Bordeaux Wine Producers Flashcards
In wine branding, what does the term château indicate?
The wine is made from a defined property
If ‘Mis en bouteille au château’ is written on your wine label, what does it mean?
The wine was bottled on-site at the château
Some producers don’t sell their wine themselves, instead they sell to merchants know as…?
Négociants
Does the 1855 Classification apply to individual châteaux or communes?
Châteaux
If you find the term ‘château’ on the bottle, does it mean there is a large house on the wine estate?
No, not necessarily
Name the two major Rothschild estates in Pauillac
Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Mouton Rothschild
Château Pétrus makes one of the most world-renowned and expensive wines - where is it?
Pomerol
Which château is famed for its label artwork, previously featuring the likes of Francis Bacon, Pablo Picasso and David Hockney?
Château Mouton Rothschild
If a wine is made from a defined plot of land, rather than being bought in, what branding term is commonly used?
Château
What is the term for a wine bottled on-site at the chateau?
Mis en bouteille au château
Négociants sell wine on behalf of who?
Producers
Name the château that was promoted to first growth status in 1973
Château Mouton Rothschild
What is the highest-ranking château in Sauternes?
Château d’Yquem
What is the term for properties which make wine outside of the classed growth system, most come under the generic Bordeaux and Côtes de Bordeaux appellations?
Petits châteaux
Petit Cheval is the second label of which Saint-Émilion property?
Cheval Blanc
