Muscats fortifiés et vins doux Flashcards
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What are some common characteristics of the Muscat grape family?
Acidité faible à myenne
Arômes de fleur d’oranger, rose, raisin
AIment les climats chauds / très chauds, mais les meilleurs sites bénéficient d’influences rafraîchissantes qui préservent l’acidité et les raômes des raisins.
Floral aromas (citrus blossom, violet, honeysuckle, nasturtium and rose)
Aromas and flavors of grapes, fresh peaches, and pears
The family of Muscat grapes is somewhat large, yet nearly most of the highest-quality fortified Muscat wines are made from which Muscat variety?
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Fortified Muscats are produced in what two general styles?
JEUNES ET NON BOISES: floraaux et aromatiques, robe couleur or d’intensité moyenne. Vins doux, rarement très doux.
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise (Southern Rhône)
VIEUX ET EVOLUES: couleur ambrée à brune, doux à très doux.
Rutherglen, Australia
Dans quel cas pratique-t-on le séchage des baies?
JEUNES ET NON BOISES: non.
Les raisins sont récoltés mûrs et sains. Le passerillage ou séchage des baies après la vendange pour concentrer les sucres n’est pas pratiqué, car ces techniques donnent des notes de fruits séchés qui masquent les arômes variétaux.
VIEUX ET EVOLUES: Les raisins sont récoltés mûrs et sains. Passerillage / séchage des baies possible pour les styles TRES DOUX mais il faut être vigilant pour ne pas totalement masquer les arômes primaires typiques du muscat.
When aging fortified Muscats, what kind of oak barrel is used: new or used?
Elevage oxydatif jusqu’à plusieurs années dans de grands contenants en vieux bois.
Comment est vinifié le muscat jeune?
Foulage, macération pelliculaire fréquente pour renforcer l’intensité aromatique et accroître la richesse en bouche, qui peut être poursuivie pendant la fermentation.
Fermentation interrompue par mutage avec de l’eau-de-vie à 96% pour obtenir un vin doux.
Conservation en contenant inerte pour préserver les arômes primaires, pour éviter tout contact avec l’oxygène avant la mise en bouteille.
If a winemaker wants to make a luscious style of fortified Muscat, at what point in fermentation would s/he fortify the must?
Fermentation au contact des pellicules. Soutirage, pressurage et mutage quand l’alcool atteint 1 à 2%, d’où un taux élevé de sucre résiduel.
Why are certain grape varieties used for dessert wines more often than others?
Grapes traditionally used for dessert wines have an inherent sweetness in their aromas and flavor profiles that make them ideal candidates for sweet wine production; most also have inherent bitterness and/or medium-to-high acidity which act as balancing agents to offset sugars.
What white grape varieties are known for producing excellent examples of dessert wines?
Gewürztraminer
Riesling
Chenin Blanc
Muscat
Sémillon
What are some words on sparkling wine labels that denote the wine is sweet?
Amabile
Demi-Sec
Doux
Dolce/Dulce
Semi Secco
Moelleux
Riche
What is an example of a sparkling dessert wine?
Moscato d’Asti
Besides fortification, what 4 methods are widely used to make richly sweet dessert wines?
Harvesting late
Noble Rot
Drying out on straw mats (passito)
Allowing grapes to freeze on the vine (Eiswein)
How does the aging potential vary between richly sweet dessert wines and lightly sweet dessert wines?
Lightly sweet dessert wines are meant to be consumed while young and fruity (with the exception of some Rieslings).
Richly sweet dessert wines can age for extended periods of time, often decades.
How are most late-harvest wines produced?
What is the term used to describe the process by which these grapes are made?
Grapes are allowed to hang on the vine late into the season where they become especially sweet and often raisinated, resulting in wines that have higher residual sugar and more concentrated flavors.
The term used is passerillage. See p.58-59 in the textbook for further information and an image.
What are some classic examples of late-harvest dessert wines?
What are some classic examples of dessert wines affected by noble rot?
What are the conditions necessary to encourage noble rot to form?
How are dessert wines made using the straw mat method?
What is a term used to refer to this process?
Besides Recioto della Valpolicella, what is an example of a straw mat dessert wine?
What are some examples of sweet red wines?
The one you need to know is in bold.
What grape varieties are widely used in the New World for late-harvest red wines?
What styles of Sherry will most likely be sweet dessert wines?
How does a winemaker increase the fruit and floral intensity of a young, unaged Muscat?
macération pelliculaire
Fermentation temperatures for a young, unaged Muscat is cool or warm?
Basse température
