Bordeaux

Question 1

Bordeaux climate

Answer 1

Moderate

Gulf stream

Question 2

Gulf stream effect Bordeaux

Answer 2

Extends growing season

Spring frosts rarely problem

Ripening into October

Question 3

Atlantic effect Bordeaux

Answer 3

High levels of rain and humidity

Question 4

Bordeaux vintage variation management

Answer 4

Top chateaux reject unhealthy or unripe grapes

Question 5

Bordeaux grape varieties

Answer 5

13 allowed/Dominated by 3 black and 2 white

Blends almost necessary to deal with vintage variation

Question 6

Bordeaux black varieties

Answer 6

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Franc

Merlot

Petit Verdot

Question 7

Cabernet Sauvignon (Bordeaux)

Answer 7

Haut-Medoc, Bas-Medoc, Graves

Likes high stone and gravel soils in left bank (high enough temperature to ripen CS)

Question 8

Cabernet Franc (Bordeaux)

Answer 8

Mostly Saint Emilion

Less body and tannin than CS

Prefers well drained warm soils

Herbaceous flavors when unripe

Fruit and floral when ripe

Question 9

Merlot (Bordeaux)

Answer 9

Most widely planted variety

Saint Emilion and Pomerol

Good in cool clay soil

Softness = good in high volume inexpensive wine

Question 10

Petit Verdot (Bordeaux)

Answer 10

Very hot years

Deep color

High tannins

Slow aging

Mainly used for tannin, color, or spicy notes

Question 11

Bordeaux blending time

Answer 11

Usually in spring following vintage

Some keep different parcel separate until after maturation

Question 12

Sémillon (Bordeaux)

Answer 12

Most important sweet

Blended with SB in Pessac Leognan and Graves to add body

Question 13

Sauvignon Blanc (Bordeaux)

Answer 13

Citrus and green fruit aroma

Increasingly single variety wines

Adds acidity in blends

Question 14

Muscadelle (Bordeaux)

Answer 14

Grapey and floral flavor

Blending partner

Question 15

Low end Bordeaux whites

Answer 15

Fresh and fruity

Temp controlled inert vessels

Minimum aging

Some have toasty oak notes

Question 16

Premium whites Pessac Leognan

Answer 16

Ferm and Mat in new oak

Rich

Concentrated nuttiness over fruit

Question 17

Number of Bordeaux appellations

Answer 17

> 50

Question 18

Crus Bourgeois

Answer 18

Non 1855 chateaux

Awarded for a specific vintage, not chateau itself

Question 19

Graves classification

Answer 19

All called crus classes

No rankings

All crus classes within Pessac Leognan

Question 20

Saint Emilion classification

Answer 20

In appellation system

Saint Emilion crus classe and Saint Emilion Grand Cru

Question 21

Saint Emilion Grand Cru

Answer 21

Two levels

SE Grand Cru Classe

SE Premier Grand Cru Classe

Question 22

Generic Bordeaux appellations

Answer 22

Bordeaux AOP

Bordeaux Supérieur AOP

Question 23

Diff between Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Answer 23

BS has higher minimum ABV

Question 24

Bordeaux rose appellations

Answer 24

Bordeaux Rosé

Bordeaux Clairet

Question 25

Bordeaux AOP and BS AOP typical style

Answer 25

Early drinking Medium bodied Ripe red and black fruit Sometimes cedar from oak

Question 26

Bordeaux Rosé typical style

Answer 26

Fresh and fruity

Question 27

Clairet

Answer 27

Rose with deeper color from longer maceration Fuller body Popular in France

Question 28

White Bordeaux typical style

Answer 28

Sauvignon Blanc Vibrant grassy character

Question 29

Médoc soil

Answer 29

Mostly clay with some gravel

Question 30

Medoc typical style

Answer 30

Higher Merlot than other Left Bank Early drinking

Question 31

Best Haut Medoc communes

Answer 31

Saint Estephe Pauillac Saint Julien Margaux

Question 32

Haut Medoc typical style

Answer 32

High CS Blackcurrant with cedar from oak Grippy tannins when young Long aging potential

Question 33

Pessac Leognan typical style

Answer 33

CS (from gravel) Lighter and more fragrant than Haut Medoc

Question 34

Graves typical style

Answer 34

Similar to PL Less concentrated and complex More Merlot

Question 35

Saint Emilion soils

Answer 35

Warm, well drained gravel and limestone (Plateau north and west of SE) Clay limestone (Escarpment to south and east) Sandy (foot of escarpment)

Question 36

Premium Saint Emilion typical style

Answer 36

Medium to high tannin Soft and rich mouthfeel Red berry and plum Tobacco and cedar as evolve

Question 37

Pomerol typical style

Answer 37

Richer and spicier than SE Blackberry

Question 38

Vin de garage

Answer 38

Right Bank Full bodied and incredibly ripe Tiny quantities from small plots Garagistes

Question 39

Cotes de Bordeaux appellations

Answer 39

Blaye Cadillac Castillon Francs

Question 40

Cotes de Bordeaux typical style

Answer 40

Merlot based Early drinking

Question 41

Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux

Answer 41

Sweet wine Not part of CdB

Question 42

Entre Deux Mers style

Answer 42

Only whites Unoaked SB

Question 43

Pessac Leognan typical white style

Answer 43

Blend of SB and Semillon Some new oak Medium to full body Toasty flavors

Question 44

Passerillage

Answer 44

Leaving grapes on vine to dry and concentrate flavors