves region
Graves-Superieur AOC, Sauternes AOC, Barsac AOC, Cerons AOC
70
What is the 2nd wine of Lynch Bages & 1st vintage? What was it prior to that?
Echo de Lynch Bages (2007); prev Chx Haut Bages Averous
71
Madame Loubat is associated with which famous BDX chateau?
Petrus (sole owner in the 1920s; gives share to JP Mouiex when she dies)
72
Name all the AOCs that Premiere Cotes de Bordeaux can produce red wine under
BDX AOC, BDX Superieur AOC, Cote de Bordeaux AOC
73
What is micro-bullage? Name the 3 reasons why a producer would utilize it
Micro-Boullage = micro-oxygenation; a) stabilize color b) soften tannins c) counter reduction
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Commune & classification of Chx Pibran
Pauillac; unclassified (former Cru Bourgeois)
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Smallest classified growth; largest?
Chx Ferriere (8 ha); Chx Lagrange
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1st area of Bordeaux planted to vines by Romans
Graves
77
What is cliquage? What winemaking technique does it replace?
Micro-oxygenation technique; oxygen applied to wine in barrel; replaces soutirage (racking)
78
Name 2 unclassified growths of the Medoc
Sociando-Mallet & Chx Gloria; & all previous Cru Bourgeois "Exceptionnel"! (Chx Chasse-Spleen, Chx Pouejux (Moulis-en-Medoc) Les Ormes-de-Pez (St Estephe) Chx de Pez (St Estephe) Chx Potensac (Medoc) Chx Siran (Margaux))
79
What grapes are permitted for Cremant de BDX AOC?
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Name the grapes permitted for Cremant de BDX AOC rosé
RED ONLY; all 6 BDX R grapes
81
In what century does viticulture b/c possible in the Medoc?
1600s
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Who is the winemaker of Petrus?
Olivier Berrouet
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N-most commune of Margaux
Soussan
84
Which Cotes de Bordeaux AOC subzone is an extension of St-Emilion's Limestone cotes area?
Castillon
85
What is "Les Exceptionnels"? Name 2 members
Organzation of 6 out of the 8 former Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels Chx; Chx Chasse-Spleen (Moulis-en-Medoc) Chx Pouejux (Moulis-en-Medoc) Les Ormes-de-Pez (St Estephe) Chx de Pez (St Estephe) Chx Potensac (Medoc) Chx Siran (Margaux)
86
What AOC can dry whites from Sauternes declassify to?
BDX AOC (Sauternes & 5 communes excluded from Graves AOC boundary)
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All second growths of Saint-Julien fall within what commune?
Saint-Julien Beychevelle
88
What does "sur souches" mean?
Pricing of wine based on previous vintage (agreed upon b/f H)
89
What is the ban de vendanges?
Official start of harvest
90
1st BDX chateaux to 100% estate-bottle; in what year?
Mouton-Rothschild; 1924
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What is the grape of Pavillon Blanc? Producer?
100% Sauv Blanc; Chx Margaux
92
Cadillac min RS
51 g/ RS
93
Synonym for Malbec in BDX
Cot & Pressac Noir (R Bank)
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In what year does the Graves classification b/c official?
1959
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What ALL white grapes approved for Bordeaux AOC
Semillon, Sauv Blanc, Sauv Gris, Muscadelle, MRT Blanc, Colombard, Ugni Blanc
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Chx Pontet-Canet is across the road from which famous chateau?
Chx Mouton-R

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