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Climate

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Maritime
Winters short, Spring Damp, Summers Hot
Pine protects Medoc from North east winds
Rain at harvest SUX

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Varietals

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Cabernet, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Malbec, Peite Verdot, Carmenere

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Elevage in Medoc

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Not released until June 15 following harvest

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Communes of Pauillac

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North to South-
St Esteph
Cissac-Medoc
Pauillac (coastal)
St Sauveur (inland)
Saint-Julien-Beychevelle
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Styles of Medoc

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Rouge

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Styles of Graves

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Rouge (Bordeaux V.)

Blanc: Semillon, Sauv Blanc, Sauv Gris, Muscadelle

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Elevage Pessac Leognan

Year AOP established

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Blanc: March 30 year following harvest
Rouge: October 1 year following harvest

Pessac Leognan established: 1987

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AOPs in Graves

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Pessac Leognan
Graves
Cerons
Barsac
Sauternes
Graves Superior (blanc bord. V., Botrytis and /or passerillage, hand harvest in tries
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Levels of St Emillion classification and list top and year promoted if recent

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Premier Grands Crus Classes A
Angelus (2012)
Ausone
Cheval-Blanc
Pavie (2012)

Premier Grands Crus Classes B

Grands Crus Classes

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Threats to wine growing

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Harvest rain
Spring frost (colour and millerandage)

Grey rot

Bordeaux mixture (lime, copper sulfate and water) used to avoid fungal issues

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Soil that Cab Franc enjoys

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Limestone

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Seasonal pros/cons to Merlot/Cab S

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Merlot flowers early, making it vulnerable to Frost
Merlot Ripens earlier, making harvest rain less of an issue.
Cab S. is the opposite

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White wines allowed in basic Bordeaux AOP

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Sauv Blanc, Semillion, Muscadelle, Sauv Gris.

Max 30%: Ugni Blanc, Merlot Blanc, Colombard

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Where is Clos d’Estournel?

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St Estephe

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Grands Crus of Pauillac

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Lafite
Mouton
Latour (south)

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Where is Leoville Les Cases

Ducru Beaucaillou

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St Julien

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Year Mouton promoted

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1973

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What/where is boubenes?

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Mixture of sand, clay and gravel in southern Graves

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When was the classificaition of Graves introduced?

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1953

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Years d’Yquem didn’t classify

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1910
1915
1930
1951
1964
1972
1974
1992
2012
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Villages of Sauternes AOP

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Sauternes, Barsac, Fargues, Preignac and Bommes

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Barsac stuff

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May be sold as Barsac or Sauternes

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Min. Must of Sauternes

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221 g/l must weight

45 g/l residual sugar

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St Emillion Chateau producing Cabernet

