4. Regionally Important Grape Varieties - White Flashcards
Chenin Blanc palate
High acid
Medium alcohol
Light to medium body
Chenin Blanc aromas
Just ripe to extra ripe: green apple, lemon, peach, pineapple, mango
Chenin Blanc winemaking
Harvest options include just ripe, extra ripe, late harvest, botrytis
Dry to sweet
Oaked or unoaked
Chenin Blanc climate
Cool
Moderate
Warm
Chenin Blanc aging
Can age: dried fruit, honey, nuts
Chenin Blanc regions
Vouvray AOC (Loire), South Africa
Semillon palate
Medium to high acid
Light to full body
Semillon aromas
Youthful: green apple, lemon, grass
Fully developed: honey, dried fruit, nuts
Semillon winemaking
Many harvest options
Dry to sweet
Oaked or unoaked
Sometimes blended with Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon climate
Moderate
Warm
Semillon aging
Can age: dried fruit, honey, nuts
Semillon regions
Bordeaux/Sauternes, Hunter Valley, Barossa Valley
Viognier palate
Low to medium acid
High alcohol
Medium to full body
Viognier aromas
Blossom, peach, apricot, honeysuckle
Viognier winemaking
Typically dry
Oaked or unoaked
Single varietal or blended
Viognier climate
Moderate
Viognier regions
Northern Rhone: Condrieu AOC
Gewurztraminer palate
Low to medium acid
High alcohol (if dry)
Full body
Gewurztraminer aromas
Rose, peach, apricot, lychee
Gewurztraminer winemaking
Dry to sweet
Typically unoaked