Cabinet Sauvignon And Merlot Flashcards

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What is Cabinet sauvignon

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Cabinet sauvignon is a red grape variety that produces full bodied wines. It’s black and red in colour.

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What characteristics does cabinet sauvignon carries?

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In wine making it carries

  • Boldness
  • It’s rich with high tannic
  • Medium acidic
  • Dry wine producing
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What flavours are there in Cabinet sauvignon?

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Cabinet sauvignon carries flavors like:

Blackberries
Plums
Black cherry 
Wood 🪵 
Spice
Tobacco
Vanilla
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Your story behind the cabinet sauvignon something interesting?

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Cabinet sauvignon it originates from a region Bordeaux which gave this grape fame. It’s a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabinet Franc
that grows well at a warm climate with a thick skin.
It grows after a long period of time which allows it to mature well and developing well primary flavors.

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Where does Merlot originates from?

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Merlot originates from Bordeaux and Napa valley

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What are there characteristics of Merlot?

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Merlot has:
Medium tennins
Medium acidity
It's a dry wine
Bold more likely towards to cabinet sauvignon
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What are the flavors characteristics found in merlot?

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Merlot has flavors like?

  • Herbs
  • Blue berries
  • Plums
  • Vanilla when aged in oak
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Aromatics flavors found in Merlot?

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Are:

  • Raspberry
  • Blueberries
  • Jam
  • Fruit cake
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Interesting things about Merlot?

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Merlot is a breed of cabinet sauvignon, cabinet franc and Petit Verdot. It is the most planted grape in Bordeaux region.

Merlot is a grape fruit variety that can do well in both climates ,cool and summer but it’s much more better in summer where it full rapes and gain more flavor profile. In Bordeaux they plant it during summer weather conditions.

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Climate of Cabernet Sauvignon?

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They request for warm to cool dry climate. A site with plenty sunshine right soils with medium drainage… like rocky kinda structured soil.

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Aromatic profile of Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Spice
Blackcurrant
Violets
Cedar “plants”

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What climate favours Merlot?

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Merlot can do well in both cool and warm climates depending with wine make is tell about the wine.
It’s needs good structure of the soil.

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