Red Wine Flashcards
(29 cards)
what happens to red wine when the grapes are picked to early
results in tart and thin tasting wines
What happens to red wine when the grapes are picked to late
Overly ripe and flabby
What do Commercial Yeasts allow
consistent wine year in- year out
What do Natural Yeasts like
They’re more challenging but result in more complex aromatics
What do Pumpovers do for red wine
extract lots of flavour from grape skin, resulting in a rich red
What do Punch downs do for red wine
Extract flavours delicately producing subtle red wines
What are Tannis
They’re a wines pucker power
Where are Tannis more dominant
Younger red wines where the wine hasn’t had time to soften up
What does the wine taste like if the wine has high tannis
bitter and astringent
What does the wine taste like if the wine has high tannis
bitter and astringent
Where do Tannis derive from
-Skin
-stems
-seeds
Why do Red Wines have a higher Tannis
they’re in contact with the grape for longer.
They come from oak barrels giving the wine a vanilla flavour
What does Tannis do to the mouth
It’s texture drives the mouth
What do Tannis give red wine
Structure or “Body”
What do Tannis give red wine
Structure or “Body”
What is the reason you allow the wine to breath
It unwinds the tightness of the wine to let more characteristics show through due to the Tannis
What’re the characteristics of Merlot
Soft sensational texture
Medium-full bodied
Purple floral notes
Rich baking spices from oak aging
Whatre the characteristics of a Argentinian Malbec
Full bodied
fruit forward
velvet texture
cocoa and plum flavours
What’re the characteristics of a Shiraz
spice, blue fruit, black fruit & peper
Full bodied
rich ripe, intense fruit flavours
What’re the characteristics of a Cabernet Sauvignon
Full bodied
acidic
strong tannis
What’re the characteristics of a Cabernet Sauvignon
Full bodied
acidic
strong tannis
What’re the characteristics of a pinot Nior
Light-medium bodied
Soft tannis
floral, fruit, earth, herb and spice
easy to drink
What’re the characteristics of a Rioja
Medium-full bodied
HIgh Tannis
Rich Flavours: Dark berries, plum, tobacco herb
What’s Merlot best served with
Roat duck
Turkey
Lean cuts of beef
