Chardonnay Flashcards
As the climate moves from cool to warm, Chardonnay, what happens to the acidity?
Acidity goes from high to medium
As the climate moves from cool to warm, Chardonnay, what happens to the body?
Light to fully body
As the climate moves from cool to warm, Chardonnay, what happens to the flavours?
Green fruits and citrus to stone fruits and lemon to tropical fruit
What process is common for production of warm-climate Chardonnays?
Acidification
What does malolactic acid do to the acids of Chardonnay?
Softens harsh acids
What best describes the flavours added to Chardonnay during malolactic acid?
Dairy flavours
Why may producers choose to not perform malolactic conversion in Chardonnay?
The strong secondary flavours may overwhelm lightly flavoured wine
What tertiary flavours do Chardonnays typically gain in-bottle?
Hazelnut and mushroom
From North to South, what are the Chardonnay regions of Burgundy?
Chablis, Cote d’Or, Maconnais
Typical Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay?
Apple and lemon flavours
High acidity
What is the key concern in Chablis that prevents yield each year?
Frost
Is Chablis usually oaked?
No
Why is Chablis usually un-oaked?
Producers wish to preserve the delicacy of the cool-climate flavours
Climate of Chablis?
Cool
Chablis flavours
Apple, lemon and wet stones
Meursault AOC and Puligny-Montrachet AOC are located where in Burgundy?
Cote d’Or
Where in Burgundy are Chardonnays typically oaked and lees-d?
Cote d’Or
Flavours of Cote d’Or Chardonnays exhibit more …flavours than Chablis?
Peach and melon
Pouilly-Fusse AOC exhibit what flavours?
Stone-fruit and tropical-fruit
Which part of Maconnais (Chardonnay) is typically oaked?
Pouilly-Fusse
Most Chardonnay from Languedoc-Roussillon is labelled as…?
Pays d’Oc
Warm climate of Pays d’Oc produces Chardonnay with what flavours?
Ripe, fruity Chardonnay with peach, pineapple and banana flavours
Intensely-flavoured and well-balanced Californian Chardonnays are found where?
Close to the coast
Why do coastal effects help Californian Chardonnays?
Maintain acidity whilst the grapes develop complex fruit flavours
What cools Yarra Valley vineyards?
Ocean currents
What cools Adelaide Hills vineyards?
Altitude
South-East Australian Chardonnays have what flavours?
Ripe stone-fruit and soemtimes tropical-fruit
Acidity of South-East Australian Chardonnays?
Medium to high
Longer growing season in the USA and Australia are caused by what?
Moderating influences
Moderating influences such as coastal currents or altitude has what effect on ripening?
Ripening is slower
Where is the Marlborough region?
North-eastern part of the South Island
Where is Hawke’s Bay?
East coast of the North Island
Hawke’s Bay Chardonnays’ flavours?
Stone-fruit
Marlborough Chardonnays’ flavours?
Ripe lemon, peach and melon
Which Chilean region is larger and warmer? Casablanca or Central Valley?
Central Valley
Walker Bay Chardonnay flavours?
Ripe stone-fruit, tropical-fruit and oak
Walker Bay climate
Cool due to strong sea breezes from the South
