11- SYRAH & GRENACHE Flashcards
What are the characteristics of Syrah?
Medium to high tannins, medium acidity, full bodied.
What are the flavors of Syrah?
Usually black fruit and chocolate. MOderate climates contains herbs, smoked meat and spice. Hot climate more sweet spice.
What are the characteristics of Grenache?
Off dry, low acidity, light color, full bodied.
What are the flavors of Grenache?
Red fruit (strawberry, raspberry) and spice (white pepper, liquorice)
What other wines are made with Grenache? Why?
Rose. B/C of their thin skins.
What is the effect of adding Grenache to Syrah?
More alcohol, lower tannins, lower acidity, more red fruit
What is the effect of adding Syrah to Grenache?
Higher tannin, acidity, dark fruit.
Where are the premium regions in France?
The Northern Rhone & Southern Rhone
What are the best appellations in the Northern Rhone?
Syrah or Grenache?
Cote Rotie (most expensive), Hermitage (most expensive) both of which have steep terraces, Crozes-Hermitage. Syrah
What are the best appellations in the Southern Rhone?
Syrah or Grenache?
Cotes du Rhone, Chateauneuf-du-Pape (full bodied, medium tannin, low acidity, cmplex red fruit, spice, animal).
Grenache
What is a Southern France appellation?
Minervois.
Where are the premium regions in Spain?
Most widely planted grape in Spain.
Usually in blends called Priorat.
Rioja and Navarra
Where are the premium regions in Australia? (SHIRAZ)
Hunter Valley, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley HOT
Victoria (MODERATE)
What are the flavour characteristics?
(HOT) Black fruit, spices, dark chocolate.
(MODERATE) More pepper, less body
