Section 7 - Chardonnay Flashcards
(34 cards)
What are two winemaking processes by which flavors are added to Chardonnay
Malolactic fermentation and treatment with oak
What flavors are introduced by malolactic fermentation
Buttery, creamy and dairy based flavors
How does malolactic fermentation work
You allow the wine to stay in contact with the lees which is the dead yeast after fermentation
What flavors are introduced by oak into chardonnay
Toast, vanilla and coconut
Chablis is a type of chardonnay that uses no _____
Oak
Chardonnays can/cannot be aged
Can
Chardonnays are full/medium/light bodied
Full bodied
What helps chardonnays develop a honeyed, nutty and savory complexity
Ageing - possible in the best ones
Wines grow in burgundy are labelled
Bourgogne
Chablis is a _____ grape grown in a _____ climate in the _____ region of France
Chardonnay grape; cool; burgundy
A wine with a green fruit/citrus flavor and a smoky, flinty or mineral quality is a ______
Chablis
Describe two fruit flavors in a Chablis and three secondary flavors
Green fruit and citrus plus smoky, flinty and mineral
What region is in the heart of Burgundy
Cote d’Or
Chardonnay wines are made in the south/north of the Cote d’Or
south
The Cotes de Beaune is in the ____ of the Cote ____
southern part of the Côte d’Or
Mersault is a white burgundy from _______
Cotes de Beaune
Puligny Montrachet is a white burgundy from _____
Cotes de Beaune
Malolactic fermentation and oak are/are not common in Mersault wines
ARE
What are the fruit flavors in a Puligny Motrachet wine as well as secondary characteristics
White stone fruit into tropical with vanilla, spice and savory notes
Which vineyard produces the best Chardonnay wines
Le Montrachet
The Maconnais produces what kind of chardonnay
Large volume - its the most southernly location
Wines from Maconnais are/are not oaked
ARE NOT
What is the flavor profile of a chardonnay from Maconnais
Light and fruity - melon and citrus
What is the most southern region of the Maconnais
Pouilly-Fuisse
