Bordeaux Flashcards
(131 cards)
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How big is Bordeaux?
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5x the size of Burgundy
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The climate in Bordeaux?
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Maritime climate
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What is Le Landes?
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The Pine Forest (largest man made forest in Europe) protect the vineyards
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What is Entre du Mers flanked by?
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Dordogne and Garonne Rivers
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What are the soils in Bordeaux?
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are sedimentary-limestones, gravel terraces with sand, silt and clay
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Warm soils of Bordeaux?
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gravel and sand- help ripening process
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Cold soils of Bordeaux?
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clay and limestone
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Most important Classification system
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Classification System 1855
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Chateau Ausone is named after?
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Ausonius
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Why did Bordeaux have ties to England?
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Ties to England
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What gave Bordeaux its first Golden age?
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Maritime trade
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Who made Bordeaux shift production?
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The Dutch
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What happened in the second golden age?
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Chateaus were built
14
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Who requested the ranking of the top Chateaus in Paris 1855?
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Napoleon III
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Name the Vineyard pests
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Powdery Mildew (thick white filaments blanket the vine), Phylloxera, downy mildew (causes vines to lose leaves)
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What did Emile Peynaud do?
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encouraged vignerons to use young fruit in second labels
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What vintage was made famous by Robert Parker?
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1982 vintage
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What made Bordeaux enter its 3rd golden age?
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Robert Parker ranking
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What are the two UNESCO sites in the region
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St-Emilion and city of Bordeuax
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What is Vinexpo
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World’s largest wine fair
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Does Bordeaux have the most AOC level wines in France?
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Yes
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Does Bordeaux have the most luxury bottlings in France?
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Yes
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Is the Bordeaux blend mandated by law?
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No
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Irrigation in Bordeaux is?
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Irrigation is not necessary or legal
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White grapes of Bordeaux?
Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon
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Most planted white variety in Bordeaux?
Sémillon
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Is Muscadelle related to Muscat?
No
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Secondary white grapes planted in Bordeaux?
Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Merlot Blanc, Chenin, Folle Blanche, Mauzac, Ondec
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Principal red grapes in Bordeaux?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc
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What soil does Merlot prefer?
Clay
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Most plantings of red are?
Merlot
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Synonym for Malbec
Cot
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What soil does Cabernet Franc like?
Limestone
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What soil does Cabernet Sauvignon like?
Gravel and sand
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How does Bordeaux differ from New World Wines?
Less fruit-driven and alcoholic than New World
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How long is Crémant aged in Bordeaux?
9 months sur lie
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What is Molleaux?
semi sweet- must have 1.2 and 4.5 RS
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What is Liquoreux?
sweet- Only Botrytis and berry by berry picking. RS needs to be more than 4.5
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What is Clairette?
Semi-red
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What are white crémants made from?
White crémants are made from Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and
Colombard
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Is Bordeaux wine sold on the future's market?
Yes
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What's mandatory for AOCs?
annual chemical analysis and blind tastings
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What are the three sections of Bordeaux?
Left Bank, Right Bank and Entre Deux Mers
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Left bank is made up of?
Médoc peninsula to Graves
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What is the dominant grape in left bank?
Cab Sauvignon based
| blends
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What is the topography in Left bank?
level and flat
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What are the soils in left bank?
gravel soils
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What is the topography in Right bank?
small hills
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What are the soils in right bank?
clay and limestone
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What is the dominant grape in left bank?
Merlot
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What is the highest elevation in Bordeaux
Entre-Deux-Mers
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Soils in Entre-Deux-Mers?
Gravel, clay, limestone
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Red Blends in Entre-deux-Mers?
Merlot or Cab Sauvignon based
| blends
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White Blends in Entre-deux-Mers?
Sauvignon Blanc based
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Maurgaux and Barsac are
communal AOCs
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Graves, Médoc and Hau-Médoc are
sub-regional AOCs
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Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérior, Crémant de Bordeaux, Clairet and Rosé are
Regional AOCs
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Red Bordeaux Superior must be aged
at least 9 months
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How does white Bordeaux Superior must be vinified?
semi sweet (Molleaux)
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The Médoc Peninsula flanked by?
Gironde and Atlantic
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Medoc dominant grape?
Cab Sauvignon
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Medoc soils
gravel soils
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How many AOCs in the Medoc?
8
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Is the Medoc red or white
Only red
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2 subregional AOCs in the Medoc?
Médoc and Haut Médoc
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How many communal AOCs in the Medoc?
6
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Name communal AOCs in the Medoc?
