Bordeaux Flashcards
(102 cards)
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T/F Bdx produces more AOC wine than anywhere else in France?
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T
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Chateau Ausone is named for who?
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Bdx native Ausonius
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What/when was Battle of Castillon?
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1453; French expelled English and reclaimed Bdx
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When did the Dutch drain the Médoc?
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1600s
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What house started the Châteaux tradition?
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Haut Brion
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Who requested a ranking of Bdx top château for the World Fair in Paris?
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Napoleon III
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When did powdery mildew arrive?
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1852
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What is odium?
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Powdery mildew. Reduces yields, retards pigment development, stunts cluster growth
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When did phylloxera come to Bdx?
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1865
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What is peronospera?
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Downy mildew. A fungal disease that germinates in warm, humid weather. Vines loose leaves and delay ripening
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When did peronospera come to Bdx?
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1880 (Downy mildew)
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When did the “deep freeze” happen?
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- Killing 1/4 of vines in Bdx
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Who is Emile Peynaud?
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Uni of Bdx professor, encouraged vignerons to use young fruit in “2nd wines”
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How much rain does Bdx get on average yearlY?
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37 inches
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What ocean stream warms and regulates temperatures?
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Gulf Stream
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What is the largest man-made forest in Europe?
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Les Landes
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What 2 important rivers flow into the Gironde Estuary?
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Dordogne and Garonne
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What cause 1/3 of Malbec acreage to be replanted to Merlot?
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Freeze of 1956
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What are the warm soils in Bdx?
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Gravel (firmly structured) and sand (fruit forward)
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What are the cold soils in Bdx?
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Clay (prune, English walnut), limestone (pronounced acidity, polished tannins)
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Gravel is better for what Bdx grapes?
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CS, PV
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Limestone is better for what Bdx grapes?
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ML, CF
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The Gironde is tidal up to how many miles inland?
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75 miles
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Semillon accounts for what percent of white plantings?
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49%
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SB accounts for what percent of white plantings?
43%
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Muscadelle accounts for what percent of white plantings?
6%
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Merlot is what percent of red plantings?
65%
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CS is what percent of red plantings?
23%
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CF is what percent of red plantings?
10%
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Petite Verdot prefers what kind of soils?
Gravel and sand
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Bdx molleaux has what level of sugar?
12-45 g/l
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Bdx liquoreaux has what level of sugar?
45+ g/l
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What are the lightly pigmented wines produced in Bdx?
Rose and claret
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How is clairet produced?
Short maceration
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How is Bdx rosé produced?
Typically saignee
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What is the futures market?
Wine is pre-sold while still in barrel
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What are tranches?
Stages that Bdx wines are pre sold in
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How many co-ops are in Bdx?
36
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Co-ops bottle how much of Bdx harvest every year?
25%
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T/F Chemical analysis and blind tasting is mandatory for all Bdx AOC wines?
T
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What regional AOCs in Bdx may use fruit from anywhere within BDX?
Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur, Crémant de Bordeaux, Clairet, Rosé
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Bdx vs. Bdx Supérieur
Bdx Sup.: smaller max yields, higher min abv. Red aged min 9 months. White must be semi-sweet or Molleaux
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T/F You can produce dry white Bdx Supérieur
F
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What percent of Bdx production is bottled as Bdx or Bdx Supérieur?
50%
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How many AOCs in the Médoc peninsula?
9
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What are the sub-regional AOCs of Médoc peninsula?
Médoc, Haut Médoc
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What are the communal AOCs of the Médoc peninsula?
St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien, Margaux, Moulis en Médoc, Listrac-Médoc
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St. Estèphe wine style
Traditionally very structured wines with tough tannins. Need cellaring. ML makes blend more approachable upon release
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Pauillac wine style
Signature core of dusty cocoa like tannins. Structure and power
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Saint Julien wine style
Most "Californian" AOC. Chocolate covered cherry fruit
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Margaux wine style
Perfumed and feminine
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What is the highest elevation AOC on Médoc Peninsula?
Listrac-Médoc
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What is 2/3 of production in Graves?
Red
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T/F Graves makes only dry whites?
F. Dry and sweet whites
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How many AOCs are in Graves?
6
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What are the sub-regional AOCs of Graves?
Graves AOC (red and white), Graves Supéfieures (semi-sweet)
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What are the communal AOCs of Graves?
