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LO 3 - Red Wines Flashcards

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Pinot noir climate:

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Cool- moderate

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Pinot noir: acid, tannins

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High acid
Low tannin

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Pinot noir color:

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Pale to medium

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Pinot noir: flavor

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Red fruit
Strawberry
Raspberry
Red cherry

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Pinot Noir regions

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France
USA
Chile
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand

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Pinot Noir: France

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Burgundy

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Pinot Noir: in burgundy France, the most celebrated vineyards are located in which region? What are its two areas?

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Côte d’Or

Split into: cote de nutis (northern) and cote de beaune (southern)

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Pinot Noir: labeling
Which is the bottom of the hierarchy, and the broadest regional appellation?

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Bourgogne AOC

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Pinot Noirs in Bourgogne AOC: body, tannin, acid, flavor

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Medium to light body

Low tannin

High acid

Red fruit flavor

Think cheap red table wine

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Labeling hierarchy: Pinot Noir, Burgundy France (lowest to highest)

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Bourgogne
Villages
Premier cru
Grand cru

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Pinot Noir: village appellations

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More flavor intensity, complexity and length.

Gevrey- Chambertin AOC
Nuits Saint Georges AOC = both in Cote de Nutis

Beaunne AOC
Pommard AOC = both in cote de beaune

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Pinot Noir: premier and grand cru wines

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Typically on south or south east facing slopes.
More sunlight
More concentrated flavors (cherry, strawberry), subtle oak.

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Pinot Noir, France, mnemonic device

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Be - Bourgogne
Very - villages
Generous - Gevrey AOC
Never - Nutis AOC
Be - Beaune AOC
Phony - Pommard - AOC

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Pinot Noir: USA

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California
Oregon

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California Pinot Noir, Temp:

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Climate depends on the fog and coastal breezes. Most of Cali is too warm for Pinot noir

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Pinot Noir: California regions

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Los Carneros
Santa Barbara
Sonoma

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Pinot Noir region: Chile

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Casablanca Valley

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Casa Blanca Valley, Chile climate

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Cooled by sea breeze and fog.

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Chile, Pinot noir flavor:

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Red fruit
Sometimes herbal notes

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Pinot Noir: South Africa region

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Walker Bay

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Pinot Noir: Australia regions

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Yarra Valley
Mornington Penninsula

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Pinot Noir: Australia climate

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Australia is typically warm but Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula have cool breezes from southern ocean

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Pinot Noir: Australia flavor and tannin

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Medium tannin
Flavor: light and fragrant to ripe with well cooked fruits

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Pinot Noir: New Zealand regions

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Martinborough
Marlborough
Central Otago

