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6. Pinot Noir Flashcards

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What climate does Pinot Noir grow in?

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Cool and Moderate

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What level of acidity does Pinot Noir have?

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High acidity

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What level of tannins does Pinot Noir have?

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Low to medium tannins

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What fruit flavours does Pinot Noir usually exhibit?

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Red fruit flavours: strawberry, raspberry, red cherry

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5
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What grape has the following characteristics:
Red fruit flavours
High acidity
Low tannins
Thin skin?
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Pinot Noir

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What flavours may Pinot Noir develop with bottle ageing?

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Forest floor

Mushroom

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Is oak used with Pinot Noir? If so what kind?

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Yes, but only larger or older barrels so not too much flavour is imparted

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What flavours does oak use impart to Pinot Noir?

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Smoke

Cloves

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Where is Pinot Noir commonly found?

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Burgundy, France - Cote d’Or (Cote de Nuits & Cote de Beaune)
California, USA - Los Carneros, Western Sonoma, Santa Barbara County
Oregon, USA
Casablanca Valley, Chile
Walker Bay, South Africa
Yarra Valley & Mornington Peninsula, Australia
New Zealand - Martinborough, Marlborough and Central Otago

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Where is Walker Bay?

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South Africa

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Where is Casablanca Valley?

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Chile

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Where is Yarra Valley?

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Australia

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Where is Mornington Peninsula?

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Australia

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Where is Central Otago?

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New Zealand

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Where is Martinborough?

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New Zealand

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Where is Marlborough?

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New Zealand

17
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What region is Cote de Nuits in?

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Burgundy, France

18
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What regions is Cote de Beaune in?

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Burgundy, France

19
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What wines are labelled Bourgogne AOC?

A

Pinot Noir from Burgundy
Chardonnay from Burgundy
(regional appellation)

20
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What are the two halves of Cote d’Or?

A

Cote de Nuits (Northern)

Cote de Beaune (Southern)

21
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What are the four most famous villages for Pinot Noir in the Cote d’Or? And where are they?

A 
Gevrey-Chambertin AOC (Cote de Nuits)
Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC (Cote de Nuits)
Beaune AOC (Cote de Beaune)
Pommard AOC (Cote de Beaune)
22
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What grapes are grown in Pommard AOC?

A

Pinot Noir (Burgundy Village level wine)

23
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What wine is labelled Beaune AOC?

A

Pinot Noir from Burgundy (Village level)

24
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What wine is labelled Gevrey-Chambertin AOC?

A

Pinot Noir from Burgundy (Village level)

25
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What grapes are grown in Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC?

A

Pinot Noir (Burgundy Village level wine)

26
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What is the regional hierarchy for labelling in Burgundy?

A

Bourgogne AOC
Village wines
Premier Cru
Grand Cru

27
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What characteristics do premier and grand cru vineyards tend to have?

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Slopes with S/SE aspects
Older vines (lower yielding)
28
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What do wines need to age well?

A

Concentrated flavours

High acidity / sugars / tannins

29
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What wine exhibits concentrated fruit flavours of strawberries and red cherries, subtle oak aromas of clove and smoke, and can evolve pronounced tertiary characteristics of forest floor and mushroom?

A

Premier and grand cru Pinot Noirs

Oregon Pinot Noirs

30
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What growing climate is Burgundy?

A

Cool in the North

Moderate further South

31
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What is the moderating factor in Los Carneros?

A

Fog in the morning

Sea breeze in the afternoon

32
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What is the moderating factor in Santa Barbara?

A

Cool sea breezes

33
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What growing climate is Oregon?

A

Moderate

34
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What is the moderating factor in Casablanca Valley?

A

Morning fog

Sea breezes

35
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What is the moderating factor in Walker Bay?

A

Strong sea breeze

Latitude

36
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What is the moderating factor in Yarra Valley?

A

Sea breezes

37
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What is the moderating factor in Mornington Peninsula?

A

Sea breezes

38
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What growing climate is New Zealand?

A

Cool to Moderate

39
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What is the moderating factor in Central Otago?

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Encircled by mountains so protected from rain and sea breezes (one of the furthest South wine regions)

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