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When did the wine production date back in Bordeaux?

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4th century AD

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Where is Bordeaux located?

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Southwest of France, inland from the Atlantic Ocean

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What is Bordeaux climate?

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Maritime
Climate is moderated by its waterways and its proximity to the Atlantic coast
Can suffer from rain and frost

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What are the two rivers meeting in the city of Bordeaux?

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Garonne and Dordogne

they form the Gironde Estuary which flows in the Atlantic

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What are the three sections of Bordeaux?

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Left Bank
Right Bank
Entre-Deux-Mers

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What are the 4 soils in Bordeaux?

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Gravel
Limestone
Sand
Iron pan under sand and clay

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What is the soil in the Medoc and Graves on the Left Bank?

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Gravel

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What is the soil in Saint-Emilion and on the Right Bank?

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Gravel
Limestone
Sand

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What is the soil in Pomerol on the Right Bank?

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Iron pan under sand and clay

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What are the grape varieties in Bordeaux?

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White: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon,
small quantities: Muscadelle
Red: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
small quantities of Petit Verdot, Malbec and Carmenere (both allowed but rarely seen today)

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What is the vinification specification from Bordeaux?

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Usually blends of two or more of the grape varieties i

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What is a typical blend in the Medoc (Left Bank, Bordeaux)?

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70% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
Plus Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot

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What is a typical blend in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol (Right Bank, Bordeaux)?

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70% Merlot

30% Cabernet Franc

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What is a typical blend in Graves (Pessac-Leognan, Left Bank and Entre-Deux-Mers, Bordeaux)?

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80% Sauvignon blanc

20% Semillon

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What is a typical blend in Sauternes and nearby communes?

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80% Semillion
20% Sauvignon blanc
small percentage of Muscadelle

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What are Bordeaux appellation classification?

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Regional Appellation
Sug-Regional Appellation
Regional Appellation

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What is a Bordeaux Chateau?

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An estate under a single ownership

The size and ownership can change overtime

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What is noteworthy about the soil in The Medoc?

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it was a salt marsh and pine forest until mid-17 when Dutch drained the marches discovering beds of gravel.

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Where is The Medoc located?

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North of the city of Bordeaux along the Gironde Estuary

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What is the soil in The Medoc?

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Gravel

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What is the grape variety in The Medoc?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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What are The Medoc AOPs SubRegions?

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Medoc AOP

Haut-Médoc AOP

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What are the Communes AOP in The Medoc?

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Saint-Esphene AOP
Pauillac AOP
Saint-Julien AOP
Margaux AOP

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What is the 1855 classification?

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Commission requested by Napoleon to rank Bordeaux’s top Chateaux for the Universal Exposition in Paris. 61 properties were ranked

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What are the First Growth Chateau of the 1855 of Bordeaux?
``` Chateau Lafite-Rothschild Chateau Latour Chateau Mouton-Rothschild Chateau Margaux Chateau Haut-Brion (Graves) ```
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What are the top recent vintages of the Medoc?
2005 2009 2010 2015
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Where is Graves AOP located?
South of the Medoc | Directly south and around the city of Bordeaux
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What is the sol in Graves?
gravel
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What are the grape varieties in Graves?
Sauvignon blanc Semillon Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
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Where is the sub-region Pessac-Leognan AOP located?
Northernmost part of Graves, including the most highly regarded chateaux
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Where is the sub-region Sauternes AOP located?
Southernmost portion of Graves, borderded by the Garonne and Ciron Rivers
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What is the vinification in sub-region Passaic Leognan AOP?
Dry white and red wines | new French Oak
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What is the vinification in Sauternes?
Botrytis-affected sweet wine | Oak aged, often in new French barrique
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What is Botrytis?
a fungus concentrating the sugar in the grapes
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Where is the sub-region Entre-Deux-Mers AOP located?
a large area between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers
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What is the soil in Entre-Deux-Mers?
silt (very fertile)
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What are the grape varieties in Entre-Deux-Mers?
Sauvignon blanc Semillon Muscadelle
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What is the vinification in Entre-Deux-Mers?
Dry white wine only Little to no oak Stainless steel Red sines made in this area fall under the Bordeaux AOP appellation
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Where is Saint-Emilion located?
Along the Dordogne River near the town of Libourne
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What is the soil in Saint-Emilion
``` Silk Clay Gravel Limestone plateau Sand ```
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What are the grape varieties in Saint-Emilion?
Merlot Cabernet Franc (red wine only)
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What are the appellations in Saint-Emillion?
Saint-Emilion AOP | Saint-Emilion Grand Cru AOP
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When was the Saint-Emilion classification system instituted?
1955 - with a goal revision every 10 year | most recent revision being in 2012
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What is Saint-Emilion classification of 2012?
Premiers Grands Crus Classe A - 4 Chateaux Premiers Grands Crus Classe B - 14 Chateaux Grands Crus classe - 64 Chateaux
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What are the 4 named chateaux Premiers Grands Crus classe A in Saint-Emilion?
Chateau Ausone Chateau Angelus Chateau Pavie Chateau Cheval-Blanc
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Where is Pomerol located?
Along the Dordogne River northwest of Saint-Emilion
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How big is Pomerol?
only 3 square miles
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What is the soil in Pomerol?
Sand Clay Gravel Subsoil of iron pan and rich clay
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Grape varieties in Pomerol?
Merlot | Cabernet Franc
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What is considered the most important grave variety in the Medoc?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Why were the wines of Bordeaux better known internationally than most French wine?
Mid1600s the Dutch expended their trade market and dried the marshes and started shipping the vines grown on these soils worldwide

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