Cabernet &Merlot Flashcards
Merlot flavors
Hot climate
Black fruit
Black cherry
Blackberry
Black plum
Fruitcake
Chocolate
Cabernet Sauvignon
Flavors
Hot climate
Black fruit
Black currant
blackberry
black cherry
Cabernet Sauvignon flavors
moderate climate
Black fruit
black currant
black cherry
herbaceous
bell pepper
Cabernet Sauvignon
Key facts
5
Moderate/hot climate
Deep color high acidity high tannins
Pronounced aromas
Produces wine for aging
Oak often used for maturation
Cabernet Sauvignon
And Merlot regions
Chile 3
Maipo Valley
Colchagua
Cachpoal
Intense black fruit
bell pepper
black currant leaf
Merlot in blends
Mixed with cab
adds Softness and body
Makes wine easier to drink
Local varieties
Merlot Wine making techniques
Oak aging
Toast, vanilla,
spice, Coffee
Merlot flavors
moderate climate
Red fruit
strawberry
red cherry
red plum
herbal - mint
maturity - cedar, tobacco
Merlot
Key facts
Climate- moderate/hot
Medium acidity & tannins
Medium to high body and alcohol
Oak often used for maturation
Merlot Regions
France
Bordeaux Right Bank
Pomerol
Saint Emilion
Cabernet Sauvignon
Regions
France
Bordeaux Left Bank
Médoc Haut-Médoc Pauillac Margaux Graves Pessac-Léognan
Cabernet Sauvignon
In blends
Used to add: Acidity Color Tannins Aromatic fruit Blends with local varieties Merlot- France/US Shiraz- Australia Carmenere-Chile Malbec - Argentina
Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine making techniques
Oak aging
Toast Vanilla Smoke Coffee Cedar
Cabernet Sauvignon
Regions Australia
2
Coonawara -Cabernet
Intense structured- cassis, mint, eucalyptus, black fruit
Oak-yoast, vanilla
Margaret River- Merlot & Cabernet
High tannin, black fruit, herbs, black currant black/currant leaf
Cabernet and Merlot
New Zealand
region
1
Hawkes Bay north island
Medium/high acidity and tannins
herb aromas
cedar, blackcurrant leaf