Reverse Base Wine List Flashcards by T Bray

Full body
Berry flavours, pepper, notes of meat and leather

Describe Cote Rotie and Hermitage style Syrah

body, flavour

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Small grapes
Thick, dark skins
Will not ripen in cool climate

Describe Syrah

grape size, skin, ripening

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Leather, Forest Floor, Earth, Mushroom, Game, Tobacco, Vegetal, Wet Leaves, Savoury, Meaty, Farmyard

Bottle Age (Red)

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Medium - Full Body, Med Acidity, High Tannin

Cool: Tomato Leaf, Greenbell Pepper, Mint, Eucalyptus, Blackberry, Blackcurrant

Moderate: Black Cherry, Black Plum, Cooked Blackcurrant, Liquorice

Warm: Jammy, Stewed Prunes

Aged: Cedar, Tobacco, Earth

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Buds Early, High Acidity

Cool: Green Apple, Red Apple, Lemon, Pear, Grapefruit

Moderate: Peach, Nectarine, Apricot, Melon

Warm: Tropical Fruits, Pineapple, Banana, Mango

Aged: nuts and mushrooms

Chardonnay

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High Acid

Cool: Apple, Pear, Blossom,

Moderate: Hay, Floral, Peach, Lemon, Melon

Warm: Pineapple, Tropical Fruits

Aged: Honey, Marzipan, Quince

Chenin Blanc

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Describe Cote Rotie and Hermitage style Syrah

body, flavour

Full body
Berry flavours, pepper, notes of meat and leather

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Describe Northern Rhone style Syrah

body, flavour, tannin

Quite light wine
Simple black fruit, herbaceous flavours
Grippy tannins.

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Full Body, Low Acidity, High Alcohol

Cool: Pronounced Rose, LYCHEE, Violet Pepper, Spice

Gewurtztraminer

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Late Ripening, Thin Skin, Drought resistance, Need Warm/Hot

Medium-Full Body, Low Acidity, Low-Med Tannin, High ABV

Cool: Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry

Moderate: Black Cherry, Blackcurrant, Spice, Jammy

Aged: Fig, Leather, Liqourice, Caramel, Earth, Meat

Grenache

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Loss of Some Fruit, More Extraction of color & tannin, Banana

High Fermentation Temp

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Preserves Flora Aroma, Encourages Fruit, Pear Drops

Low Fermentation Temp

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Deep Color, Full Body, High, Smooth Tannin

Warm: Blackberry, Violet, Black Plum

Hot: Jammy

Aged: Leather, Tar, Clove, Meat

Malbec

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Soften Acidity, Butter, Cheese, Cream

Malolactic Fermentation

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Med-Full Body, Mediuim Acidity, Medium Tannin

Cool: Mint, Strawberry, Raspberry, Red Berries, Green Pepper

Warm: Blackberry, Black Cherry, Black Plum, Violet, Plums, Prunes, Jammy (Stewed)

Aged: Cedar, Tobbaco, Mushrooms

Earlier budding and ripenings than CabSav

Merlot

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LM Body -LM Acidity

Intensely Perfumed, Orange Blossom, Rose, Grape

bad fruit set

MUSCAT OTTONEL similar

Muscat Blanc a Petis Grains

Full Body, High Acidity, High Tannins

Warm: Red Cherry, Strawberry, White Pepper, Black Cherry, Rose, Violet, Dried Herbs, Red Plum

Aged: Tar, Tobacco

Nebbiolo

Early budding / early ripening

Cool: Simple, Apple, Lemon

Pinot Grigio

Early budding / early ripening

Med Acid

Cool: Pronounced Lemon,

Moderate: Peach Banana, Mango Melon, Pineapple,

Aged: Honey,

Complex If gets high sugar, loses acid

Pinot Gris

Medium Body, High Acidity, Low Tannin

Early Budding/Ripening, Thin Skin

Cool: Herbaceous, Tomato Leaf, Fresh-Redcurrant, Raspberry, Strawberry

Moderate: Red Cherry, Black Cherry, Blackcurrant, (Cooked, Jammy)

Aged: Leather, Farmyard, Mushroom, Forest Floor, Spice

Pinot Noir

Tolerant of cold winters, buds late

Cool: Mineral, Green Apple, Lime, Pear, Honeysuckle, Rose, Violet

Moderate: Peach Apricot, Nectarine

Aged: Honey, Kerosene, Petrol (Australia), Toast

Riesling

Full Body, High Acidity, High Tannin

Cool: Herbal

Moderate: Red Cherry, Black Cherry, Black Plum. Violet, Clove

Aged: Savoury, Earth, Meaty, Tar, Cedar

Sangiovese

Aromatic, High Acidity, early ripening

Cool: Grass, Green Pepper, Asparagus, Blossom, Green Apple, Grapefruit, Wet stone

Moderate: Goosebury, Elderflower, Citrus, Grapefruit,

Warm: Blackcurrant, Passion Fruit, Tropical Fruits

Sauvignon Blanc

Cool: Grass, Asparagus, Goosebury, Lemon

Moderate: Apple, Grapefruit, Nectarine, Marmalade

Aged: Honey, Toast, Wet Wool

(Hunter Valley Lanolin and Wax)

Semillon

Full Body, Medium Acidity, Medium Tannin ***Thick Skin*** **Cool:** Herbal, Red Cherry **Moderate**: Black Cherry, BlackPlum **Aged**: Leather, Nutty, Smoke, Cedar ***Oak manditory***

Tempranillo

Fuller Body, Bread, Dough, Biscuit

Yeast Contact

**Full Body, High ABV** Uneven ripening - may include raisin **Warm:** Herbal, Pronounced Black Plum, Black Cherry, Blackberry, Black Pepper, Black Plum **Hot:** Jammy, Raisin, Prune **Aged**: Earth, Game, Tar, Meaty

Zinfandel

Merlot International Style

1. Grapes harvested as late as possible 2. Intense purple colour 3. Concentrated blackberry and plum fruit 4. Soft, velvety tannins 5. Matured in new oak for toasty flavours

List two styles into which Pinot Noir can be made

1. Light and fruity with red cherry notes 2. Complex and earthy with flavours of spice and forest floor

Small grapes, Thick, dark skins Will not ripen in cool climate **Cool**: *White Pepper*, redcurrant, Raspberry, Olives **Moderate:** Black Pepper, Blackberry, Black Cherry, Blackcurrant **Warm:** Raisins **Aged:** Meat, Leather, Chocolate *Coonawarra, Yarra Valley*

Syrah

Late Ripening (than CabSav), Thick Skins & resistant to Noble Rot Very deep-coloured, high tannin wine that ages slowly Used as Blend to add Tannin, Colour and some Spicy notes

Petit Verdot

Flowers Early - Ripens Early (easier to fully ripen than CabSav) Suited for cool inland climates Less Color, Less Body and Tannin, Higher Acidity than Cabernet Sauvignon Herbaceous and stalky flavours when unripe Vibrant Berry Fruit and Floral notes when ripe Widely used in Saint-Émillion, and lesser extent Médoc & Graves, Loire Prefers well drained warm soils (like CabSav) 2nd most dominate in Right Bank

Cabernet Franc