Pinot Noir

Question 1

What colour of Burgundy is Pinot Noir known as?

Answer 1

Red

Question 2

Where in the new world is Pinot Noir grown?

Answer 2

Coastal California, Nortwestern Oregon, southern New Zealand - wherever there is a cooler climate

Question 3

Why is Pinot Noir the Enfant Terrible?

Answer 3

Delicate to handle, requires fermentation in small batches to avoid wine problems

Question 4

Classic color of Pinot Noir

Answer 4

Medium garnet ruby red or lighter garnet

Generally lighter as the skins are not particularly thick and don’t give lots of colouring material

Question 5

Pinot Noir primary notes

Answer 5

Ripe, red fruit notes - strawberry jam, cranberry, cassis, raspberry, black cherry

Question 6

Pinot Noir Secondary notes

Answer 6

Cherry cola, baking spices, pencil shavings, leathery notes

Question 7

Pinot noir earthy notes

Answer 7

Earthy, gamely, mushroomy notes

Question 8

Pinot Noir Acidity level

Answer 8

Medium to moderate ++ in cooler climates

Question 9

Pinot Noir - Body/Acidity/Tannin

Answer 9

Light-bodied/3/2

Question 10

Pairing for Pinot Noir

Answer 10

Versatile given higher acidity and lower tannin - duck chicken, pork, mushrooms.

Can be served without food, goes quite nicely with fish.

Question 11

Signature of Pinot Noir from Burgundy

Answer 11

As the region is cooler than other parts of world, wine has earth fruit and flower flavours with elevated acidity.

Musrhoom,, cranberry, hisbiscus

Question 12

Is pinot noir early ripening? so what?

Answer 12

Yes, ripens fairly early.

Needs fairly cool climate so that has time to develop interesting flavours

Question 13

First smells of Pinot Noir

Answer 13

Welcoming, sweet fruit. Perfumed.

Question 14

Pinot Noir Possible Flavours

Answer 14

Cherry, Strawberry, Cranberry, Violet, Mushroom, Spice

Question 15

Descriptors for Pinot Noir

Answer 15

Fruity, earthy, complexly

Question 16

Major growing regions for Pinot Noir

Answer 16

Burgundy, Sonoma, Sat. Rita Hills, New Zealand, South Africa

Question 17

Essential characteristics of Pinot Noir

Answer 17

Charm. Fruity, perfumed, haunting.

Question 18

Flavours in young Pinot Noir

Answer 18

Raspberries, strawberries, cherries, violets.

Question 19

With time, Pinot Noir’s bouquet becomes

Answer 19

Game, liqourice, autumnal undergrowth

Question 20

Where in Burgundy is the greatest Pinot Noir made?

Answer 20

Côte d’Or, or the golden slope. Villages include Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanée, Aloxe-Corton, Pommard and Volnay.