St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien and Margaux- east
| Listrac-Médoc and Moulis en Médoc center
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What characterizes Saint-Estephe?
extremely structured in the past, more Merlot is making the wine more
approachable on release
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What characterizes Pauillac?
dusty, cocoa-like tannins
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What characterizes Saint Julien?
Most California-like
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What characterizes Margaux?
most feminine and perfumed of all Medoc AOCs
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What characterizes Listrac?
highest elevation in the Medoc
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What characterizes Moulis?
Soil diversity
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Sub-region of Graves?
Sauternais
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Where were the first vineyards of Bordeaux planted?
Graves
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How many AOCs within Graves?
6
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How many subregional AOCs within Graves?
Two. Graves AOC and Graves superieur
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How many communal AOCs within Graves?
Pessac-Leognan (red and white), Cérons (sweet white), Barsac (sweet
white), Sauternes (sweet white)
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Characteristics of Pessac-Leognan?
northernmost portion of Graves, unique hint of clove
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What costitutes Sauternais?
Sauternes, Barsac, Cerons (souther Graves)
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How many communes in Sauternes
5
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Does Barsac have its own AOC?
Yes
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Barsac AOC characteristics
clay limestone, dry reds and sweet wines- labeles can be bottle as Barsac or Sauternes
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Cerons characteristics
gravel, red wines, Graves or Bordeaux AOCs, only sweet whites are bottles as Cérons
AOC
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Entre-Deux-Mers white grape?
Sauvignon Blanc
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Entre-Deux-Mers red grapes?
Blends of Merlot and Cabernets depending on the soil type
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Entre-Deux-Mers AOC and Entre-Deux-Mers-Haut-Benauge AOC produces?
White only
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Liquoreux of Entre deux Mers?
Cadillac
Loupiac
Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Cotes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire
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Dry reds of Entre deux Mers?
3 AOCs that can bottle their wines under their own names: Cadillac Cotes de
Bordeaux, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux and Graves de Vayres
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Where is Libournais?
Right Bank
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Fronsac and Canon Fronsac AOCs are separated from the rest of the Libournais by?
Isle River
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Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol soils?
Iron rich
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Difference between St. Emilion and St Emilion Grand Cru?
GC has tougher production standards
| and must be bottled at the Chateau and have two tastings
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St. Emilion satellites?
St Georges, Lussac, Montagne and Puisseguin
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Where are The Cotes?
All are on the right bank and west facing.
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Soils of the Cotes?
Clay and limestone with Merlot and Cab Franc
| dominant blends
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Is Cotes de Bordeaux red or white?
Red only AOC
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Cotes 4 sub-regional designations?
Blaye, Cadillac, Castillon and Franc
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The Blaye AOC whites are based on?
Colombard
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The Blaye AOC reds are based on?
Merlot
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Cotes de Bordeaux St. Macaire makes
Semillon dominant sweet wines
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Where is St. Macaire?
Entre deux Mers
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Bourg and Cotes de Bourg are ____ dominant?
Merlot
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How many Chateaus were ranked in 1855?
87 Chateaux
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What Estate was ranked from Graves in 1855?
Pessac-Leognan (1)
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Number of Medoc estates ranked in 1855
60
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Number of Sauternes estates ranked in 1855
26
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From first to fifth growths what is best?
The first
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What is Crus Bourgeois?
Intended to be a classification system
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What is a Petit Chateau?
unranked or unclassified property
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What is a Cru Artisan?
boutique winery of quality
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Graves Classification 1953 ranks
6 properties
| All within Pessac-Leognan AOC and entitled to Grand Cru Classe de Graves
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St Emilion Classification 1955
Only region on the right bank with a classification (82 properties)
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What classification is revised every 10 years?
St Emilion Classification 1955
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True or false Medoc only produces red wines?
True
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Loupiac, Sauternes, Cerons, Cadillac produce
sweet wines
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Where is Pommerol?
Libournais
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Entre duex Mers produces
Dry white only
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What was the first region planted?
Graves
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northernmost portion of Graves
Pessac-Leognan
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What impacts climate in Bordeaux?
Les Landes, Gironde Estuary, Gulf Stream, Dorgogne and Garonne
Rivers
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What decimated the plantings of Malbec?
Winter freeze
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What is Grand Vin?
Chateau’s best wine
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T or F Bordeaux superior can be red or sweet
T
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Cadillac produces
sweet wines
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Bordeaux Haut benauge produces
semi-sweet wines
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Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux produces
reds
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T or F Crus Bourgeouis not an official classification system
T
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Classification system that ranks wines not the estates?
Graves
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Aocs that produce sweet wines in Bordeaux
Ceron, Sauternes, Cadillac and Loupiac
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AOc in the Libournais
Pomerol
