Bordeaux Flashcards
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Ugni Blanc and Colombard are primarily used in which appellation?
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Cotes de Blaye
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What are the 4th growths of St. Julien?
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Saint Pierre, Talbot, Branaire Ducru, Beychevelle
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What is the city of Pomerol?
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Libourne
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Name classed bordeaux estates that are biodynamic
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Chateau Climens, Pontet Canet, Palmer, d’Yquem (announced at vinexpo 2019)
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What ie the primary production of the Cotes de Bordeaux?
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Merlot
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What vintage marked the debut of Ygrec?
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1959
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What is the most planted grape in France?
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Merlot
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What form of vine training is most common in the sweet wine areas of Bordeaux?
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Cordon - encourages botrytis and has smaller berries.
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Where are Moulis and Listrac-Medoc AOP’s located?
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Between St. Julien and Margaux away from the shore
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What are the Premiers Crus of Sauternes?
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La Tour Blanches, Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Clos Haut-Peyraguey, de Rayne Vigneau, Suduiraut, Coutet, Climens, Guiraud, Rieussec, Rabaud - Promis, Sigala - Rabaud
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Which satellite appellation produces the most wine?
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Montagne Saint Emilion
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What form of vine training is most common in the dry wine areas of Bordeaux?
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Guyot, 1x (RB) or 2x(LB)
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What is Bouchet?
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Syn. For CF on the right bank
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Which is farther south, Listrac or Moulis?
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Moulis
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What are the classified estates of St. Estephe?
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Cos d’Estournel and Montrose - 2nd; Calon Segur - 3rd; Lafon Rochet - 4th; Cos Labory - 5th
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What are the classification levels of Sauternes?
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Premier Cru Superieur, Premiers Crus, Deuxiemes Crus
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What is Fronsadais Molasse?
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Soft limestone and clay in Fronsac/Canon Fonsac
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What is the largest French region in terms of acreage?
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Bordeaux - 117K ha in ‘11 - 14% of France’s vineyard area. 5-6m hl/yr
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What are the red wine AOP’s of St. Emilion?
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St. Emilion AOP and St. Emilion Grand Cru AOP
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What is the INAO?
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Institut National des Appellations d’Origine
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What is the elevage for Blaye AOP?
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Sold after 3/31 2nd year
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What is the most planted white grape in bordeaux?
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Semillon
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What is the soil type of the c̫tes of St. Emilion?
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Limestone
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Where is Sociando Mallet?
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Haut Medoc, just North of St. Estephe.
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What estate has removed itself from en primeur?
Latour in '13
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When was Mouton Rothschild elevated?
1973
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What is the climate of Bordeaux?
Maritime
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What are the first growths located in Paulliac?
Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild, Latour
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What are the geographical designations for the Cotes de Bordeaux?
Castillon, Francs, Cadillac, and Blaye
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What are the 4th growths of Margaux?
Marquis de Terme, Pouget, Prieure Lichine
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How big is pomerol?
800ha
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I want to make red in the Premieres COtes de Bordeaux. What appellation can I use?
Cotes de Bordeaux
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What is the appellation of Chateau Lafleur?
Pomerol
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What is Clairet?
A darker style of Rose from bordeaux thought to resemble old school reds
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First growths of Fargues?
Rieussec
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What is the most likely level of finished alcohol for Sauternes?
12-14 %
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What is the primary rock of the Entre deux Mers?
Weathered limestone overlaid with clay and sandy clay
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What is the parentage of Carmenere?
Gros Cabernet x Cabernet Franc
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Where would deep blue clay be found in Bordeaux?
At the Buttoniere (buttonhole) of Pomerol.
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What areas belong to the Cotes de Bordeaux?
Premieres cotes de Bordeaux in EdM. Eastern borders of St. Emilion/Puisseguin St. Emilion. and Blaye AOP
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What are the grapes of Cotes de Blaye?
