Chapter 8 Pinot Noir Flashcards
Pinot Noir likes ____ and _____ climates
Moderate and cool
When its too cool, Pinot Noir will taste
Vegetal, wet cabbage, leaves
When its too hot, Pinot Noir will taste
Excessively Jammy
When its just right climate wise Pinot Noir will taste ____ in fruit and _____ in secondary flavors
Red fruit (Strawberry, raspberry, cherry) and some vegetal (wet leaves, mushroomy, gamey) with age
Most Pinot Noirs are best consumed:
When they are young
What is Bourgogne
The classic region for Pinot Noir
A Bourgogne AC should be ___ bodied, ____ tannins, ____acidity with _____aromas
Medium, light, moderate to high, red fruit and savory
Name for four villages in the Bourgogne appelation
Ghevry-Chambertin; Nuites St George; Pommard; Beaune
What is a grand cru Bourgogne name
Le Chambertin
What is Pinot Noir called in German
Spatburgunder
Where is Pinot Noir grown in Germany
Pfalz and Baden
A Pinot from Germany will be ____ bodied with ____ tannis _____ acidity and ____ aromas
Light, Light, High, Pronounced and Perfumed
What is Cotes de Nuits (two areas) - NORTHERN part of Burgundy
A region in Burgundy that has Pinot Noir - two areas are Gevrey-Chambertain and Nuits St Georges
What is Cotes de Beaune
Beaune and Pommard. Both regions for Pinot Noir
How is a New Zealand Pinot Noir different than a Burgundian Pinot Noir
It is lower acidity, with moer intense fruit and its more full bodied. Spicy notes may go with the red fruit flavors.
