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Grape - Acid & Tannin & Maturation Flashcards

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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High Acid

High Tannin

Almost always oaked and aged.

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Cabernet Franc

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“Less than Cabernet Sauvignon”

Best examples can oak and age.

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Merlot

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Medium Acid

Medium Tannin

Often oaked and aged.

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Sauvignon Blanc

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High Acid

Usually unoaked. Semillon blends can see oak.

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Semillon

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Oak is common for blends and sweet wines.

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Muscadelle

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Oaked in blends

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Petit Verdot

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High tannin

Oak in blends

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Malbec

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High Tannin

Almost always oaked.

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Tannat

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Extreme Tannin

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Ugni Blanc

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Light Body

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Petit Manseng

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High Acid

Often dried with Passilerage. Often oaked.

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Chardonnay

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High acid in cooler regions.

Malolactic common. Oak common. Can bottle age.

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Pinot Noir

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High Acidity

Low to Medium Tannin

Best examples can oak and age.

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Gamay

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Medium Tannin

If any, old or large oak.

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Riesling

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High Acidity

No oak. Sweet wines can age in bottle.

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Pinot Gris/Grigio

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Medium acidity

Oak is rare. Aging is rare.

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Gewurstraminer

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Low to Medium Acidity

Can bottle age (high alcohol wines)

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Muscat

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Low to Medium Acidity

Sweet wines can age

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Pinot Blanc

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N/A cool climate grape

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Melon Blanc

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High Acid

Large oak traditional. New styles steel

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Chenin Blanc

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High Acid

Most are unoaked, but usually old oak. Can age.

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Grolleau

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N/A rose wine

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Syrah/Shiraz

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High Acid

High Tannin

Oak aging common. Bottle aging for quality wines.

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Grenache/Garnacha

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Low Acid

Low to Medium Tannin

Only best examples can oak and age.

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Mourvedre/Monastrell
High Tannin Single varietal often requires bottle age
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Carignan/Carinena/Mazuelo
High Acid High Tannin
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Cinsault
N/A low tannin rose wine
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Piquepoul
High Acid No age
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Viognier
High Acid Usually oaked
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Marsanne & Rousanne
Marsanne rich, Rousanne acidic Age well
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Silvaner
Less acidic than Riesling Drink young
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Muller-Thurgau
Doesn't produce quality wine
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Dornfelder
"deep colour"
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Welschreisling
High Acid Dessert wine aging
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Blaufrankisch
High Acid Medium Tannin
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Zweigelt
Soft Tannin
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Saint Laurent
Similar to Pinot Noir
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Furmint
High Acid Sweet wines age
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Harslevelu
N/A Sweet wines age
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Xinomavro
High Acid High Tannin Oak and age very common
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Agiorgitiko
Medium Acidity High Tannin Oak and age common
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Assyrtiko
High Acidity Sweet wines age
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Corvina
High Acidity Low to Medium Tannin DOC wines ready to drink Dried styles large oak, can age
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Garganega
Medium to High Acidity No oak, can age
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Trebbiano
No oak
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Nebbiolo
High Acid, High Tanning Always oak and age
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Dolcetto
Medium Acidity Medium to High Tannin Young or age
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Barbera
High Acidity Low to Medium Tannin Young or age
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Cortese
High Acidity Sometimes large oak, best examples age
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Sangiovese
High Acid High Tannin Most use oak. All are aged.
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Verdicchio
High Acidity Ages well
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Grechetto (Orvieto DOC)
Medium to High Acid No age
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Malvasia (Frascati DOC)
Medium to High Acid No age
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Montepulciano
Medium Acid High Tannin Usually unoaked
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Aglianico
High Acid High Tannin Always oaked. Can age.
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Greco
Medium to High Acid Best examples use oak. Can age.
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Fiano
Medium Acidity Few examples use oak. Could age.
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Negroamaro
Medium Acid Medium Tannin Usually drink young
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Primitivo/Zinfandel
High Acid High Tannin Can oak and age
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Nero d'Avola
Medium Acid Medium Tannin Early drinking
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Tempranillo/Tinto Roriz/Aragona
Medium Acid Medium Tannin Joven styles no age. Most have oak/age
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Graciano
Adds acidity and tannins to blends
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Verdejo
Medium to High Acid Occasional Lees and barrel fermentation
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Albarino
High Acid Usually drink young
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Airen
Brandy production
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Loureiro
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Arinto
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Touriga Nacional
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Alfrocheiro
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Mencia/Jaen
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Baga
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Trincadeira
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Alicante Bouschet
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Vidal
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Carmenere
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Bonarda
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Torrontes
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Pinotage
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Macabeo/Viura
Often oaked in Rioja and now less so
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Glera
Medium Acid No
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Xarel-lo
Medium acidity Cava
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Parellada
Medium acidity Cava
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Palomino
Low acid for sherry production Oak and aging you ask? Do you even know what Sherry is?
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Pedro Ximenez
Sherry
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Muscat of Alexandria
Sherry

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