Q.1
Which is the most northerly appellation?
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Pauillac
Margaux
Graves
St-Estephe
Q.2
For which vintage did Château Mouton-Rothschild first commission an artist to design the label of its grand vin?
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1924
1967
1945
1982
Q.3
How much was a bottle of Château Lafite-Rothschild 1895 sold for by Dubai retailer Le Clos in November last year?
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US$54,000
US$2,000
US$32,000
U$17,000
Q.4
According to Liv-ex, in how many of the last eight Bordeaux en primeur campaigns have consumers generally made a loss on their purchases?
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Three
Five
Eight
Two
Q.5
Under the orders of which French leader was the 1855 Classification drawn up?
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Napoleon III
Gerard Depardieu
Napoleon II
Charlemagne
Q.6
Which famous Chinese actress owns Château Monlot in St-Emilion?
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Amber Chia
Angela Mao
Vicky Zhao Wei
Lucy Liu
Q.7
Which of these was identified as one of the seven principal aromas of aged Bordeaux, in a recent column by Jane Anson?
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Melon
Plum
Chocolate
Undergrowth
Q.8
Who owns Château Cheval Blanc?
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Francois Pinault
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Peugeot
Bernard Arnault
Q.9
Which was the top scoring wine in Decanter's en primeur ratings for Bordeaux 2014? It scored 97 points (out of 100).
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d'Yquem
Latour
Lafite
Cheval Blanc
Q.10
What happened in August to 'save' the Bordeaux 2015 vintage, according to comments given to Decanter ahead of en primeur week?
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A prolonged spell of warm, sunny weather
It rained
Winemakers discovered a new grape variety, which they named Malberlot
A marked contrast between day and night temperatures