TWP BORDEAUX (GEOGRAPHY)EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Medoc - Answer- What region grows Merlot, Cabernet, and a little bit of Cab
Franc? It is the least prestigious region on the Left Bank with no classified growths.
Haut-Medoc - Answer- What region grows Cabernet, Merlot, and a small portion
of Cab Franc? There are 5 classified growths labeled in this region.
St Estephe - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune is where the majority of the
Cru Bourgeoisare? Notably Cos d'Estournel, Cos Labory, and Lafon Rochet are the
northernmost classified communes.
Pauillac - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune has wines with balance, power,
and finesse? There are three First Growths: Latour, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton
Rothschild.
St. Julien - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune is the smallest and produces
consistently high-quality wines?
Margaux - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune is the largest and southernmost
of the four major communes? This region is noted for having the lightest and most
gravelly soil in Medoc. Merlot grows well.
Graves - Answer- What Left Bank AOC is located south of the city of Bordeaux
and contains the sub-appellation Pessac-Leognan?
Haut-Brion - Answer- What is the only chateau outside of Medoc included in the
1855 Classification? It is located in Graves.
Barsac/Sauternes - Answer- What Left Bank AOC is known for their unique
dessert wines produced from botrytis-infected grapes?
Pomerol - Answer- What Right Bank AOC is the smallest of the districts and
produces some of the most expensive wines in the world?
St Emilion - Answer- What Right Bank AOC accounts for 6% of Bordeaux's
vineyards and plants mostly Merlot with a significant portion of Cab Franc?
Fronsac - Answer- What Right Bank AOC makes wines that are a blend of Merlot
and Cab and are generally rustic and offer good value?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Medoc - Answer- What region grows Merlot, Cabernet, and a little bit of Cab
Franc? It is the least prestigious region on the Left Bank with no classified growths.
Haut-Medoc - Answer- What region grows Cabernet, Merlot, and a small portion
of Cab Franc? There are 5 classified growths labeled in this region.
St Estephe - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune is where the majority of the
Cru Bourgeoisare? Notably Cos d'Estournel, Cos Labory, and Lafon Rochet are the
northernmost classified communes.
Pauillac - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune has wines with balance, power,
and finesse? There are three First Growths: Latour, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton
Rothschild.
St. Julien - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune is the smallest and produces
consistently high-quality wines?
Margaux - Answer- What Haut-Medoc commune is the largest and southernmost
of the four major communes? This region is noted for having the lightest and most
gravelly soil in Medoc. Merlot grows well.
Graves - Answer- What Left Bank AOC is located south of the city of Bordeaux
and contains the sub-appellation Pessac-Leognan?
Haut-Brion - Answer- What is the only chateau outside of Medoc included in the
1855 Classification? It is located in Graves.
Barsac/Sauternes - Answer- What Left Bank AOC is known for their unique
dessert wines produced from botrytis-infected grapes?
Pomerol - Answer- What Right Bank AOC is the smallest of the districts and
produces some of the most expensive wines in the world?
St Emilion - Answer- What Right Bank AOC accounts for 6% of Bordeaux's
vineyards and plants mostly Merlot with a significant portion of Cab Franc?
Fronsac - Answer- What Right Bank AOC makes wines that are a blend of Merlot
and Cab and are generally rustic and offer good value?
