Left Bank Bordeaux

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Left Bank Bordeaux

Last updated about 1 year ago

32 questions

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

1

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

1

This sub-region in the south is referred to as

1

Name the AOC

1

Name the AOC

1

Name the AOC

1

Name the AOC

1

Name the AOC

1

This southern general region/AOC is referred to as

1

Name the AOC

1

Name the AOC

1

Name the AOC

1

Name this river

1

Name this river

1

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

Name the AOC

Listrac-Médoc

Listrac-Medoc

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

This sub-region in the south is referred to as

Name the AOC

This southern general region/AOC is referred to as

Name the AOC

Name this river

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

Name the AOC

Listrac-Médoc

Listrac-Medoc

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

Which emperor commissioned the 1855 classification?

Napoleon I

Napoleon II

Napoleon III

Adolphe Thiers

Saint-Estèphe has zero first growths

True

False

Name the two second growths of Saint-Estèphe

What are the first growths of Pauillac?

Saint-Julien has one first growth

True

False

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

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

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

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 ________________________ 

What year was the classification of Sauternes?

1855

1857

1890

1953

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

First Growths (Premiers Crus)

Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus)

Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus)

Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus)

Superior First Growth (Premier Cru Supérieur)

Wines from Barsac are allowed in the Sauternes Classification?

True

False

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 __________

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

Latour

Lafite Rothschild

Mouton Rothschild

Margaux

Haut Brion

Which emperor commissioned the 1855 classification?

Napoleon I

Napoleon II

Napoleon III

Adolphe Thiers

Saint-Estèphe has zero first growths

True

False

Name the two second growths of Saint-Estèphe

Château Calon-Ségur

Château Lafon-Rochet

Château Montrose

Château Cos Labory

Château Cos d'Estournel

What are the first growths of Pauillac? 

Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Margaux

Château Latour

Château Haut-Brion

Château Mouton Rothschild

What are the first growths of Pauillac? 

Château Lafite Rothschild

Château Margaux

Château Latour

Château Haut-Brion

Château Mouton Rothschild

Saint-Julien has one first growth

True

False

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

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

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

What year was the classification of Sauternes?

1855

1857

1890

1953

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

First Growths (Premiers Crus)

Second Growths (Deuxièmes Crus)

Third Growths (Troisièmes Crus)

Fourth Growths (Quatrièmes Crus)

Superior First Growth (Premier Cru Supérieur)

Wines from Barsac are allowed in the Sauternes Classification?

True

False