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Chateau Figeac

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Two types of soil in St-Emillion
Cotes: steep limestone Graves: gravely plateau
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Dates revitions were made to St-Emillion Classification
``` 1969 1985 1996 2006 2012 ```
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St Em Grand Cru Elevage/Assemblage
Max 10% Petite Verdot 11.5 min pot alc May 15 of second year post harvest
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Soil/subsoil of Pomerol
Sand, clay, gravel | Sub: Iron pan and rich clay (crasse de fer)
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Crasse de Fer is wut
Rich Clay found in Pomerol sub soil
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What is Bouchet?
Cab Franc synonym in Pomerol
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Pomerol top producers (guild guide)
``` Petrus Vieux-Chateau-Certan Chateau Lafleur Chateau le Pin Chateau Trotanoy ```
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Three garagistes mentioned in Guild Guide
Le Pin Valandraud La Mondotte
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St Emillion Satellites
Lussac St-Georges Montagne Puisseguin
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Chateau Gilette
Not classified but known for producing Creme de Tete
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Saint Emillion grand cru AOC
Must be aged until May 15 (reg April 15 one year) second year post harvest plus .5% potential alc (11.5%)
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Name of Wine Furrer
Herr Bomers
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When was chateau bottling made mandatory?
1972
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First house to estate bottle/when?
Mouton Rothschild, 1924
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Which major Chateau backed out of the en Primeur process and when?
Chateau Latour, 2012
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Only Biodynamic classified chateau
Pontet Canet
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Is Capitalization Allowed?
Si
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Do Chateaus generally prefer Remontage or Pigeage?
Remontage. Pigeage has more control but there's a risk of over extraction
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Croupes are?
Mounds of gravel that peter out around St Estephe
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Primary soils of St Estephe
Clay/Sand | Increasing Merlot makes for a better quality
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What is largest first growth?
Lafite
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Which area of France receives most rainfall?
Medoc | 950mm
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Which pests are Merlot more likely to survive?
Eutypa dieback (mold in cut from pruning) and Esca (trunk fungus, bad jujumcgumbo)
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What was Malbe's original name and why is it called what it is?
Brought over by some butthole named Malbec Pressac Noir 1730
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Major Regional AOPs in Bordeaux
Bordeaux Bordeaux Superior Cremant de Bordeaux
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Middle tier appelations of Bordeaux
Medoc Entre Deux Mers Cotes de Bordeaux
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Which estate is vying for a single estate apelation?
Chateau le Puy Natural producer Outskirts of right bank
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Which Bordeaux estate first did estate bottling?
Mouton Rothschild
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When was bottling compulsary in Bordeaux?
1972
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Appellations of Margaux
``` Cantenac Soussans Labarde Arsac Margaux ```
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If adding new property to classe estate in St Emillion what's the process?
Have to get it approved with INAO
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Vines per hectare Bordeee appelations
Medoc top 7,000 | Pomerol/Saint-Emillion 5,500
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Which Bordee bank has greater vine spacing and why?
Medoc 1 by 1 meter Right bank 1.3/5 meters Right bank's limestone bedrock won't let roots go deep so the need to mushroom out
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Communes of SauteeTernes
``` Bommes Fargues Preignac Barsac Sauternes ```
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Ceron Communes
Cerons Podensac Illats North of Barsac
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When did St Emllions Premier Grand cru Classe consolidate?
1984
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What happened with Christian Moueix's St Emillion estate in 2012?
Magdelaine merged with Belair Monange
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Who now controls the St Emillion classification?
INAO the St Emillion wine council gave power over to them to ease the appeals process/better consistency/transparency/blahblahblah
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Which classe A estates were added 2012?
Angelus and Pavie
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How many in each St Emillion classification level?
4 14 64
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Which rivers encircle Pomerol?
Isle and Barbanne
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What is Crasse de fer?
Iron/sand deposits | bands of it in Pomerol
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Describe three terraces of Pomerol terroir
Top is clay at high elevation eastern area, also shallow gravel on slopes, and near libourne lighter sandy soils
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Pomerols soil be wut
Buttoniere (buttonhole) | Blue clay highest easternestest point
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Largest producer in Pomerol and encepagement
Chateau de Sales | lots oh Cab Sauv
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Great estates near Petrus
``` Vieux Chateau Certan Lafleur L'Evangile Trotanoy Clinet La Conseillante Petit Village Le Pin ``` le Bon Pasteur east in Maillet
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2nd growths from Margaux
``` outside feis door, Marge from simpsons Rauzan-Segla Rauzan-Gassies Durfort-Vivens Lascombes Brane Cantenac, Cantenac Margaux ```
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2nd Growths from Julien
``` Julie Leovilles, La Cases Poyferre Barton Gruaud-Larose Ducru- Beaucaillou ```
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2nd Growths Pauillac
Paul Rudd Pichon Baron Pichon Lalande
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2nd Growths Esteph
Cos d'Estournel | Chateau Montrose
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4th growth St Julien
St-pierre Talbot Branaire Ducru Beychevelle
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4th growth haut Medoc
La Tour-carnet in St-Laurent
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4th growth Pauillac
Duhart Milon
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4th growth Margaux
Catenac- Ch. Pouget, Ch. Prieure Lichone | Margaux-Ch. Marquis-di-Terme
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4th Growth Esteph
Lafon-Rochet
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JR Bordeaux vintage rule
Rule of 5
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Bordeaux Red 2014
higher acid dry summer and autumn Not super full ripening
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Bordeaux red 2013
Universally poor uneven ripening left bank better
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Bordeaux red 2012
Because of messed up October early merlot faired better | top properties Sorted the fuck out of fruit
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Bordeaux red 2011
Lower alcohol higher tannin | it's fine
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Bordeaux difficult red 2000+
13 08 fine I guess ungenerous summer 07 difficult as well, mildew, rainy Summer 01 tough, Somewhat dilute, some good right bank (late rain)
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Bordeaux red 2000
Large yields and great vintage
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Bordeaux red 2002
"correct" | may not last long but balanced and old school
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Bordeaux red 2003
fucking hot | dry tannins, better in youth
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Bordeaux red 2004, 2006
04 late, wet crop classic, better later 06 drought in summer but cool wet later, Crisp decent wines
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parent of Merlot and Malbec
Magdeleine Noire des Charentes
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Cos d'Estournel 2nd
le Pagodes de Cos
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Lafite Rothschild 2nd
Carruades de Lafite
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Latour 2nd
forts de Latour
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Mouton 2nd
Petit Mouton
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Baron de Pichon Longueville 2nd
Les Griffons de Pichon
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Les Griffons de Pichon
Baron de Pichon 2nd
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Pagodes Cos is
Cos d'Estournel 2nd
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Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2nd
Reserve de la Comtesse
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Ausone 2nd
Chapelle d'Ausone
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Cheval Blanc 2nd
Le Petit Cheval
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Angelus 2nd
Carillon d'Angelus
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Pavie 2nd
Espirit de Pavie | formerly Aromes de Pavie
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Name 4 Classe B estates
Figeac Valandraud La Mondotte Belair-Monange (just belair post 08) merged with Magdelaine
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