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Pinot Noir grape in New Zealand:
The premier black grape
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The ripest and most powerful Pinot noir grape comes from which region in Australia?
Central Otago
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Central Otago climate
Protected by sea breezes and rain by ring of mountains. Sunny days and cool nights.
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Central Otago Pinot noir: flavor, body, tannin
Fruit flavor Medium to full body Medium tannin
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Merlot: climate
Moderate to warm
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Merlot: sweetness, tannin, acid, body
Dry wine Medium acid Medium tannin Light to medium body Study tip: think of merlot as a very middle of the road red wine (in terms of acid, tannin, body and climate). It is so “meh” middle of the road that it is often blended with other wines, specifically those with higher tannins, to soften it.
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Merlot: flavor
Red fruit (strawberry, red plum) Herb notes (green pepper) Riper merlots can have cooked red fruit flavors.
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Merlot: Oaked or unoaked
Both.
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Merlot: French region
Burgundy
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Merlot: Bordeaux region is divided into two districts segmented by the Giornde Estuary. What are these two regions
Right Bank Left Bank
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Labeling in Merlot: what are the two labels of areas that are predominately Merlot and cab sav blends?
Bordeaux AOC Bordeaux Superieur AOC
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Merlot regions: Right Bank
Saint- Emilion AOC - PDO Pomerol AOC - PDO
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Merlot: Left Bank
Haut- medoc AOC Margaux AOC Pauillac AOC Graves AOC Study tip: all the left bank are names that will go into the graves “haut” because they aren’t “right” - Margaux and Paul are gonna go the the graves haut because they aren’t right
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Merlot: PGI
Pays d’ OC
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Which bank is more of a cab sav producer? right bank or left bank burgundy France?
Left bank
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Languedoc- Roussillon
Southern France Single varietal merlot Blends with cab sav, Grenache and Syrah Labellled “PAYS D’OC IGP”
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Merlot: USA regions
Sonoma Napa valley Typically full bodied in these regions
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Merlot: Chile
Central Valley Soft, medium body Merlot for high yield brands
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South Africa:
Stellenbosch Complex, age worthy from Bordeaux varieties. Moderate to warm climate depending on altitude or sea breeze
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Margaret river
Australia Merlot Blended with cab sav
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Hawkes Bay
New Zealand Merlot Moderate climate, plenty rainfall
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Cab Sav: aroma, tannin and acidity (generalized)
Aroma: pronounced black fruit, herbaceous Tannin: high Acid: high
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Which Bank in France is Cab sav:
Left
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Which Bank in France is Merlot:
Right
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Cab sav climate:
Moderate and warm
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Why is cab sav so deeply colored with high tannin and powerful flavor?
Due to the thickness of the grape skin
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Can sav: body of wine
Medium to full
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Cab sav is often blended with which wine?
Merlot
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Why is cab sav blended?
To soften tannins and acidity
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Newly fermented cab sav can often be unpleasant. What is the typical course to avoid this?
Be matured in oak barrel for several months or even years before bottling
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Cab Sav Regions: France
Bordeaux: Left Bank Haute- medoc AOC Margaux AOC Pauillac AOC Graves AOC Pessac- Leognan AOC Languedoc Roussillon- Pays D’oc
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The left bank is known for which environmental factor that allows for successful growth of cab sav
Stony, rocky soil. Allows for drainage but also can receive warmth during the day and maintains it long into the night
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Labeling in Bordeaux
Chateaux Grand Cru Classe/ Cru Classe Cru bourgeois - wines from medoc
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What is chateau mean
Grapes from the estate. Grapes grown for the wine on the producers land, and not bought in
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Cab Sav: USA regions
Napa Valley - Oakville - Rutherford - Calistoga Sonoma
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California Cab Sav
Full body High tannin Powerful ripe black fruit Due to warm producing climate
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Cab Sav: Chile
Maipo Valley Colchuga valley Subregions within the broader Central Valley
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In Chile, Cab Sav can be blended with:
Merlot Carmenere
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Cab Sav from Chile has which distinctive characteristics
Herbal (MINT) Also green bell pepper Black fruit And flavor from oak
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Cab Sav: South Africa
Stellenbosch
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Cape Blend
South Africa Merlot or Cab Sav blended with Pinotage
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Cab Sav: Australia regions
Margaret river Coonawarra
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Coonawarra distinctive cab sav flavor
Mint Black currant Smoke and cedar from oak
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Cab Sav: New Zealand region
Hawkes Bay
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Syrah/ Shiraz: Two Regions
France Australia
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Syrah/ Shiraz climate
Moderate to warm
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Moderate climate Syrah/ Shiraz : region
France - northern Rhône
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Warm climate Shiraz region
Australia
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Moderate climate Syrah : tannin, body, flavor
Tannin: medium Body: medium Flavor: black fruit, herbal and black pepper
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Warm Climate Syrah: tannin, alcohol, body, flavor
Higher tannin Full body High alcohol Cooked black fruit, licorice
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Syrah is often blended with:
Grenache Aka: Rhône blend
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French regions for Syrah
Nothern Rhône Côte Rôtie AOC Hermitage AOC Crozes- Hermitage AOC Languedoc- Roussillon: Minervois AOC Pays d’Oc IGP
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Australian region for Shiraz
Barossa Valley Hunter Valley
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Northern Rhône vineyards are planted on:
Steep slopes which make vineyard work difficult and have to be done by hand. No machines.
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Cote rotie AOC Syrah have flavor of:
Peppery
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Cote rotie Syrah can be blended with ________ to give floral aroma
Viognier
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Which wines are less complex: Hermitage or crozes- hermitage
CH
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Languedoc- Roussillon Syrah can be blended with wines from _____
Minervois AOC
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Australian region: shriaz
Barossa valley Hunter valley
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Barossa valley Shiraz is known for:
Oldest Shiraz vibes. Low yields, highly concentrated

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