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Where is Bordeaux?

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it is located in southwestern France, near Atlantic Coast. Sits along the Garonne River

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What is the climate?

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Maritime

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What are the soils you can found here?

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Left Bank: dominated by gravel soils, excellent drainage and retain heat, suitable for Cab Sauv

Right Bank: characterised by clay and limestone soils, cooler and retain moisture, suitable for Merlot

Entre-Deux-Mers: situated between Garonne and Dordogne rivers, feature clay-limestone and sandy soils, supporting range of grape varieties

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What are the rivers?

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Gironde River split into two:

(LG, RD)
left: River Garonne
right: River Dordogne

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What are the grape varieties you can found here?

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WHITE:
(principal) Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle
(accessory) Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, Colombard, Alvarinho, Liliorila

RED:
(principal) Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Malbec (Cot), Merlot, Petit Verdot, Carmenère
(accessory) Arinarnoa, Castets, Marselan, Touriga Nacional

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What is Bordeaux AOP?

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BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ

grape varieties as per classics with some accessory varieties

it has subzone: Haut-Benauge

Haut-Benauge has 9 communes:
1. Arbis
2. Cantois
3. Escoussans
4. Gornac
5. Ladaux
6. Mourens
7. Saint-Pierre-de-Bat
8. Soulignac
9. Targon

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What is Cremant de Bordeaux AOP?

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BLANC / ROSÉ

METHODE TRADITIONELLE

all the classic varieties

min aging 12 months (9 months on lees)

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What is Médoc Blanc AOP?

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BLANC only

newly introduced, in officially approved in 2025

all the classic varieties with some accessory: Chardonnay, Viognier, Alvarinho, Floréal, Liliorila, Petit and Gros Manseng (but not more 15%)

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What are the AOPs in Médoc?

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8 AOPs, from North - South:

  1. Médoc AOP
  2. Haut-Médoc AOP
  3. Saint-Estèphe AOP
  4. Pauillac AOP
  5. Saint-Julien AOP
  6. Listrac-Médoc AOP
  7. Moulis/Moulis-en-Médoc AOP
  8. Margaux AOP
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What is the special variety that only found in Margaux AOP?

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Castets (max 5%)

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What are the AOPs in Graves?

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6 AOPS:

  1. Graves AOP
  2. Graves Supérieures AOP
  3. Pessac-Léognan AOP (1987)
  4. Cérons AOP
  5. Barsac AOP
  6. Sauternes AOP
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What is Graves Supérieures AOP?

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SWEET BLANC only
(under Graves AOP)

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

must weight: 221g/L
min residual sugar: 34g/L

successive tries = multiple passes through (ensure sugar ripeness and quality level)

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What is Cérons AOP?

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SWEET BLANC only
(under Graves AOP, also within communes)

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

must weight: 221g/L
min residual sugar: 45g/L

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What is Barsac AOP?

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SWEET BLANC only
(located in Barsac commune, part of Sauternes AOP, can labelled either Barsac/Sauternes)

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

must weight: 221g/L
min residual sugar: 45g/L

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What is Sauternes AOP?

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SWEET BLANC only
(has its own classification)

also 5 communes:
1. Barsac
2. Preignac
3. Sauternes
4. Bommes
5. Fargues

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

min alcohol: 12% (potential 15%)

must weight: 221g/L
min residual sugar: 45g/L

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What is Bordeaux Supérieur AOP?

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BLANC / ROUGE

classic varieties with the accessory varieties

more concentrated, more age worthy, higher alcohol, lower yields than Bordeaux AOP

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What are the AOPs under Côtes de Bordeaux?

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10 AOPs:

  1. Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
  2. Côtes de Bordeaux Francs AOP
  3. Côtes de Bordeaux Castillon AOP
  4. Côtes de Bordeaux Cadillac AOP
  5. Côtes de Bordeaux Blaye AOP
  6. Côtes de Bordeaux St. Foy AOP
  7. Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
  8. Bourg/Côtes de Bourg/Bourgeais AOP
  9. Blaye AOP
  10. Côtes de Blaye AOP
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What are the AOPs under Entre-Deux-Mers?

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6 AOPs:

  1. Entre-Deux-Mers AOP
  2. Cadillac AOP
  3. Graves de Vayres AOP
  4. Loupiac AOP
  5. Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire AOP
  6. Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOP
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What is Entre-Deux-Mers AOP?

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BLANC / ROUGE

in 2023 rouge is allowed to make, 2025 new release (aging requirements) before this rouge was named under Bordeaux Supérieur AOP

classic varieties

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What is Cadillac AOP?

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SWEET BLANC only
(under Entre-Deux-Mers)

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

must weight: 255g/L
min residual sugar: 51g/L

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What is Loupiac AOP?

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SWEET BLANC only
(under Entre-Deux-Mers)

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

must weight: 229g/L, (238g/L Semillon)
min residual sugar: 45g/L

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What is Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOP?