Colombard and Ugni Blanc 50%+, w/sb(g), muscadelle, sem
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Where are Chateau Chasse-Spleen and Chateau Poujeaux located?
Moulis
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What are the 3rd growths of St. Julien?
Lagrange, Leoville Barton
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What soil presence distinguishes the right bank from the left bank?
Limestone! in various amounts in addition to the gravel and clay present throughout
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What are the classed estates of the Haut Medoc?
3rd - La Lagune in Ludon, 4th - La Tour Carnet in St. Laurent, 5th - Camensac and Belgrave in St. Laurent and Cantemerle in Macau
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What estates no longer produce wine under their own labels in the Graves Classification?
La Tour Haut Brion (R) - last vintage in 05, Laville Haut Brion (W) - last vintage in 08. Both now provide fruit for La Mission Haut Brion
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What classed estate in bordeaux is enclosed in a wall?
Calon Segur
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Where are the best sites in Fronsac?
Saillans and La Riviere
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What is the potential alcohol for Sauternes?
15% (12% acq)
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What is used for rose in Bordeaux?
Only red grapes. No blending
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Where is the Castillon and Francs area of the Cotes de Bordeaux AOP?
Eastern Right Bank
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What is the river along which the best sweet AOP of bordeaux lie?
Ciron
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Which satellite of St. Emilion is the highest in elevation?
Puisseguin. Coolest too
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What is required for Cadillac, Loupiac, and Sainte Croix du Mont?
45g/l 14.5% 229g/lmmw for Loupiac and St. Croix du Mont. 51g/l 15% and 255g/l for Cadillac
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What is the compound for pyrazine?
2 methoxy 3 isobutylpyrazine
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Who produces Creme de Tete?
Chateau Gilette - 10 year aged in cement!
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What is the minimum must weight for Sauternes?
221 g/l
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Which IGP encompasses Bordeaux and nearby regions?
Atlantique IGP
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In the mid-17th century Dutch engineers built a system of canals, called ____, to drain the marshy lowlands of the Medoc.
Jalles
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Where is the area with the most gravel in St. Emilion?
On the edge of St. Emilion near Pomerol
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What are the AOP's of the Medoc?
Medoc, Haut Medoc, St. Estephe, St. Julien, Paulliac, Margaux, Listrac, Moulis
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What protects the Medoc from Atlantic weather/winds?
The planted Landes Forest... somewhat
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What is the minimum RS for Sauternes?
45 g/l
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What communes are part of the Pessac Leognan AOP?
Pessac, Leognan, Cadujac, Martillac, Talence, Villenave- d'Ornon, Canejan, Gradignan, Merignac, Saint Medard d'Eyrans
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What are the communes of Marguax?
Cantenac, Labarde, Arsac, Margaux, Soussans
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The Cru Classe properties of Graves are located in which appellation?
Pessac Leognan
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What rivers define the borders of St. Emilion AOP?
Dordogne and Barbanne
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What are the 5th growths of Margaux?
Dauzac and du Terte
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Who are St̩ephane Drenoncourt, Denis Dubourdieu, and Michel Rolland?
CONSULTANTS
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Is Chaptalization allowed in Bordeaux?
Yes
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What 2 rivers provide the perfect environment for noble rot?
Garonne and Ciron
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First growths in Preignac?
Suduiraut
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What are the Saint Emilion Satellite Appellations?
St Georges, Montagne, Puisseguin, Lussac
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What are the red only 1959 Grave Reds?
Fieuzal, Haut Bailly. Haut Brion, La Mission Haut Brion, Pape Clement, Smith Haut Lafite
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First Growths in Barsac?
Clemens, Coutet
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What are the 2nd growths of Margaux?
Rauzan Segla, Rauzan Gassies, Durfort Vivens, Lascombes, Brane - Cantenac
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What is the most current St. Emilion Classification?
2012 with 4 Classe A, 14 Classe B, and 54 Grand Cru Classe
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What is the parentage of Cabernet Sauvignon?
