Pinot Noir

Question 1

What is Pinot Noir like if it’s grown in a climate that is too cool?

Answer 1

Excessive vegetal (cabbage, wet leaves)

Question 2

What is cool-to-moderate climate Pinot Noir like?

Answer 2

• red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, red cherry)

- vegetal, animal nuances (wet leaves, mushroom, game, meat)

Question 3

What is Pinot Noir like if it’s grown in a climate that is too hot?

Answer 3

• looses delicate flavors

- jammy

Question 4

Red Burgundy

Answer 4

100% Pinot Noir

Bourgogne AC

• medium body
• light tannins
• medium-to-high acid
• red fruit
• savory aromas

Other Appelations:
1. Gevrey-Chambertin
2. Nuits-Saint-George
3. Beaune
4. Pommard
(More intensity, complexity, length)

“Grand cru”: most powerful, complex, long-lived, expensive

Question 5

Spatburgunder

Answer 5

German Pinot Noir

-Pfalz
-Baden
(Southern Germany, cool climate)

• light body
• pronounced, perfumed red berries
• light tannins

Question 6

New Zealand Pinot Noir

Answer 6

• Central Otago: ripe, most intense
• Marlborough: lighter, sparkling
• more full bodied
• lower acid
• intense red fruit
• spice

Question 7

Australian Pinot Noir

Answer 7

most regions too hot for pinot noir
-Yarra Valley
-Mornington Peninsula
(breezes, altitude)

1. light, delicate
2. richer fruit, structured, riper tannins

Question 8

Oregon Pinot Noir

Answer 8

• high quality

- moderate climate

Question 9

Chilean Pinot Noir

Answer 9

• Casablanca
• San Antonio
• intensely fruity
• strawberry jam

Question 10

California Pinot Noir

Answer 10

• Carneros
• Sonoma
• Santa Barbara
• fuller bodied
• intensely fruity
• red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, cherry)
• animal, vegetal (leather, meat, wet leaves)

Question 11

South African Pinot Noir

Answer 11

-Walker Bay

• coastal
• high quality

Question 12

Bulk Production Regions for Inexpensive Pinot Noir

Answer 12

• few inexpensive sources (trick to grow)
• most places too hot

Chile
-soft, fruity style

Question 13

Pinot Noir in Blends

Answer 13

• rare, except for Champagne/sparkling

- Gamay (Burgundy)

Question 14

Labelling in burgundy

Answer 14

1. Regional
2. Village
3. Premier Cru
4. Grand Gru

Question 15

What does it mean when you see the term “domaine” on a label?

Answer 15

• refers to a producer who makes wine exclusively from grapes grown on their own vineyards
• often seen in Burgundy and elsewhere in France