Other Black Grapes Flashcards
CLIMATE: Moderate
high acidity
low to medium tannin
light bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: red fruit - Cherry + Banana & Candy
GAMAY
CLIMATE: Moderate - Warm
simple or complex
medium acidity
medium tannin
oaked or unoaked
PRIMARY: red fruit (moderate) or black fruit (warm)
TERTIARY: dried fruit, leather, mushroom
TEMPRANILLO
CLIMATE: Warm
Often blended
thin skins - can make Rosé
low acidity
low to medium tannins
high alcohol
PRIMARY: red fruit. Cherries, white pepper
TERTIARY: earth, meat, dried fruit, caramel
GRENACHE / GARNACHA
CLIMATE: Warm
originally from Bordeaux
medium to high acidity
high tannin
full-bodied
oaked
PRIMARY: Green Bell Pepper, Blackberry
TERTIARY: leather, earth
CARMENÈRE
CLIMATE: Warm
originally from Bordeaux
high tannin
full-bodied
oaked
PRIMARY: black fruit - Black Plum
TERTIARY: dried fruit, meat
MALBEC
CLIMATE: Warm
high acidity
medium tannin
medium to full-bodied
often oaked
PRIMARY: Red fruit - Cherries
Coffee, Chocolate, Smoke
PINOTAGE
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Grenache, Syrah
and other local grapes
Beaujolais
and
Beaujolais Villages
Gamay
Fleurie
Gamay
Minervois
Grenache, Syrah
and other local grapes
Côtes du Rhône
Grenache, Syrah
and other local grapes
Southern France
(Pays d’Oc IGP)
Wide Range of International Grapes
Local grapes black grapes including
Grenache and Syrah
Priorat
Garnacha
Ribera del Duero
Tempranillo
Rioja
Tempranillo and Garnacha