Cabernet Franc X Sauvignon blanc
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What is Haut Benauge?
Geo designation for 9 communes along the Cotes de Bordeuax Saint Macaire AOP and Bordeaux AOP white from the same area
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Chartreuse as a 2nd label
Coutet
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What are the white grapes of Bordeaux?
Semillon, Sauv blanc, Miscadelle, Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, Colombard.
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What is crasse de fer?
iron rich clay in Pomerol
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In what year was Pessac Leognan AOP created?
1987
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What is produced in Bdx Saint Macaire?
Sweet and dry whites
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Name other great Pomerol estates
Vieux Chateau Certain, Lafleur, l'Evangile, Trotonay, Clinet, la Conseillante, Petit Village, and Le Pin - all <1km from Petrus
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Which if the geo designations of Cotes de Bordeaux may produce white wine?
Blaye and Francs
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What is Claret?
English term for light Bordeaux reds
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What is the minimum alcohol for the village AOP of Medoc?
11%
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T/F: Land added to St. Emilion estates is automatically included into their classification level.
False
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What are the 3rd growths of Margaux?
Malescot St. Exupery, Desmirail, Ferriere, Marquis d'Alesme Becker, Kirwan, d'Issan, Boyd-Cantenac, Cantenac-Brown, Palmer, Giscours
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What is the only great Bordeaux property to produce a mono-varietal wine?
Petrus - 100% merlot in good years.
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What river separates Fronsac from Entre deux Mers?
Dordogne
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What is the highest elevation area in bordeaux?
Entre deux Mers - up to 100 m
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What are the 3rd growths in Paulliac
none
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What are the communes of Sauternes?
Sauternes, Bommes, Fargues, Preignac, and Barsac
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First growths in Sauternes (proper)
Guiraud
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What are the 5th growths if Paulliac?
Pontet Canet, Batailley, Haut Batailley, Haut Bages Liberal, Grand Puy Lacoste, Grand Puy Ducasse, Lynch Bages, Lynch Moussas, d'Armailhac, Pedesclaux, Clerc Milon, Croizet Bages
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What is the most highly regarded vintage of the 1920’s? 20, 21, 24, 25, 27?
1921 - very hot vintage. Hottest july until 2010. Very successful in all appellations.
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What is the buttoniere?
a terrace at Pomerol's highest and easternmost area with deep blue clay with some gravel - where petrus is located. It's approximately 20 ha in size.
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What is the most planted grape in Bordeaux?
Merlot
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What did Napoleon III create?
The 1855 Classification, by having courtiers draw up the list based on price
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What is the Cotes de Bordeaux?
2009 AOP unifying multiple areas of bordeaux under a common banner
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How many AOP's are in Bordeaux?
39
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What has changed concerning the government of the St. Emilion Classificaion as of 2012?
Now goverened by the INAO
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What are the regional AOP of Graves?
Graves AOP and Graves Superieur
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From 1970 - 1975 the French government banned new plantings in Bordeaux of which major red grape?
Merlot
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What are the St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe A and which were most recently elevated
Cheval Blanc and Ausone, with Pavie and Angelus
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What bordeaux estate was the first to estate bottle their entire production?
Mouton in 1924
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Where are Cadillac, Loupiac, and Sainte Croix du Mont?
w/in the Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux
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In what century did Malbec first appear in Bordeaux?
18th
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Pavillon is the second wine of which chateau?
Margaux
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T/F: The Medoc receives more annual average rainfall than any other major french wine region.
True
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What are the Rivers of Bordeaux?
Garonne and Dordogne
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When was the first Grave classification made official?
1959
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When was Sauternes Classified?
1855
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Who are the cru classe for white in the Graves Classification?
Couhins, Couhins Lurton (formerly Laville Haut Brion)
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Is Cryoextraction allowed in Sauternes?
Yes
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What are the 2nd growths of St. Julien?
