Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 1

Cabernet Sauvignon- Climate?

Answer 1

Moderate
Warm

Question 2

Cabernet Sauvignon- France regions?

Answer 2

Bordeaux- Left Bank *
- Haut-Medoc AOC
- Margaux AOC
- Pauillac AOC
Graves AOC
- Pessac-Leognan AOC
Languedoc-Roussillon
- Pays d’Oc IGP

Question 3

Bordeaux - labelling?

Answer 3

Bordeaux
Bordeaux Superieur
Chateau
Grand Cru
Grand Cru Classe/Cru Classe
Cru Bourgeois

Question 4

Cabernet Sauvignon- US regions?

Answer 4

Sonoma
Napa Valley
- Rutherford
- Calistoga
- Oakville

Question 5

Cabernet Sauvignon- Chile regions?

Answer 5

Central Valley
- Maipo Valley
- Colchagua Valley

Question 6

Cabernet Sauvignon- South Africa regions?

Answer 6

Stellenbosch
Cape Blends

Question 7

Cabernet Sauvignon- Australia regions?

Answer 7

Margaret River
Coonawarra

Question 8

Cabernet Sauvignon- New Zealand regions?

Answer 8

Hawke’s Bay

Question 9

Cabernet Sauvignon - grape characters & flavours?

Answer 9

Thick skins
High acidity
High tannin
Black fruit - black currant, black cherry
Herbaceous - green bell
pepper, mint
Ageing - dried fruit, earth, forest floor

Question 10

Cabernet Sauvignon - winemaking?

Answer 10

Dry
Single varietal or blended
Simple or complex
Medium to full body
Oaked

Question 11

Cabernet Sauvignon- Medoc soil?

Answer 11

Gravel soil - aids ripening