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Chardonnay Flashcards

1
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What climate can Chardonnay be grown in

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  • Cool
  • Moderate
  • Warm
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Characters of a typical cool climate Chardonanny
-acid-body-flavours (5)

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Acidity=High
Body=Light to Medium
Flavour=Green Fruits and Citrus
* Green Apple
* Pear
* Lemon
* Lime
* Wet Stones

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Characters of a typical **moderate **climate Chardonanny
-acid-body-flavours (3 clusters) and (3 flavours)

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Acidity=Medium to High
Body=Medium to Full
Flavour=Citrus, Stone fruits and sometimes tropical
* Lemon
* Peach
* Melon

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Characters of a typical** Warm** climate Chardonanny
Acid-body-flavours (2 clusters 3 flavours)

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Acidity=Medium
Body=Full
Flavour=Stone fruits and Tropical Fruits dominate
* Peach
* Pineapple
* Banana

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5
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What winemaking techniques is common in warm climate chardonnays

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  • Acidification
    Balances the alcohol and body of the wine where ripeness is high and acid drops
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What are some common winemaking techniques used on Chardonnay

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  • Malolactic conversion
  • Lees contact and Battonage
  • Oak of varying degrees and styles
    (New oak, small and large formate, older oak staves, woodchips)
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Important countries for Chardonanny

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  • France
  • USA
  • South Africa
  • Chile
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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List Frances Chardonnay set up for main regions and some famous villages within

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  • Bourgogne AOC
  • Chablis AOC
  • Cote De Beaune-Beaune-(Pommard-Mersault-Puligny Montrachet)
  • Maconnaise-(Macon-Pouilly Fuisse)
  • Languedoc-Roussillon
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In the Cote d Or where is Chardonnay growth focused

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  • Cote de Beaune in the south
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What are 2 famous villages for Chardonnay in the Cote d Beaune

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  • Meursault AOC
  • Puligny-Montrachet AOC
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What are 2 well known regions of the Maconnais

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  • Macon AOC
  • Puilly-Fuisse AOC
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What is most Chardonnay from the Languedoc-Rousillion labelled

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Pays d Oc IGP

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Pays d’Oc Chardonnay flavours
(4)

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  • Peach
  • Pineapple
  • Banana
  • Oak from staves in cheap wines
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Where are the high volume Chardonnays from in USA and what are the labelled

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*Location=Central Valley
* Labelled=California

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16
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4 regions of coastal California for higher quality Chardonnay

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  • Los Carneros
  • Sonoma
  • Nappa Valley
  • Santa Barbara
17
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Where outside of California is known for high quality Chardonnay

18
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Where in Australia are the high volume Chardonnays from (labelled) and climate

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  • South Eastern Austlia (Location and label)
  • Warm irrigated normally so high production
  • Often blended to increase quality
19
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What are 3 regions for high quality Chardonnay in Australia

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  • Adelaide Hills
  • Yarra Valley
  • Margaret River
20
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Adelaide hills and Yarra Valley climate? Chardonnay flavours, Acidity & Oak

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  • Cooled by Ocean Sea breezes to allow for longer growing season
  • Ripe Stone fruit-PEACH
  • Sometime tropical PINEAPPLE-BANANA
  • Medium to High Acid with carefull Oak
21
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Margaret river Chardonnay

Climate-Body-Fruit

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  • Warm
  • Medium to Full Bodied
  • Ripe stone fruits-PEACH
  • Tropical flavours-PINEAPPLE
22
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What 2 areas of New Zealand are known for high quality Chardonnay

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  • Marlborough
  • Hawkes Bay
23
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Marlborough Chardonnay Climate-Acid-Flavours

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  • Cool but sunny with sea breezes
  • High Acid
  • Ripe Lemon
  • Peach
  • Melon
  • Subtle Oak
24
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Hawkes bay Chardonnay Climate-Acid-Body-Flavour

1 flavour

New Zealand

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  • North Island Moderate
  • Full Bodied
  • High acid that balances the body
  • Stone Fruit
25
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What 2 regions of Chile are known for Chardonnay

A
  • Central Valley
  • Casablanca Valley
26
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Casablanca Valley Chardonnays
* Climate
* Flavours

Chile

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  • Sea breezes and morning fogs slow ripening
  • Lemon and Peach
  • Oak Varies
27
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Central Valley Chardonnays key geographic feature &
Chardonnay quality levels

Chile

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  • Altitude varies climate and quality
  • Ranges form inexpensive high volume to outstanding examples
28
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2 Areas for Chardonnay in South Africa

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  • Western Cape
  • Walker Bay
29
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What type of Chardonnay comes out of the Western Cape and what is it often blended with

South Africa

Western Cape is the hot inland area

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  • High volume wine
  • Blended with Chenin Blanc
30
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Where in South Africa produces high quality Chardonnay and why?

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  • Walker bay
  • Stong southerly sea breezes and close to the coast
31
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Walker bay Chardonnay
* Acid
* Flavours

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  • High
  • Ripe stone fruits PEACH
  • Tropical fruit PINEAPPLE
  • Oak flavours

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