6. Pinot Noir

Question 1

What climate does Pinot Noir grow in?

Answer 1

Cool and Moderate

Question 2

What level of acidity does Pinot Noir have?

Answer 2

High acidity

Question 3

What level of tannins does Pinot Noir have?

Answer 3

Low to medium tannins

Question 4

What fruit flavours does Pinot Noir usually exhibit?

Answer 4

Red fruit flavours: strawberry, raspberry, red cherry

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Pinot Noir

Question 6

What flavours may Pinot Noir develop with bottle ageing?

Answer 6

Forest floor

Mushroom

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

What flavours does oak use impart to Pinot Noir?

Answer 8

Smoke

Cloves

Question 9

Where is Pinot Noir commonly found?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Where is Walker Bay?

Answer 10

South Africa

Question 11

Where is Casablanca Valley?

Answer 11

Chile

Question 12

Where is Yarra Valley?

Answer 12

Australia

Question 13

Where is Mornington Peninsula?

Answer 13

Australia

Question 14

Where is Central Otago?

Answer 14

New Zealand

Question 15

Where is Martinborough?

Answer 15

New Zealand

Question 16

Where is Marlborough?

Answer 16

New Zealand

Question 17

What region is Cote de Nuits in?

Answer 17

Burgundy, France

Question 18

What regions is Cote de Beaune in?

Answer 18

Burgundy, France

Question 19

What wines are labelled Bourgogne AOC?

Answer 19

Pinot Noir from Burgundy
Chardonnay from Burgundy
(regional appellation)

Question 20

What are the two halves of Cote d’Or?

Answer 20

Cote de Nuits (Northern)

Cote de Beaune (Southern)

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Gevrey-Chambertin AOC (Cote de Nuits)
Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC (Cote de Nuits)
Beaune AOC (Cote de Beaune)
Pommard AOC (Cote de Beaune)

Question 22

What grapes are grown in Pommard AOC?

Answer 22

Pinot Noir (Burgundy Village level wine)

Question 23

What wine is labelled Beaune AOC?

Answer 23

Pinot Noir from Burgundy (Village level)

Question 24

What wine is labelled Gevrey-Chambertin AOC?

Answer 24

Pinot Noir from Burgundy (Village level)

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Pinot Noir (Burgundy Village level wine)

Question 26

What is the regional hierarchy for labelling in Burgundy?

Answer 26

Bourgogne AOC Village wines Premier Cru Grand Cru

Question 27

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

Answer 27

``` Slopes with S/SE aspects Older vines (lower yielding) ```

Question 28

What do wines need to age well?

Answer 28

Concentrated flavours | High acidity / sugars / tannins

Question 29

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?

Answer 29

Premier and grand cru Pinot Noirs | Oregon Pinot Noirs

Question 30

What growing climate is Burgundy?

Answer 30

Cool in the North | Moderate further South

Question 31

What is the moderating factor in Los Carneros?

Answer 31

Fog in the morning | Sea breeze in the afternoon

Question 32

What is the moderating factor in Santa Barbara?

Answer 32

Cool sea breezes

Question 33

What growing climate is Oregon?

Answer 33

Moderate

Question 34

What is the moderating factor in Casablanca Valley?

Answer 34

Morning fog | Sea breezes

Question 35

What is the moderating factor in Walker Bay?

Answer 35

Strong sea breeze | Latitude

Question 36

What is the moderating factor in Yarra Valley?

Answer 36

Sea breezes

Question 37

What is the moderating factor in Mornington Peninsula?

Answer 37

Sea breezes

Question 38

What growing climate is New Zealand?

Answer 38

Cool to Moderate

Question 39

What is the moderating factor in Central Otago?

Answer 39

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