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Australia & New Zealand Wines Flashcards

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NZ Savignon Blanc (most planted)

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Pungent aromas

Intense flavours of Elderflower and Passion fruit

High acidity

North: more Tropical flavours

South: more Acidity and Green pepper and Gooseberry

Inert/cooled for Fruit aromas

Some oak

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NZ Chardonnay

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Variety of styles created

Different techniques

Generally: Concentrated Citrus and Tropical Fruits

Subtle Toast & Sweet Spice - French Oak

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NZ Aromatic Grapes

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Riesling and Gewurztraminer

Also for semi-aromatic Pinot Gris

Dry night-times and cool night temperatures ensure aromatic compounds have plenty of time to develop before the grapes are harvested

From dry to sweet
Off-dry is the most prevalent style

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NZ Pinot Noir

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2nd most planted, through out south, some in North

Fine Ripe Tannins, Soft texture
Quite High Alcohol
Vibrant fruit

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NZ Merlot

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2nd largest volume

Blended with Cabernet Sauvignon to add Tannin and notes of Cassis

North Island - Bordeaux Style Blends know for Purity of Fruit

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NZ Syrah

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Elegant and closer in style to those made in the Rhône than those from hotter countries, such as Australia

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Gisborne Chardonnay

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Displays Distinct, Ripe Tropical fruit

Gisborne also makes High Quality Gewurztraminer

Full Body Pinot Gris

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Martinborough Pinot Noir

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Medium to full bodied

Ripe with hints of Black Plum and Spice

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Awatere Valley v Wairau Valley SavBlanc

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1. Higher Acidity

2. Pronounced Herbaceous Character

3. Lack Tropical Fruity found in Wairau

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Marlborough Pinot Noir

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Medium-bodied

Fine tannins

Red Cherry & Cranberry

Increasing quality

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Central Otago Pinot Noir

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Full-bodied, High Alcohol (from high sun intensity)

Juicy and Vibrant with concentrated Ripe Red fruit flavours

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Australian Shiraz Hot/Warm

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Full-bodied and Intensely fruity

Often display Earthy or Spicy notes and develop Leather aromas with age

Producers are making a more restrained style by controlling the level of extraction in the winemaking process

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Australian Shiraz Style

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Full-bodied

Lean & Peppery

Can be mulit-regional blends

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What is the role of Shiraz in Australian multi-varietal blends?

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It performs a similar role to Merlot in Bordeaux, adding softness to Cabernet blends

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Australian Cabernet Sauvignon

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Generally dark with firmer Tannins and Higher Acidity than Shiraz

Ripe Blackcurrant, Black Cherry

Toasty oak notes

Coonawarra

Margaret River

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Australian Merlot

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Typically found in blended wines

Often alongside Cabernet, to provide body and fleshy, plummy fruit

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Australian Pinot Noir

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Medium body

Medium alcohol

Medium to high acidity

Red Cherry & Strawberry

Yarra Valley / Mornington Pennisula / Tasmania

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Australian Chardonnay

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Often a blend of fruit from different regions

Unoaked for Peach flavours

Oak chips/staves for Toast/Vanilla flavours

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Warm Australian Chardonnay

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Beautifully balanced with Fresh, Vibrant fruit

Use of lees, MLF and/or oak maturation

Margaret River

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Adelaide Hills SavBlanc

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Moderate Temp

Concentrated Passion Fruit flavours as well as refreshing High Acidity

Benchmark for Australia

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Hunter Valley Semillon

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Early Harvest, Low Sugar Light Bodied, Low Alcohol, High Acidity,

Neutral Flavors evolve to complex Toast, Nut, Honey when bottle aged 20 years+

    1. Cloud cover cools in hot summer, Harvested before autumn storms, Canopy management to minimize rot*
    1. It is harvested early with low sugar levels and high acidity*
    1. Oxygen contact is kept to a minimumInert vessels used for fermentation and storage*
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Styles of Semillon in Australia

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Western Australia: Herbaceous style, very similar to Sauvignon Blanc

Barossa Valley: Fuller bodied and softer. some fresh, unoaked

Hunter Valley: Low ABV, Neutral flavor, Develops to extrodinary Honey & Toast and ages

Other: Some early-picked and unoaked styles being made

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Australia Riesling

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Dry/slightly off-dry (some sweet styles are made)

High acidity

Unoaked

Pronounced Citrus fruit aromas, Lime, Lemon & Grapefrui

Aged: Toast, Honey and Petrol

West Australia are more Floral than Citrus

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Riverland

Murray-Darling

Riverina

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Can produce high yields of healthy grapes

Lack the flavour concentration of those from other, high-quality areas

Can be remedied by blending from better components from places like Barossa, Adeilaide Hills, McLaren Vael

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Barossa Valley Shiraz

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Full-bodied

Soft tannins

Ripe black fruit

Sweet American oak

Develops leather and spice with age

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Eden Valley Riesling

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Intense Lime and Grapefruit aromas

Steely character

MarmaladeandToasty characters after ten years

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Clare Valley Rieslings

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Dry in style, High acidity

Intense Citrus and Lime aromas

Develop to Honey and Toast characters

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Clare Valley Shiraz

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Fragrant

Powerful & Structured

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Adelaide Hills Chardonnay

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Elegant

High natural acidity

Pronounced Citrus and Peach aromas

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McLaren Vale Wines

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Intensely flavoured Dark fruit aromas

Soft, ripe tannins

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Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon

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Concentrated, structured wines

Characteristic Blackcurrant and Eucalyptus or Menthol aromas

Best examples age very well

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Higher Altitude VIctoria Wines

Lower Slope on Great Divide

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Elegant Pinot Noir & Chardonnay

Aromatic Riesling & Sauvignon Blanc

Lower: They grow later-ripening black varieties such as Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

Fresher and lighter than those from Australia’s hotter regions

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Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

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Ripe, soft tannins

Rich fruit with Strawberries, Red plums and Dark cherries

Complexity added by careful oak handling

Age-worthy when made by top producers

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Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir

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It ranges from light and delicate to more structured

All tends to display very pure fruit characteristics

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Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay

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High acidity (reflecting the cool climate)

Usually softened by MLF

Citrus, Pear and Apple aromas

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Geelong Chardonnay

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Complex, concentrated & Full Bodied

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Geelong Pinot Noir

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Can take Earthy aromas

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Geelong Shiraz

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Fresh & Peppery

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Heathcote Shiraz

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Firmer fruit structure and fresher fruit than those of other regions

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Goulburn Valley

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Citrus fruit in youth

Developing Honey aromas with bottle age

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Hunter Valley Shiraz

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Medium body

Soft tannins

Black fruit flavours (Blackberry and Black Cherry)

Earth undertone

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Margaret River Bordeaux Blend

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Styles

  1. Elegant and restrained
  2. Fruity and powerful
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Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc

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It’s often blended with Semillon

High Acidity

Attractive Goosebury and Tropical Fruit aromas

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Margaret River Chardonnay

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Concentrated Stone Fruit

High Natural Acidity

A range of styles using MLF and barrel ageing

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