HADM 4300 Prelim 1 Set
What are the AOC levels of Bordeaux wines? - ✔✔Regional
Sub Regional
Commune
Chateau
What are the major grape varieties grown in the different districts or appellations of Bordeaux -
✔✔Whites
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HADM 4300 Prelim 1 Set
What are the AOC levels of Bordeaux wines? - ✔✔Regional
Sub Regional
Commune
Chateau
What are the major grape varieties grown in the different districts or appellations of Bordeaux -
✔✔Whites: Semillon (dominant), Sauv Blanc, Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc
Reds: Merlot (dominant), Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot
Left Bank (Haut-Medoc, Pessac-Leognan, Graves): Cab Sauv
Right Bank (St-Emilion, Pomerol): Merlet
Haut Medoc is the most important left bank district with 4 principal communes: St-Estephe,
Pauillac, St-Julien, Margaux. Also 2 smaller communes: Listrac and Moulis.
Which fine wine producing districts of Bordeaux have been classified? - ✔✔1855 Medoc and
Sauternes/Barsac were classified Grand Crus Classes (first growths)
1953/1959 Graves
1954/1996 St-Emilion
1972 Cru Bourgeois of Medoc Region
Petits Chateaux: wines that have never received any classification (young, approachable, cheap)
What are the names of the 5 Chateaux which hold the First Growth Status today? - ✔✔Chateau:
Lafite-Rothschild
Latour
Margaux
Haut-Brion
Mouton-Rothschild
How do wines of the right bank differ from wines of the left bank? - ✔✔Left produces more
tannic wines (Cab Sauv) that need more time to age and develop due to stony soil structure.
Pebbles, gravel, and sand.
Right produces less tannic, plummier wines (Merlot) that contain more alcohol than Left Bank
wines. More clay, softer, holds water better.
Which districts are best known for specific wine types? - ✔✔Reds: Haute-Medoc
White:
Dry and sweet - Graves, Pessac-Leognan
Dry, Semi-dry, sweet - Entre-Deux-Mers
How does the climate influence Bordeaux's wine styles - ✔✔Climate is maritime, which is much
milder than Burgandy.
Potential for rain at harvest, so high degree of vintage variation
Different soil types between right/left banks, so different areas are better for different grape
varietals.
What historic events influenced the growth of the wine industry in Bordeaux? - ✔✔Vines
present since at least 379 AD
1152 - Eleanor of Aquitaine marries King Henry of England, England likes Burdaux wine and
gives them import tax exemptions
1600s - Dutch influence - drains marsh in Medoc
1700s - brokerage and shipping agreements were made with British, German and Dutch
merchants.
How does Bordeaux differ from Burgandy? - ✔✔Bordeaux produces 6x more wine than
Burgandy.
The Chateau recieves the Cru rating in Bordeaux (as opposed to the vineyard in Burgandy)
Chateau owners can add land to increase production (whereas in Burgundy, vineyards have
several owners)
Bordeaux chateaux have large production and use a blend of grapes that are bottled and sold as
different labels
What are labeling requirements and how does one decode a Bordeaux wine label? -
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