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Left Bank Bordeaux

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32 questions
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The general region in the north of the left bank is referred to as

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This sub-region in the south is referred to as

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Name the AOC

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Name the AOC

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Name the AOC

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Name the AOC

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Name the AOC

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This southern general region/AOC is referred to as

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Name the AOC

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Name the AOC

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Name the AOC

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Name this river

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Name this river

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This estuary leads into the Atlantic and combines the two other estuaries

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Which first growth was updated from a second growth to a first growth in 1973

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Which emperor commissioned the 1855 classification?

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Saint-Estèphe has zero first growths

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Name the two second growths of Saint-Estèphe

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What are the first growths of Pauillac?

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What are the first growths of Pauillac?

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Saint-Julien has one first growth

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Move the first growths to their respective AOC

  • Château Lafite Rothschild
  • Château Margaux
  • Château Latour
  • Château Haut-Brion
  • Château Mouton Rothschild
  • St. Estèphe
  • Pauillac
  • St. Julien
  • Margaux
  • Pessac-Léognan
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Move the second growths to their respective AOC

  • Château Lascombes
  • Château Brane-Cantenac
  • Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Pichon Longueville Lalande)
  • Château Léoville-Las Cases; Poyferré; Barton
  • Château Cos d'Estournel
  • Château Montrose
  • Château Gruaud-Larose
  • St. Estèphe
  • Pauillac
  • St. Julien
  • Margaux
  • Pessac-Léognan
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Move the soil type to the correct AOC

  • The northern part of the appellation features high elevations and deep gravel while the southern part has larger gravel rocks and stones with more clay in the sub-soils
  • known for its rich mixture of rocks, clay, limestone, and gravel, with more clay here than the other three Haut-Medoc AOCs
  • The terroir here comprises soils mixed with gravel, sand, limestone, and clay.
    The best vineyards have gentle slopes with access to the Gironde estuary
  • predominantly gravel, mixed with clay and sand
  • The most gravelly soils which can go as deep as 18m

  • St. Estèphe
  • Pauillac
  • St. Julien
  • Margaux
  • Pessac-Léognan
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Château ______________________ has the highest elevation of any of the first growths at 27m (80 feet) above sea level.

The highest point within the Bordeaux region, and thus where vineyards reach the highest elevation, is in ____________ , with a maximum height of 131 feet (40 meters) above sea level. However, most of the famous vineyards in this region are below ________________________

Other Answer Choices:
Listrac
Mouton Rothschild
33–66 feet (10-20m)
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What year was the classification of Sauternes?

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Check all of the names of the growths in the Classification of Sauternes

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Château d'Yquem is the only wine to receive what classification title?

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Wines from Barsac are allowed in the Sauternes Classification?

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In __________ the wines of Graves were classified and approved by the Minister of Agriculture in August of that year. After revision the current classification as we know it came out in __________. The classification contains __________ estates or crus as they are classified. Unlike newer classifications, the Classification of Graves is__________. The Classification of Graves is also different because it __________