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SWEET BLANC only
(under Entre-Deux-Mers)

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

must weight: 229g/L (238g/L for Semillon)
min residual sugar: 45g/L

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What is Côtes de Bordeaux Saint Macaire AOP?

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BLANC only, from dry - sweet
(under Entre-Deux-Mers)

Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle

sweet: affected by botrytis / passerillage

grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries

must weight: 255g/L
min residual sugar: 45g/L

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What are the sweet wine production in Bordeaux?

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  1. Sauternes AOP
  2. Barsac AOP
  3. Cérons AOP
  4. Graves Supérieures AOP
  5. Cadillac AOP
  6. Loupiac AOP
  7. Sainte-Croix-du-Mont AOP
  8. Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
  9. Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux AOP
  10. Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire AOP
  11. Bordeaux Supérieur AOP (sweet)
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What is *Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOP*?
SWEET BLANC only (under Côtes de Bordeaux) Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle affected by botrytis / passerillage grapes must be hand-harvested in successive tries must weight: 221g/L min residual sugar: 34g/L
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What is *Blaye AOP*?
ROUGE only classic varieties
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What is *Côtes de Blaye AOP*?
BLANC only 60-90% combined Colombard and Ugni Blanc, plus classic varieties
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What is *Bourg/Côtes de Bourg/Bourgeais AOP*?
BLANC / ROUGE classic varieties
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What is *Graves de Vayres AOP*?
BLANC / ROUGE classic varieties
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What are the first growths (Premiers Cru) of *1855 Classification of Bordeaux*?
5 of them: 1.Château Lafite Rothschild (Pauillac) 2. Château Latour (Pauillac) 3. Château Margaux (Margaux) 4. Château Haut-Brion (Graves) 5. Château Mouton Rothschild (Pauillac), elevated in 1973
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What are the second growths (Deuxièmes Cru) of *1855 Classification of Bordeaux*?
14 of them: 1. Château Cos d’Estournel (Saint-Estephe) 2. Château Montrose (Saint-Estephe) 3. Château Pichon Longueville Baron (Pauillac) 4. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Pauillac) 5. Château Léoville-Las Cases (Saint-Julien) 6. Château Léoville-Poyferré (Saint-Julien) 7. Château Léoville Barton (Saint-Julien) 8. Château Gruaud-Larose (Saint-Julien) 9. Château Ducru-Beaucaillou (Saint-Julien) 10. Château Rauzan-Ségla (Margaux) 11. Château Rauzan-Gassies (Margaux) 12. Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux) 13. Château Lascombes (Margaux) 14. Château Brane-Cantenac (Margaux)
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What are the third growths (Troisièmes Cru) of *1855 Classification of Bordeaux*?
14 of them: 1. Château Calon-Ségur (Saint-Estèphe) 2. Château Lagrange (Saint-Julien) 3. Château Langoa Barton (Saint-Julien) 4. Château Malescot-Saint-Exupéry (Margaux) 5. Château Desmirail (Margaux) 6. Château Ferrière (Margaux) 7. Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker (Margaux) 8. Château Kirwan (Margaux) 9. Château d’Issan (Margaux) 10. Château Boyd-Cantenac (Margaux) 11. Château Cantenac-Brown (Margaux) 12. Château Palmer (Margaux) 13. Château Giscours (Margaux) 14. Château La Lagune (Haut-Médoc)
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What are the fourth growths (Quatrièmes Cru) of *1855 Classification of Bordeaux*?
10 of them: 1. Château Lafon-Rochet (Saint-Estèphe) 2. Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild (Pauillac) 3. Château Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) 4. Château Talbot (Saint-Julien) 5. Château Branaire-Ducru (Saint-Julien) 6. Château Beychevelle (Saint-Julien) 7. Château Marquis de Terme (Margaux) 8. Château Pouget (Margaux) 9. Château Prieuré-Lichine (Margaux) 10. Château La Tour Carnet (Haut-Médoc)
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What are the fifth growths (Cinquièmes Cru) of *1855 Classification of Bordeaux*?
18 of them: 1. Château Cos Labory (Saint-Estèphe) 2. Château Pontet-Canet (Pauillac) 3. Château Batailley (Pauillac) 4. Château Haut-Batailley (Pauillac) 5. Château Haut-Bages-Libéral (Pauillac) 6. Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste (Pauillac) 7. Château Grand-Puy-Ducasse (Pauillac) 8. Château Lynch-Bages (Pauillac) 9. Château Lynch-Moussas (Pauillac) 10. Château d’Armailhac (Pauillac) known as *Mouton-Baronne-Philippe* (1933-88) 11. Château Pédesclaux (Pauillac) 12. Château Clerc-Milon (Pauillac) 13. Château Croizet Bages (Pauillac) 14. Château Dauzac (Margaux) 15. Château du Tertre (Margaux) 16. Château Belgrave (Haut-Médoc) 17. Château de Camensac (Haut-Médoc) 18. Château Cantemerle (Haut-Médoc)
