Bordeaux

Question 1

Name the 5 1st growths & their commune

Answer 1

Ch. Lafite-Rothschild (Pauillac)
Ch. Latour (Pauillac) 
Ch. Mouton-Rothschild (Pauillac) 
Ch. Margaux (Margaux) 
Ch. Haut-Brion (Graves

Question 2

Name the 2nd growths in Saint-Estephe

Answer 2

Ch. Cos d’Estournel

Ch. Montrose

Question 3

What rivers & estuaries are in Bordeaux?

Answer 3

Gironde Estuary which goes into the Dordogne River (separates Entre-deux-mers & right bank) and the Garonne River (separates Entre-Deux-Mers & left bank)

Question 4

Name the communes in the Left Bank

Answer 4

• MEDOC
• HAUT MEDOC:
  - St. Estephe
  - Pauillac
  - St. Julien
  - Margaux
  - Listrac Medoc
  - Mouils-en-Medoc
• GRAVES
• PESSAC-LEOGNAN
• GRAVES SUPERIORE (Sauterenes)

Question 5

Name the communes on the Right Bank

Answer 5

St. Emillon
Pomerol
St. Emillon Grand Cru

Question 6

What is the climate of Bordeaux

Answer 6

Maritime with continental towards St. Emillon & Pomerol

Question 7

describe the soil of the Left Bank

Answer 7

Medoc: heavy clay
Haut-Medoc: well-drained gravel
Graves: boulbenes (mix of sand, gravel, & light clay)

Question 8

describe the soils of the Right Bank

Answer 8

St. Emillon: cotes: steep limestone slopes &
graves: gravelly limestone plateau
Pomerol: sand, clay & gravel

Question 9

What blend of grapes is Left Bank

Answer 9

Cab Sauv based with Merlot

W/in Graves Superior: Semillon, Sauv B, Muscadelle

Question 10

Describe the blend of the Right Bank

Answer 10

Merlot & Cab Franc

Question 11

Describe the blend of grapes for Entre-Deux-Mers

Answer 11

Sauv B, Semillon, Muscadelle

Question 12

Describe the average aging techniques of the region

Answer 12

Up to 2 years of New French Oak Barriques for Left Bank, Right Bank & Sauterenes

Entre-Deux-Mers little to no oak, stainless steel

Question 13

What is the 1855 Classification

Answer 13

classification of the most expensive red wines of Bordeaux by Emperor Napoleon

• the wines were rated by price and are attached to producers not the land itself
• announced at the Universal Exposition in Paris

Question 14

what does “en premuer” mean

Answer 14

selling futures of wines

Question 15

what is a coutier

Answer 15

wine brokers

Question 16

name the top vintages of Bordeaux

Answer 16

1989, 1996, 2009, 2010, 2015

Question 17

Name three Third growths

Answer 17

Ch. Calon-Segur (St. Estephe)
Ch. Lagrange (St. Julien)
Ch. Langoa Barton (St. Julien)

Question 18

Name the 2nd wine of Lafite-Rothschild

Answer 18

Carruades de Lafite

Question 19

Name the 2nd wine of Latour

Answer 19

Les Forts de Latour

Question 20

Name the 2nd wine of Mouton-Rothschild

Answer 20

Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild

Question 21

Name the 2nd of Chateau Margaux

Answer 21

Pavillon Rouge,

Margaux du Château Margaux

Question 22

Name the 2nd of Chateau Haut-Brion

Answer 22

red: Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
(as of 2007, previously Château Bahans Haut-Brion)

white: La Clarté de Haut-Brion (as of 2009 vintage)