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Cabernet Sauvignon supplement Flashcards

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Grapes with thick skins and higher levels of flavors and tannins need this temperature climate to develop

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warm

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Dry
Medium to full body
High acidity
High tannins
Black fruits (plums, currants)
Herbaceous (green pepper)
Herbal (mint)
Describe this style wine

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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This style wine softens the hard edges (high acid, high tannin) of Cabernet Sauvignon, especially if the Cab is from a cooler site/moderate climate and struggled to ripen.
It also adds red fruit flavors to the black fruitedness of Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Merlot

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Dried fruits
Earth/mushrooms
Wet leaves/forest floor
Describe ___ aromas of oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon

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Tertiary

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Drain easily so vines’ feet don’t stay cool and damp
Retain warmth from the sun and redistribute that warmth overnight
Are benefits of Bordeaux’s ___ soil that helps ripen Cabernet Sauvignon

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Gravelly soil

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Médoc AOC
Haut-Médoc AOC (area w/in Médoc)
Margaux AOC (small area w/in Haut-Médoc)
Pauillac AOC (small area w/in Haut-Médoc)
Graves AOC
Pessac-Léognan AOC (small area w/in Graves)

Are 6 regions known for this style wine in Bordeaux

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Term used to describe grapes used to make the wine in that bottle were grown on the producer’s own land

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Château

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Oakville
Rutherford
Calistoga (warmest)
Are 3 subregions of ___ well known for Cabernet Sauvignon

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Napa Valley

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Which region of Cabernet Sauvignon usually has less body, lower alcohol, higher acidity just-ripe black fruit flavors, and more herbaceous taste? Napa or Left Bank Bordeaux?

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Left Bank

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Most planted grape variety in Chile

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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The Maipo Valley and Colchagua Valley, both in Central Valley, are appellations likely to have Cabernet Sauvignon in this country

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Chile

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Pinotage
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Are 3 types of grapes in this style wine

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Cape Blend

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Coonawarra (South Australia)
Margaret River (Western Australia)
Are two areas known for this style wine

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Distinctive herbal notes with mint and eucalyptus flavors are characteristics of Cabernet Sauvignons from

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Australia

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