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What are the red *Classification of Graves (1959)*?
13 of them: 1. Château Bouscaut 2. Château Carbonnieux 3. Domaine de Chevalier 4. Château de Fieuzal 5. Château Haut-Bailly 6. Château Haut-Brion 7. Château Latour-Martillac 8. Château Malartic-Lagravière 9. Château La Mission Haut-Brion 10. Château Olivier 11. Château Pape-Clément 12. Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte 13. Château La Tour-Haut-Brion
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What are the white *Classification of Graves (1959)*?
9 of them: 1. Château Bouscaut 2. Château Carbonnieux 3. Domaine de Chevalier 4. Château Couhins 5. Château Couhins-Lurton 6. Château Latour-Martillac 7. Château Malartic-Lagravière 8. Château Laville-Haut-Brion 9. Château Olivier
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What are the Superior First Growth (Premier Cru Supérieur) of *Sauternes Classification (1855)*?
only 1: •Château d’Yquem (Sauternes)
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What are the First Growth (Premier Cru) of *Sauternes Classification (1855)*?
11 of them: 1. Château La Tour Blanche (Bommes) 2. Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey (Bommes) 3. Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey (Bommes) 4. Château de Rayne-Vigneau (Bommes) 5. Château Suduiraut (Preignac) 6. Château Coutet (Barsac) 7. Château Climens (Barsac) 8. Château Guiraud (Sauternes) 9. Château Rieussec (Fargues) 10. Château Rabaud-Promis (Bommes) 11. Château Sigalas-Rabaud (Bommes)
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What are the Second Growth (Deuxièmes Cru) of *Sauternes Classification (1855)*?
15 of them: 1. Château de Myrat (Barsac) 2. Château Doisy Daëne (Barsac) 3. Château Doisy-Dubroca (Barsac) 4. Château Doisy-Védrines (Barsac) 5. Château d’Arche (Sauternes) 6. Château Filhot (Sauternes) 7. Château Broustet (Barsac) 8. Château Nairac (Barsac) 9. Château Caillou (Barsac) 10. Château Suau (Barsac) 11. Château de Malle (Preignac) 12. Château Romer (Fargues) 13. Château Romer du Hayot (Fargues) 14. Château Lamothe (Sauternes) 15. Château Lamothe-Guignard (Sauternes)
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What are the rivers that produce fog to *Sauternes*?
River Gironde & River Ciron
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What is *Cru Bourgeois*?
It is a classification that for the Château that has high quality but not included in the *1855 Grand Cru Classé* classification, renewed every **5 years**. Exclusively to the *Médoc* region only. It has 3 tiers: •Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel •Cru Bourgeois Supérieur •Cru Bourgeois
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What are the AOPs in right bank?
10 AOPs: 1. Saint-Émilion AOP 2. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP 3. Lussac-St-Émilion AOP 4. Montagne-St-Émilion AOP 5. Puisseguin-St-Émilion AOP 6. Saint-Georges-St-Émilion AOP 7. Pomerol AOP 8. Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP 9. Canon Fronsac AOP 10. Fronsac AOP
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What are the ‘satellite appellation’ of *Saint-Emilion*?
4 AOPs: 1. Montagne-Saint-Émilion AOP 2. Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOP 3. Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOP 4. Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion AOP ##footnote they are all neighbouring regions of *Saint-Émilion* (north and northeast), each of them has its own AOP.
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Who are in the *Classification of St Émilion (2022)*?
**St-Émilion Premiers Grand Cru Classé A**: 1. Château Pavie 2. Château Figeac (promoted in 2022) **St-Émilion Premiers Grand Cru Classé B**: 1. Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2. Château Beauséjour 3. Château Bélair-Monange 4. Château Canon 5. Château Canon-la-Gaffelière 6. Clos Fourtet 7. Château Larcis-Ducasse 8. La Mondotte 9. Château Pavie-Macquin 10. Château Troplong-Mondot 11. Château Trotte Vieille 12. Château Valandraud
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Who are the former *Grand Cru Classés* withdrawn from the 2022 classification?
•Château Angélus (former Classé A) •Château Ausone (former Classé A) •Château Cheval-Blanc (former Classé A) •Château La Gaffelière (former Classé B)
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What are the synonyms for Malbec in *Bordeaux*?
**Cot** in general *Bordeaux* **Pressac** in *Pomerol*
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What is *Canon Fronsac AOP*?
ROUGE only mostly Cab Sauv blend only
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What is *Fronsac AOP*?
ROUGE only mostly Cab Sauv blend only
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What is *Lalande-de-Pomerol AOP*?
ROUGE only classic varieties has two communes: 1. Lalande-de-Pomerol 2. Néac ##footnote *Néac* is where La Fleur de Bouard produced

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