Australia Flashcards
Climate of Australia:
1) big land, wide climat
2) main is hot
- tempered by:
- - south ocean
- – indian ocean
- —- murray river system ( comes from south aust all to new south wales)
3) adelide hills and eden valley: cooled by altitude
4) average rainfall is low, drought is a problem, extreme years even the river urray suffers
- – bush fires, can give a pungeant (scherpe) taste to the grapes, even when the vineyard is not on fire
5) many seeks mod climats or higher altitudes
- – tasmania: lower lattitude
what about shiraz ?
1) widely grown
2) hot regions such as Hunter Valley( new south Wales above sydney) and barossa (South australia near Adelaide) can produce full bodied intense fruity shiraz, can develop earthy aromas
3) winemakers make now restrained styles by minimise the extraction in the winery
4) fresher and peppery styles are made in cooler regions like geelong and heathcote
5) gives also softness in blends with CS
What about C.S.
1) generally darker
2) firmer (stevigere) tann and higher acidity than shiraz
3) ripe black fruit character
- – toasty notes
4) classic regions: coonawarra South Austraia
- - Margaret river Western Australia
merlot is found in blended wines, allongside CS.
yummie
pinot noir is grown in:
1) cool or moder sites like:
– yarra valley
– Mornington penninsule (schiereiland)
– Tasmania
—- med to bodied, med alc, med to high aci,
strawberry and cherry
What other grapes will fit in the hot regions of Australia ?
1) grenache
2) petit verdot
3) Mataro (Mourvèdre)
4) other grapes like tempr and sangiovese increasing popularity
chardonnay is the most widely planted white variety of australia.
yes
how is basic chardonnay ?
blended from different regions, unoaked to give the peachy flavours
or adding oak chips to give toasty flavours
where do you find High quality chardonnay?
1) cooler regions:
- - yarra valley
- - adelaide hills
- - mornington penninsula
2) even warmer regions: margaret river
balanced, vibrand fruit, sometimes lees stirring , sometimes a ltle oak, mlf
Where do you find top sauvignon ?
Adelaide hills,
- altitude
- – concentrated passion fruit
- —- still refreshin aci
What about sémillon?
1) hunter valley:
- harvested early with high aci and low sugar
- - min contact with oxygen
- - using of stainless steel
- – resulted wines are low in alco and neutral flavour
- – develop honey, toast with bottle age
- —- pot to age 20y for the best
2) western Aus makes also herbaceous types sometimes diffused with sauv
3) Barossa makes full bodied, now also some early pickes unoaked versions
4) also bordeaux blend
how about riesling ?
1) cooler regions: eden and clare valleys, tasmania
- – frankland river (subregion of western aus)
- —- in this latter regions the riesling is less citrus tainted, but more floral
2) making dry to off dry wines and sweet also
- pronounced citrus: lime, lemon, grapefruit
- - aged: toast honey and petrol notes
- – unoaked , high acidity
the wine law:
1) zones: new south wales,…
2) Regions: coonawarra, eden valley,…
- - each region must have consistent an distinct (ondersheiden) from neighbouring regions
3) subregions: same principe as region but the subregion must fall in to the borders of a region
eg: Eden vally is a region within the barossa zone, which is a region of south aus zone, which is part of south eastern aus zone
which regions covers the zones South eastern aus:
1) South aus
2) new south wales
3) victoria
piece of queensland
4) tasmania
— high volumes branding wines, can take grapes from the whole zone
the majority of aus wine is produced in ____.
South aus
some of the prestigious winemakers take advantage of the south aus zone and label them as south aus to take advantage of ?
blending grapes from different parts of the zone
what is so special about the barossa shiraz ?
1) there made of old bush vines
2) full boddied ripe black fruit, sweet american oak
wines made with barossa label can come from:
the barossa zone, can use grapes from barossa and eden valley
white grape variety of barossa?
unoaked semillon
what is so special about eden valley?
riesling, diff altitudes and made in the cooler vineyards
- citrus character, lime, grapefruit, steely
- –high aci
- – shiraz, chardonnay and CS also succ
clare valley also makes riesling?
yes the same style as eden valley but not steely
what is the climate of clare valley ?
1) warm climate tempered by cool afternoon breezes
2) vineyards laying on an altitude from 300 -400 some even 570
what else does clare valley make ?
1) fragrant (aromatisch)
2) excellent quality CS depending on vineyard location soil and elevation
what about the adelaide hills ?
1) mod climate
2) vineyards all above 400 m
3) rainfall occurs in winter
- - soils have little waterholding capacity
4) irrigation is often needed
6) refreshing SB, also elegant chardonnays all natural high aci
7) pinot noirs also made
- —— but also made with chardonnay in blend for sparkling wines
what about mcclaren vale ?
1) located at the coast south of adelaide
2) afternoon breezes from the ocean
3) shiraz, C.S, Merlot and grenache
- —- soe old vines shiraz used to create wines with depth and complexity
what is so special about coonawarra ?
1) terra rossa over a limestone subsoil
2) influence of antarctic at 37° south of the equator so maritim moderate climate
3) Concentrated structured style of cab sauvignon
with cassis and eucalyptus
— the best age very well
Victoria offers one of the ____ vineyard locations. the wine regions around melbourne benefit from ____.
coolest, cool ocean breezes
The south victoria is ideal for which grapes ?
1) high quality pinot noir,
2) chardonnay
3) sparkling wines
in the north of victoria they make als wine what kind of ?
1) goulborne offers different altitude sites so:
- - it makes elegant pinot noirs at high altitude
- – also chardonnay, riesling
2) at the lower slopes later ripening black varieties like shiraz, CS and
- —– these wines are in a fresher style than hotter regions
whats the speciality of yarra valley and due what ?
1) pinot noir and high quality table wines
2) Cool to mod maritim climat
3) also shiraz, cs and chardonnay in different styles due tha geographical diversity
Mornington penninsula:
1) lays south east of melbourn
2) cool to mod maritim climate
3) vintages can vary due the cool, wet and windy weather at flowering and harvest
4) fragrant pinot noirs and chardonnay with elegance
geelong region lies ____ of melbourne. and has similar cond of _____.
West and mornington penninsula
also peppery shiraz
pinot noir and chardonnay in sparkling
heathcote gets his cooling effect from _____, and is located ______.
Altitude, in the center of victoria
whats the speciality of goulburn?
- marsanne: citrus in youth honey in bottle ageing
- cooling effects from lakes and creeks
What is so special about hunter valley ?
1) hot humid climate
- - high cloud cover and ocean breezes reduce the heating effect of the summer
- - suffers from rainy weather during the harvest period
2) good canopy management is escential for no rot
3) Semillon
4) lght bodied, low alc, youth neutral aged honeyed and toast
5) shiraz in both oaked and unoaked style
- – black fruit, soft tann
What about margaret river ?
1) Warm maritim climate
- - rainfall in the winter
2) cab sauv blended with merlot for bordeaux style
3) number of styles: elegant and restrained- powerful
4) chardonnay stone fruit and high levels of naturally aci
5) sauv often blended with sem
great southern is known for what ?
1) the regions mount barker and frankland
2) deeply coloured cab sauv
- - elegant riesling
- - peppery shiraz
tasmania has:
1) a cool maritim climate
– cooled by prevailing (heersende) winds of the southern ocean
— this forms conditions that are generally free from extremes
2) first sparkling wines, now great still wines
3) pinot noir, chardonnay, SB, PG, CS
these can take use of the cooler sites or warmer sites to ripen fully on there
