Cabernet &Merlot

Question 1

Merlot flavors

Hot climate

Answer 1

Black fruit
Black cherry
Blackberry
Black plum

Fruitcake

Chocolate

Question 2

Cabernet Sauvignon
Flavors
Hot climate

Answer 2

Black fruit

Black currant
blackberry
black cherry

Question 3

Cabernet Sauvignon flavors

moderate climate

Answer 3

Black fruit
black currant
black cherry

herbaceous
bell pepper

Question 4

Cabernet Sauvignon
Key facts
5

Answer 4

Moderate/hot climate

Deep color high acidity high tannins

Pronounced aromas

Produces wine for aging

Oak often used for maturation

Question 5

Cabernet Sauvignon
And Merlot regions
Chile 3

Answer 5

Maipo Valley

Colchagua

Cachpoal

Intense black fruit
bell pepper
black currant leaf

Question 6

Merlot in blends

Answer 6

Mixed with cab

adds Softness and body

Makes wine easier to drink

Local varieties

Question 7

Merlot Wine making techniques

Answer 7

Oak aging

Toast, vanilla,
spice, Coffee

Question 8

Merlot flavors

moderate climate

Answer 8

Red fruit
strawberry
red cherry
red plum

herbal - mint
maturity - cedar, tobacco

Question 9

Merlot

Key facts

Answer 9

Climate- moderate/hot

Medium acidity & tannins

Medium to high body and alcohol

Oak often used for maturation

Question 10

Merlot Regions

France

Answer 10

Bordeaux Right Bank

Pomerol
Saint Emilion

Question 11

Cabernet Sauvignon
Regions
France

Answer 11

Bordeaux Left Bank

Médoc
Haut-Médoc
    Pauillac
    Margaux
Graves
    Pessac-Léognan

Question 12

Cabernet Sauvignon

In blends

Answer 12

Used to add:
      Acidity 
      Color
      Tannins
      Aromatic fruit 
Blends with local varieties 
      Merlot- France/US
      Shiraz- Australia 
      Carmenere-Chile
      Malbec - Argentina

Question 13

Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine making techniques

Answer 13

Oak aging

Toast 
Vanilla 
Smoke
Coffee 
Cedar

Question 14

Cabernet Sauvignon
Regions Australia
2

Answer 14

Coonawara -Cabernet

Intense structured- cassis, mint, eucalyptus, black fruit
Oak-yoast, vanilla

Margaret River- Merlot & Cabernet
High tannin, black fruit, herbs, black currant black/currant leaf

Question 15

Cabernet and Merlot
New Zealand
region
1

Answer 15

Hawkes Bay north island

Medium/high acidity and tannins
herb aromas
cedar, blackcurrant leaf

Question 16

Cabernet Sauvignon and
Merlot
Regions USA
4

Answer 16

Oakville & Rutherford- premium Cabernet
High levels of soft ripe tannins, deep color, black cherry, oak
Alexander Valley- Cabernet
Soft texture, full body

Washington St. Columbia Valley-
Cabernet and Merlot
Deep color, full body

Question 17

Cabernet 
Merlot 
Argentina 
Region
1

Answer 17

Mendoza

Hot climate

Fruitier

Blended with Malbec

Question 18

Cabernet Sauvignon 
Merlot 
South Africa 
Region
1

Answer 18

Stellenbosh

Close to bordeaux style with high acidity/high tannins

Less fruit more herbal

Question 19

Bordeaux labeling hierarchy from generic to specific

Answer 19

Bordeaux AC

Bordeaux Superieur AC

Cru Boureois

Grand Cru (St. Emilion is linked to appellation)

Grand Cru Classé

Question 20

Labeling in bordeaux

Define château

Define Grand Vin

Answer 20

Château – wine made from the producers on land

Grand vin – wine made by the château

Question 21

Cabernet & Merlot

Bulk inexpensive regions globally

7

Answer 21

Blends
Southern France: 
Pays d’Oc IGP
Chile: Central Valley
More Cabs than Merlot
South Africa western cape
south eastern Australia 
California 
Argentina: Mendoza
Northern Italy: Light bodied Merlot