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Cabernet Sauvignon Flashcards

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1
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What is the origin of Cabernet Sauvignon

A

Southwest France

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Cab-Sauv whats the grid generally speaking

Grid and flavours

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Aroma=Pronounced black fruits & Herbal aromas
Acid=High Acidity
Tannin=High
Body=Medium to Full
Flavours
* Blackcurrent
* Blackberry
* Cherry
* Mint
* Green Capsicum
*Warm climtates can be cooked fruit

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Why is Cabernet ageworthy

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  • it has lot of fruit flavours
  • high acid
  • high tannins
    All making this an ageworthy wine.
    (Think Pauilac)
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4
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What climate does Cabernet like

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Moderate and Warm Climates

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What kind of skin does Cabernet have?

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Thick skin

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What kind of growing season does cabernet need to fully ripen

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Long warm growing season

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7
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What grape is Cabernet blended with and why

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  • Merlot
  • Can soften high levels of tannin and acid
  • Especially important in cooler vintages and moderate climates where it may struggle to fully ripen
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Why is Cabernet Sauvignon usually matured in Oak

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  • Newly ferments Cab is highly tannin and can be unpleasant
  • Maturation in oak softens the tannins due to oxadive nature of the oak barrell.
  • New oak also imparts complex and desirable secondary aromas. (Vanila-Clove-Smoke-Cedar)
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Why is tannin/acid important in Cabernet and what happens over time in the bottle?

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  • Tannin and acid act as a natural preservative allowing it to be ageworthy
  • Very good and outstanding wines can age for a very long time
  • Tannins soften, complex tertiary aromas develop with long periods of bottle ageing
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10
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Name 5 Bordeaux AOC’s that are Cabernet Sauvignon dominant

Left Bank

A
  • Pauillac
  • Margaux
  • Haut Medoc
  • Graves
  • Pessac-Leognan
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What type of soil is typically found on the left bank and why is it good

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  • Gravel
  • Drains well after heavy rain
  • Retains heat into the evening helping the cabernet ripen
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12
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When is more Merlot added to Bordeaux blends

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  • On cooler vinatges the cabernet can struggle to fully ripen.
  • In these years the % of Merlot is usually increased
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13
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What is the other wine region called for Cabernet from France

South France

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Languedoc-Roussillion

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What are the wines labelled from the Languedoc-Rousillion

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  • Pays d’Oc IGP
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Where are you more likley to find single varietal Cabernet Sauvignon in France and why?

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  • Languedoc-Roussillon
  • Its warmer here so Cabernet can fully ripen
  • The climate is more reliably warm and less variable than Bordeaux
  • Cab blends come from this region as well
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16
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What does Chateau indicate on a label

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Indicatesd that the wine has been made from grapes grown on the land rather than bought in.

17
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What is Cru Bourgeois and what region can you apply for it?

A

Wines from the Medoc that are not Grande Cru classe can apply to use the term on their labels.

Not as high price but useally Very Good to Outstanding wines

18
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Other important Cabernet Sauvignon regions in the world

A
  • USA
  • Chile
  • Australia
  • South Africa
  • New Zealand
19
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What are the two main regions that grow Cabernet in the USA

A
  • Napa Valley
  • Sonoma
20
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What are the sub regions of Napa

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  • Oakville
  • Rutherford
  • Calistoga (North-Chateau Montalena)
21
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Nappa Valley climate?

season

A
  • Warm and sunny
  • Long growing season
  • Ideal for ripening Cab Sauv
22
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Nappa Cab wine style?

nose-tannin-body-ripest area

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  • Pronounced ripe black fruits
  • High ripe tannins
  • Full bodied
  • Calistogia riper and more full bodied
23
Q

Sonoma can produce some powerfull wines but they are usually?

A

blended with sall quantity of another grape

24
Q

Cabernet labelled California is?

A
  • Usually a blend
  • Comes from the central valley
  • Low quality wines
  • Sometime with oak from chips/staves
25
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Chiles broader region for Cabernet Sauvignon

A
  • Central Valley
26
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Name 3 of Chiles sub regions of the Central valley that are important to Cabernet

A
  • Maipo Valley
  • Colchagua Valley
  • Central Valley
27
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Chile is producing some very good to outstanding quality Cabernet Sauvignon along the foothills of the Andes. What qualities do these wines have

A
  • Distinctive Mint and Green capsicum characteristics
  • Black fruits
  • Oak flavours
28
Q

Is Chile making single varietal cab sauv and merlots.

True or false

A

True

29
Q

Which area in South Africa is known for its Cabernet Sauv

A

Stellenbosch

30
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What is the terrain in Stellenbosh and climate

A
  • mountainous
  • Varies from moderate to warm depending on the vineyard altitude
    *
31
Q

Stellenbosh Cabernet styles?

Fruit-Body-Alcohol

A

Ranges from
* Fresh and herbal
TO
* Full boddied with cooked fruits and high alcohol

32
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What 2 regions are known for high quality cab sauv in australia

A
  • Margaret River
  • Coonawarra

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