Exploring Bordeaux's Soil
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Which region in Bordeaux benefits from deposits of gravel and stony soils carried by floodwaters from the Pyrenees and the Massif Central many thousands of years ago?

  • The Left Bank (correct)
  • Médoc
  • The Right Bank
  • Graves
  • What type of soil is dominant on the Right Bank in Bordeaux?

  • Clay (correct)
  • Sand
  • Gravel
  • Stony
  • Which type of soil retains heat and gradually releases it onto the vines, facilitating slow ripening?

  • Sand
  • Gravel (correct)
  • Stony
  • Clay
  • In extremely hot years, what risk can the excellent drainage of gravel soils put some vines at?

    <p>Drought stress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which grape variety is dominant on the Right Bank in Bordeaux due to the presence of clay soils?

    <p>Merlot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region on the Left Bank of Bordeaux has pockets of clay in the soil?

    <p>Saint-Estèphe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of soil drains well and helps the roots of the vines dry out quickly after showers and storms?

    <p>Gravel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did the vines in Pomerol suffer due to the very dry summer?

    <p>2016</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maximum height of the gravel mounds in Margaux on the Left Bank of Bordeaux?

    <p>32 meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which region to the south of the city benefits from deposits of gravel and stony soils?

    <p>Graves</p> Signup and view all the answers

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