Pessac-Léognan, Cérons, Barsac, Sauternes
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What river creates fog that engenders botrytis?
Ciron
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What are the communes of Sauternes?
Sauternes, Fargues, Barsac, Bommes, Preignac, Barsac
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What commune in AOC Sauternes may use its own communal AOC?
Barsac
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Can Barsac create dry wines?
Y. Red/white as Bdx or Bdx Supérieur
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What are the soils of Cérons?
Gravel and gravel sands
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What wines can be bottled as Cérons?
Only sweet whites. Dry red/white labels as Graves, Bdx, Bdx Sup.
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What are the dry white only AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers?
Entre-Deux-Mers AOC, Entre-Deux-Mers-Haut-Benage AOC
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What are the moelleux or semi-sweet AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers?
Bdx Haut-Benauge, Premières Côtes de Bdx, Sainte-Foy-Bdx, Graves de Vayres, Graves de Vayres, Côtes de Bdx Saint-Macaire
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What are the sweet AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers? (min 45 g/l rs)
Cadillac, Loupiac, Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, Côtes de Bdx Saint-Macaire
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What are the red wine AOCs of Entre-Deux-Mers?
Cadillac-Côtes de Bdx, Sainte-Foy-Bdx, Graes de Vayres
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What is the style of wine from The Libournais?
ML/CF dominate, silky texture, less powerful structure
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What are the soils of Fronsac and Canon Fronsac?
Clay and limestone
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What are the soils of Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol?
Unique iron rich soils
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What Château in St. Emilion exhibit Pomerol character due to more iron-rich clay?
Château Figeac and Château Cheval Blanc
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What are the St. Emilion Satellites?
St-Georges-St. Emilion, Lussac-St. Emilion, Montagne-St. Emilion, Pusseguin-St. Emilion
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What is the soils of the Côtes?
Clay and limestone
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Where are the Côtes located in Bdx?
On the right bank, all facing west
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When was Côtes de Bordeaux established?
2008
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Côtes de Bdx joined what prior stand alone AOCs under one umbrella appellation?
Premières Côtes de Blaye, Bdx-Côte de Francs, Côtes de Castillon, Premières Côtes de Bdx
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Which Côtes allow red only?
Cadillac-Côtes de Bdx, Castillon-Côtes de Bdx
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Are Blaye-Côtes de Bdx whites SB or SM based?
SB
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Which Côtes allow sweet whites?
Francs-Côtes de Bdx (dry and sweet whites are Semillon dominant), Premières Côtes de Bdx
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Min sugar and abv for Premières Côtes de Bdx?
34 g/l RS, 11.5% abv
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Blaye AOC style?
Red only, min 50% ML
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Côtes de Blaye style?
Dry whites only, based on Colombard
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What are the wine styles of Bourg AOC and Côtes de Bourg AOC?
Dry red/white. ML and SB dominant
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1st Cru Bourgeois classification?
1932, 444 domains submitted. Never given official status
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2003 Cru Bourgeois Classification?
Médoc submit new system, 247 Ch rank as Cru Bourgeois. Rescinded in 2007
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When was the 2003 Cru Bourgeois Classification rescinded?
2007
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What is Cru Bourgeois today?
A member association; Alliance des Crus Bourgeois. Stricter production standards
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What is a Petit Chateau?
An unranked or unclassified property. All Cru Bourgeois are Petit Chateaux
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How many Cru Artisan are there?
50
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When was Cru Artisan established?
2006
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What are Cru Artisans?
Small (2.5-12.5 acre) estates that are entirely responsible for their own production process
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When was Graves Classification?
1959/1953
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What is the Graves Classification?
Ranked wines of 16 properties, all fall within Pessac-Léognan
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How are wines ranked in the graves Classification labeled?
Grand Cru Classé de Graves
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When was St. Emilion Classification?
1955
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How often is the St. Emilion Classification updated?
Every 10 years.
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How many properties were ranked in the 2012 St. Emilion Classification?
82
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How many Premiers Grand Cru Classés A Level?
4. Cheval Blanc, Pavie, Angelus, Ausone
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How many Premiers Grands Crus Classés B Level?
14
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How many St. Emilion Grand Cru Classés?
64
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Is St. Emilion Grand Cru and AOC or a Classified growth?
An AOC
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Is St. Emilion Grand Cru Classé an AOC or a classified growth?
Classified growth
