TWP BORDEAUX EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which is the largest of the great Left Bank communes? - Correct Answers -Margaux
Which is the most accurate listing of the Left Bank AOCs from North to South? - Correct
Answers -St. Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien, Listrac-Medoc, Margaux
Which influential wine writer was the former Wine Spectator European Editor who now
runs his own website that largely features video content? - Correct Answers -James
Suckling
What do Chaval Blanc, Ausone, and Angelus have in common? - Correct Answers -
High % of Cabernet Franc wines
Which Pomerol wine is consistently almost exclusively Merlot? - Correct Answers -
Petrus
Which Haut-Medoc AOC is located furthest North? - Correct Answers -St Estephe
Which top consultant also owns Chateau Le Bon Pasteur in Pomerol? - Correct
Answers -Michel Rolland
Which statement is most accurate about Andre Lurton? - Correct Answers -He began
purchasing estates in Graves with Château La Louviere in 1965 and invested
considerable resources into rehabilitating both the vineyards and the buildings of the
château
Which statement is most accurate about Anthony Barton? - Correct Answers -Took over
Château Leoville Barton and Langoa in 1984. Considered a great ambassador for the
wines of Bordeaux, he is most noted for holding pricing down as other properties were
skyrocketing
Which chateau is located on the Left Bank? - Correct Answers -Lamothe-Cissac
Which influential wine writer was former made is reputation by touting the very ripe 1982
vintage when most writers and wine professionals were less enthusiastic? - Correct
Answers -Robert Parker Jr
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which is the largest of the great Left Bank communes? - Correct Answers -Margaux
Which is the most accurate listing of the Left Bank AOCs from North to South? - Correct
Answers -St. Estephe, Pauillac, St Julien, Listrac-Medoc, Margaux
Which influential wine writer was the former Wine Spectator European Editor who now
runs his own website that largely features video content? - Correct Answers -James
Suckling
What do Chaval Blanc, Ausone, and Angelus have in common? - Correct Answers -
High % of Cabernet Franc wines
Which Pomerol wine is consistently almost exclusively Merlot? - Correct Answers -
Petrus
Which Haut-Medoc AOC is located furthest North? - Correct Answers -St Estephe
Which top consultant also owns Chateau Le Bon Pasteur in Pomerol? - Correct
Answers -Michel Rolland
Which statement is most accurate about Andre Lurton? - Correct Answers -He began
purchasing estates in Graves with Château La Louviere in 1965 and invested
considerable resources into rehabilitating both the vineyards and the buildings of the
château
Which statement is most accurate about Anthony Barton? - Correct Answers -Took over
Château Leoville Barton and Langoa in 1984. Considered a great ambassador for the
wines of Bordeaux, he is most noted for holding pricing down as other properties were
skyrocketing
Which chateau is located on the Left Bank? - Correct Answers -Lamothe-Cissac
Which influential wine writer was former made is reputation by touting the very ripe 1982
vintage when most writers and wine professionals were less enthusiastic? - Correct
Answers -Robert Parker Jr
