22. Italian Reds Part 1 Flashcards
What level of acidity does Nebbiolo have?
High acidity
What level of acidity does Barbera have?
High acidity
What level of acidity does Corvina have?
High acidity
What level of tannins does Nebbiolo have?
High tannins
What level of tannins does Barbera have?
Medium to low tannins
What level of tannins does Corvina have?
Medium to low tannins
What flavours does Nebbiolo exhibit?
Red fruit - red cherry, red plum
Floral - rose, violet
Herbal - dried herbs
What flavours does Barbera exhibit?
Red fruit - red cherry, red plum
Spice - black pepper
What flavours does Corvina exhibit?
Red fruit - red cherry, red plum
Which Italian red grape variety can produce recioto wines?
Corvina
What level of body is a typical Nebbiolo wine?
Full bodied
What flavours does bottle ageing impart to a Nebbiolo?
Mushroom
Tobacco
Leather
Where is Nebbiolo commonly planted?
Piemonte: Barolo and Barbaresco
What grapes is Barolo made from?
Nebbiolo
What grapes if Barbaresco made from?
Nebbiolo
Which two red grapes are commonly planted in Piemonte?
Nebbiolo - Barolo and Barbaresco
Barbera
What grape has the following characteristics:
High acidity
High tannins
Flavour of red cherry, red plum, rose, violet, herbal
Often aged to produce flavours of mushroom and leather
Oak is commonly used?
Nebbiolo
Why is oak commonly used with Nebbiolo based wines?
To soften the high levels of tannins
What grape has the following characteristics:
High acidity
Low to medium tannins
Flavour of red cherry, red plum, black pepper
Most enjoyed young and unoaked?
Barbera - Barbera d’Asti
What grapes are commonly grown in Barbera d’Asti?
Barbera
Where is Barbera commonly grown?
Barbera d’Asti in Piemonte
Where is Barbera d’Asti?
Piemonte, Northern Italy
What grape has the following characteristics: High acidity Low to medium tannins Flavour of red cherry, red plum Light to full bodied Can produce dry or sweet wines?
Corvina
Valpolicella wines
What is the key grape variety used in Valpolicella?
Corvina (blended with local varietals)
Where is Valpolicella?
Veneto
Where is Corvina commonly grown?
Valpolicella in Veneto
What are the four key wines made from Corvina?
Valpolicella
Valpolicella Classico
Amarone della Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella
What is the Amarone della Valpolicella
Dry - Off dry red wine made from Corvina blended with local varietals
Grapes are partially dried using the apassimento method
Full bodied, high alcohol, flavours of red cherries, prunes, raisins and figs
What is the difference between Amarone della Valpolicella and Recioto della Valpolicella?
Amarone - partially dried grapes, dry - off dry wine
Recioto - more dried grapes, sweet wine
What is appassimento?
Picking grapes and drying them indoors to concentrate their flavours, sugars, tannins and acidity
Commonly used in Veneto with Corvina and Garganega grapes
Produces Recioto wines - Soave and Valpolicella
