BORDEAUX 1855 CLASSIFICATIONS
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Chateau - Correct Answers -castle or grand manor house built on many Bordeaux
properties especially in the Medoc by the most famous producers
Now for any Bordeaux wine estate even without a mansion and for some businesses
that made wine but without land at all
Negociants - Correct Answers -Class of middlemen that buy juice or wine from small
farms and blend it under their own label
What are the two categories for classification of chateauxs in the St. Emilion Grand Cru
appellation? - Correct Answers -Grand cru classe
Premier grand cru classe
Only producers in what AOC are eligible for consideration as grand cru classe estates?
- Correct Answers -St-Emilion Grand Cru AOC
St Emilion Grand Cru AOC is something any grower in St Emilion AOC can theoretically
achieve by... - Correct Answers -meeting its higher viticultural standards
Also buy in larger quantities from farmers cooperatives to add to the blend or sell
directly
En Primeur - Correct Answers -"In futures"
Top Bordeaux is sold several years before it is bottled and long before it is drinkable
Cash flow for chateaux, price break for brokers and retailers
What is the Bordeaux Classification of 1855? - Correct Answers -System of classified
growths; hierarchy of prestige and bottle price
Carried out by brokers in Bordeaux city in preparation for the Universal Exhibition in
Paris that years
Essentially a listing of chateaux by their price which proved to be an accurate indicator
of quality at the time
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Chateau - Correct Answers -castle or grand manor house built on many Bordeaux
properties especially in the Medoc by the most famous producers
Now for any Bordeaux wine estate even without a mansion and for some businesses
that made wine but without land at all
Negociants - Correct Answers -Class of middlemen that buy juice or wine from small
farms and blend it under their own label
What are the two categories for classification of chateauxs in the St. Emilion Grand Cru
appellation? - Correct Answers -Grand cru classe
Premier grand cru classe
Only producers in what AOC are eligible for consideration as grand cru classe estates?
- Correct Answers -St-Emilion Grand Cru AOC
St Emilion Grand Cru AOC is something any grower in St Emilion AOC can theoretically
achieve by... - Correct Answers -meeting its higher viticultural standards
Also buy in larger quantities from farmers cooperatives to add to the blend or sell
directly
En Primeur - Correct Answers -"In futures"
Top Bordeaux is sold several years before it is bottled and long before it is drinkable
Cash flow for chateaux, price break for brokers and retailers
What is the Bordeaux Classification of 1855? - Correct Answers -System of classified
growths; hierarchy of prestige and bottle price
Carried out by brokers in Bordeaux city in preparation for the Universal Exhibition in
Paris that years
Essentially a listing of chateaux by their price which proved to be an accurate indicator
of quality at the time
