Red Wine Varietals Flashcards by Benita Riles | Brainscape

Q

Cabernet Sauvignon

A

FULL BODIED

Fruit forward

Dense, dark, tanic

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Cabernet Frank

(Fronc)

A

MED- FULL BODIED

Earthy

(Tobacco, pepper, barn yard)

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Malbec

A

FULL BODIED

Plum like

Robust tannin, dark, purple in color

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Mourvedre

A

FULL BODIED

Earthy

Soft red fruit

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Q

Zinfandel

A

FULL BODIED

Fruit Forward

Dark and red in color

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Q

Grenache

A

MEDIUM BODY

Fruit forward

Soft Tannin

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Nebbiolo

A

FULL BODIED

Herbatious

Floral

Red fruit, tobacco, high tannin

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Syrah

If grown in Australia its a Shiraz

A

MEDIUM-FULL BODIED

Dry
Spicy

Calamata olives

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Gamay

A

MEDIUM- LIGHT BODIED

Almost all fruit

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Pinot noir

A

LIGHT BODIED

Berries, cherries, violet

Light tannin

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Petit Verdeaux

A

Usually used in blend

For adding color, fruit and flavor

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Merlot

A

MEDIUM BODIED

Fruity, soft, velvety

Earthy, some Leather, some smoke

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