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What regions in Bordeaux are often referred to as the 'Left Bank'? - ✔✔Médoc and Graves
AOC (including Haut-Médoc AOC, Margaux AOC, Pauillac AOC, Pessac-Léognan AOC)
What regions in Bordeaux are often referred to as the 'Right Bank'? - ✔✔Saint-Émilion and Pomerol
What is the difference between Bordeaux AOC and Bordeaux Supérieur AOC? - ✔✔Bordeaux
Supérieur has lower yields, longer aging and higher minimum alcohol levels
What is the dominant grape variety in a Saint-Émilion wine? - ✔✔Merlot
What are two of the smaller AOCs within the Haut-Médoc AOC with a reputation for top quality
wine production? - ✔✔Margaux AOC
Pauillac AOC
What parts of California have a reputation for very good to outstanding Merlot? - ✔✔Napa Valley and
Sonoma
What is the region in Chile with a reputation for high volume Merlot? - ✔✔Central Valley
What is the region in South Africa that has developed a reputation for complex, age-worthy red wines
from classic Bordeaux varieties? - ✔✔Stellenbosch
What is Merlot often blended with in Margaret River? - ✔✔Cabernet Sauvignon
What region in New Zealand produces the most Merlot? - ✔✔Hawke's Bay
, What climates are best suited to Cabernet Sauvignon production? - ✔✔Moderate and warm
What would be the typical acidity, tannin and flavour in a Cabernet Sauvignon wine? - ✔✔Acidity - high
Tannin - high
Flavour - blackcurrant, herbaceous/herbal
What winemaking option is often used to soften the tannins of Cabernet Sauvignon based wines?
- ✔✔Oak maturation
How might a Cabernet Sauvignon change after several years maturation in bottle? - ✔✔Softer
tannins, tertiary flavours develop (dried fruits, earth, forest floor)
What is the soil in Bordeaux best suited to growing Cabernet Sauvignon? - ✔✔Gravel
What labelling terms can be used to indicate the best wines from the best Châteaux in Bordeaux? -
✔✔Grand Cru Classé/Cru Classé
What labelling term can be used in Bordeaux on very good to outstanding wines that are not classified
as Grand Cru Classé? - ✔✔Cru Bourgeois
What sub-regions of Napa Valley are famous for producing Cabernet Sauvignon wines that are full-
bodied with pronounced ripe-black fruit flavours and high ripe tannins? - ✔✔Oakville
Rutherford
Calistoga
What varieties may be blended with Cabernet Sauvignon in Chile? - ✔✔Merlot and Carmenère
What region in Australia has a reputation for producing Cabernet Sauvignon wines with a distinct herbal
characteristic? - ✔✔Coonawarra
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