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Chapter 10 - Chardonnay Flashcards

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Describe Chardonnay’s growing climates and the wines they produce

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Cool - high acid, light/med body, citrus, stone
Moderate - med-high acid, med-ful body, lemon, stone fruit, tropical
Warm - full bodied, med acid, stonefruit, tropical

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Warm climate chardonnays may have this technique used to balance them.

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Acidification

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What secondary flavors might one find in Chardonnay

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butter/cream from malolactic conversion, bread/biscuit from lees contact, smoke/vanilla/coconut from oak

None of these are ALWAYS present. Some are without secondary flavors.

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True/False Chardonnay can age for decades

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True, if it is very good or outstanding

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What is the most imporant French region for Chardonnay?

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Burgundy

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Explain Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay

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Can be made from grapes grown anywhere in Burgundy and are generally simple with apple/lemon character and high acid

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Explain Chablis AOC Chardonnay

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Village appellation. Cool climate, high acid, apple/lemon/stone. Best vineyards are premier/grand cru on south/southeast hills. Frost limits production. Often unoaked, due to it being delicate from cool climate.

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Explain Cote d’Or AOC Chardonnay

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Moderate climate. More ripe fruit (peach, melon) than Chablis.
Focus on Cote de Beaune.

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What Cote de Beaune villages are notable for Chardonnay? Describe the wine.

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Mersault AOC - Puligny-Montrachet AOC
Oak ferment/age in contact w/ lees to add complexity and body.
Can age for decades and develop hazelnut/mushroom.
Considered to be pinnacle of Chardonnay.

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Explain Maconnais Chardonnay

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South Burgundy. Fruity and mostly unoaked. Simple flavors, lemon/peach/melon.
Labelled Macon AOC.

Village within Maconnais is Pouilly-Fuisse AOC.
Higher quality. Concentrated stone fruit and tropical fruit. Fermented/matured in oak for body/flavor complexity.

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What regions in France are important for Chardonnay?

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Burgundy
Within Burgundy: Chablis, Cote d'Or
Within Cote d'Or: Mersault and Puligny-Montrachet are within Cote de Beaune
Maconnais in S. Burgundy
Pouilly-Fuisse w/in Macon
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Describe Chardonnay from the South of France?

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Warm climate, high volume ripe fruity Chardonnay.
Peach, pineapple, banana. Most labeled IGP.
Lower cost, most use staves/chips.

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Californian Chardonnay regions

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Carneros - Sonoma - Napa Valley - Santa Barbara County

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Describe Chardonnay simply labeled as California

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High volume, inland, warm dry climate. Peach/pineapple, med acid med body. Any oak is from chips.

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What is the style of Santa Barbara County Chardonnay?

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Varied. From cote de beaune through tropical.

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Describe Oregon Chardonnay

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high acid, broad flavours from citruis to tropical.

17
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What areas of Australia produce Chardonnay?

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South Eastern Australia - Adelaide Hills - Yarra Valley - Margaret River

18
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Describe South Eastern Australian Chardonnay

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Higher volume, lower quality. Often inland warm irrigated vineyards. Sometimes blended with Semillon or cooler vineyard fruit.

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Compare Adelaide Hills, Yarra Vallely, and Margaret River climate and Chardonnay

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Adelaide hills (S.Aus) is higher elevation, cooling.

Yarra Valley (Victoria) is cooled by ocean currents.
Both have longer growing season; stonefruit, sometimes tropical fruit. Med/high acid. Balanced oak.

Margaret River (Western Aus) warm climate but cooling breezes. med-full body. Ripe stonefruit&tropical.

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What are notable areas in New Zealand for Chardonnay?

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Marlborough - Hawke’s Bay

21
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Describe Marlborough and Chardonnay produced there

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NE of South island, cool to moderate
Prominent ocean influence and rainfall
Very good quality Chard - ripe lemon, peach, melon. high natural acidity and subtle oak

22
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Describe Hawke’s Bay and Chardonnay produced there

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East side of North island. Moderate climate. Chard is most widely planted white. Full bodied, balanced by high acidity and pronounced stone fruit.

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What notable areas in Chile produce Chardonnay? Describe the area and wine.

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Casablanca Valley - Exposed to sea breezes and fog, elongating the growing season.
Refreshing Chardonnay - lemon/stonefruit, varying oak

Central Valley - range of quality levels

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What notable areas in South africa produce Chardonnay? Describe area and wine.

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Western Cape - High volume branded. sometimes blended with Chenin blanc.

Walker Bay - coastal, among the coolest in SA. Very good quality, high acid, ripe stonefruit and tropical fruit, oak.

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T/F Chardonnay is expressive of terroir and winemaking style.

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True

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