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