Leoville Las Cases, Leoville Barton, Leoville Poyferre, Gruaud Larosse, Ducru Beaucaillou
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What river separates Fronsac from Lalande de Pomerol?
Isle
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What is the size of a barrique?
225L
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When was Yquem not made
2012, 1992, 1974, 1972, 1964, 1952, 1951, 1930, 1915, 1910,
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What are the sweet AOP of Graves?
Ceron, Barsac, Sauternes, Graves Superieur
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What Major wine region in France experiences the most rainfall?
Bordeaux with 950mm dispersed throughout the year
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What is a croupe?
warm gravel mound of the medoc
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In which appellation does the Roc de Combes estate produce wine?
Bourg
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What is cliquage?
micro-ox during elevage
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What is the IGP of Bordeaux?
Atlantique IGP
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Who are the cru classe for red in the Graves Classification?
Fieuzal, Haut Bailly, Haut Brion, La Mission Haut Brion, Pape Clement, Smith Haut Lafite. (La Tour Haut Brion)
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What is the La Jurade de Saint-Emilion?
Now a marketing organization to promote the region and throw harvest parties. Pre revolution is was an administrative body separate of the king of England that set dates for harvest.
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When is micro-oxygenation introduced to a wine?
during fermentation or during elevage (cliquage)
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Is Chaptalization allowed in Sauternes?
Yes
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In which year were the estates of Graves FIRST classified?
1959. Originally drafted in 1953
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What is Coulure?
Shattering. Failure of flowers to pollinate, because they don't open up.
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Which St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classse A are in the graves?
Cheval Blanc
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What are the subregions of bordeaux?
Medoc, Graves, Entre deux Mers, Right bank, Bourg and Blaye
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What vintage was successful for dry but a disaster for sweet wine production?
2012
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What can wines of St George Saint Emilion be labeled as?
Montagne Saint Emilion
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What is Remontage?
pumpover
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What is a jalles?
Canal
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What is the Place de Bordeaux?
a 3 tier system of production, brokerage, and sales that runs Bordeaux's markets
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What is the minimum RS for Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux?
34 g/l
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What is the average rainfall of bordeaux?
35 in.
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What are the red grapes of bordeaux?
Cabernet Sauv, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit verdot, Malbec, and Carmenere
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What is Ygrec?
d'Yquem's dry white first produced in 1959 and now regularly since 04
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Where is the most malbec in bordeaux?
Bourg AOP, ~10% of plantings
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What is produced in Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux?
sweet whites only
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What are the climatic influences on Bordeaux?
Gulf stream brings carribbean waters up making it more mild. Atlantic is funneled in through the Gironde estuary
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Which St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classse A are on the cote?
Angelus and Ausone
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What is the Pomerol satellite?
Lalande de Pomerol (namesake commune and Neac)
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What is Pressac?
Malbec synonym on the Right Bank
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what are the 4th growths in Paulliac?
Duhart Milon
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What is a courtier?
Broker that acts as an intermediary between the 2 social classes - negociant (merchant class) and Chateau (aristocracy/church)
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What line of latitude runs just north of Bordeaux?
45th N
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What's the difference between Saint Emilion Grand Cru and Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe?
Classe = classified producer within the appellation
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What are the 2nd growths in Paulliac?
Pichon Longueville Baron, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
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What is produced in Bordeaux Superieur?
Red and medium sweet whites
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What rivers surround Pomerol?
Isle and Barbanne
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What grapes are permitted for Sauternes AOP?
Semillon, Sauv Blanc (Gris), and Muscadelle
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What AOP cover all of bordeaux?
Bordeaux AOP, Bordeaux Superieur AOP, and Cremant de Bordeaux AOP
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When was the first St. Emilion Classification?
1955
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Which Communal AOP of the Medoc has the most classified estates?
Margaux w/21
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What separates St. Estephe from Paulliac?
Jalle de Breuil separates Cos d'Estournel and Lafite
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Which Margaux property has vines in all five communes?
Prieure Lichine (4th growth)
