Bordeaux

Question 1

What is the largest appellation in Bordeaux? What area does it cover and what types of wine are allowed?

Answer 1

Bordeaux AOC.

It covers the entire region and allows red, sweet and dry white, rose and sparkling wines

Question 2

What AOC covers the same area as Bordeaux but has slightly tighter restrictions

Answer 2

Bordeaux Superieur. It can be used for reds and sweet whites.

Question 3

What are the Bordeaux Appellations on the Left Bank? - Medoc?

Answer 3

Haut Medoc (r), Medoc (r), St-Estephe (r), Paulliac (r), St-Julien (r), Listrac (r), Moulis (r), Margaux (r)

Question 4

What are the Bordeaux Appellations on the Left Bank - Graves?

Answer 4

Graves (r/w), Graves Superieures (sweet white), Pessac-Leognan (r/w), Barsac (sweet white), Cerons (sweet white), Sauternes (sweet white)

Question 5

What is the regional AOC in Bordeaux that only allows sparkling wine?

Answer 5

Cremant de Bordeaux

Question 6

What are the Bordeaux Appellations in Entre-Deux-Mers?

Answer 6

Entre-Deux-Mers (w), Bordeaux-Haut-Benague (sweet white), Cadillac (sweet white), Cotes de Bordeaux-St.-Macaire (sweet white), Entre-Deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge (sweet white), Graves-de-Vayres (r/sweet white), Loupiac (sweet white), Ste.-Croix-du-Mont (sweet white), Ste.-Foy-Bordeaux (r/sweet white)

Question 7

What are the Bordeaux Appellations on the Right Bank - Libourne?

Answer 7

Canon-Fronsac (r), Fronsac (r), Lalande-de-Pomerol (r), Lussac-St.-Emilion (r), Montagne-St.-Emilion (r), Pomerol (r), Puisseguin-St.Emilion (r), St.-Emilion (r), St.-Emilion Grand Cru (r), St.-Georges-St. Emilion (r)

Question 8

What are the Bordeaux Appellations on the Right Bank - Cotes?

Answer 8

Cotes de Bordeaux (r,w,sweet white), Cotes de Bourg (r/w)

Question 9

What are the 5 First Growths according to the Bordeaux Classification of 1855? Which was moved in 1973 from 2nd to 1st growth?

Answer 9

Ch. Haut-Brion (Pessac, Graves), Ch. Lafite-Rothschild (Paulliac), Ch. Lator (Pauilc), Ch. Margaux (Margaux), Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac)**this was the one that was elevated

Question 10

2 of the 15 producers with premier grand cru classe status are considered superior to the others and granted “A” category. Which 2 are these?

Answer 10

Ch. Ausone and Ch. Cheval Blanc