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Chardonnay Flashcards

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What climate does Chardonnay grow well in?

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  • Cool
  • Moderate
  • Warm
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What is the profile of a typical Cool Climate Chardonnay?

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  • High Acid
  • Light-Medium Body
  • Green Fruit Flavours (Apple, Pear)
  • Citrus Fruits (Lemon, Lime)
  • Wet Stones
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What is the typical profile of a Moderate Climate Chardonnay?

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  • Medium-High Acid
  • Medium-Full Body
  • Lemon
  • Stone Fruits (Peach)
  • Tropical Fruits (Melon)
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What is the typical profile of a Warm-Climate Chardonnay?

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  • Full-Bodied
  • Medium Acid
  • Stone Fruit (Peach)
  • Tropical Fruit (Pineapple, Banana)
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What is Acidification for Chardonnay? Why do it?

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Adding extra Acid to Warm-Bodied Chardonnay

To balance alcohol and body of wine

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What are three methods to change, create secondary flavours in a Chardonnay?

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  • Malolactic Conversion
  • Aging on the Lees
  • Oak-Aging
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What is Malolactic Conversion?

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After Alcoholic Fermentation completed

By Bacteria, not Yeast

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How does Malolactic Conversion change a Chardonnay wine?

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  • Lowers Acid of Wine
  • Softens Harsh Acids
  • Adds Dairy Flavours (Butter, Cream)
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What is Aging on the Lees?

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After Alcoholic Fermentation

Yeast Die and fall to bottom of fermentation tank

Dead Cells called Lees

Lees stirred through wine frequently

Adds Biscuit, Bread Flavours

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What flavours does Aging on the Lees add to Chardonnay?

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  • Bread
  • Biscuit
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What flavours does Oak-Barrel Aging give Chardonnay?

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  • Smoke
  • Vanilla
  • Coconut
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Why age Chardonnay in Oak?

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  • Add Body
  • Add Flavours
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Do winemakers always use the three techniques (Malolactic, Oak, Lees) when making Chardonnay?

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No

Need the Chardonnay wine to be more robust.

If too light, these techniques will overwhelm the Chardonnay flavours

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Secondary Flavours in a Chardonnay are added by what three techniques?

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  • Malolactic Conversion
  • Aging on the Lees
  • Oak-Aging
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Certain Chardonnay’s can age in the bottle for years to decades. What Tertiary Flavours are typical of a long-aged Chardonnay?

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  • Hazelnut
  • Mushroom
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What are important French region for Chardonnay?

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Burgundy, France

(South of Chablis, through Cote d’Or, to Maconais in North)

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What are the important French AOC’s for Chardonnay (there are four)?

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  • Bourgogne AOC
  • Chablis AOC
  • Cote d’Or
  • Maconnais
18
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True or False - The Chardonnay grape is the main white grape variety in Burgundy

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True

19
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Chardonnays made in Bourgogne AOC can be grown where?

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Made from grapes grown anywhere in Burgundy Region

20
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Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay’s have what characteristics?

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  • High Acid
  • Apple, Lemon Flavours
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What is Chablis AOC

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Village appellation

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What kind of climate is in Chablis AOC?

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Cool climate

23
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What is the profile of a typical Chablis AOC Chardonnay wine?

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  • Dry
  • High Acid
  • Apple, Lemon
  • Wet Stones
24
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What are the best Chablis AOC labelled as?

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  • Premier Cru
  • Grand Cru
25
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Where are the Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines in Chablis AOC grown?

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South/South-East facing hillsides

Produces riper grapes due to more sun exposure

Wines more complex and flavourful

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Is Chablis AOC wines oaked?

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No, only rarely

Winemakers want to preserve the delicate cool-climate flavours

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What is the climate of the Cote d’Or?

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Moderate

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What area in the Cote d’Or is focused on Chardonnay production

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Cote de Beaune

(South of the town of Beaune)

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What are the two appellations in the Cote de Beaune that makes outstanding Chardonnay?

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  • Meursault AOC
  • Puligny-Montrachet AOC
30
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How are Chardonnay’s from Cote de Beaune made?

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  • Complexity and Body added by Oak aging
  • Aging in contact with Lees
31
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What tertiary flavours are in Premier Cru and Grand Cru Chardonnay from Cote de Beaune?

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  • Hazelnut
  • Mushroom
32
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Where is Maconnais located?

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Sub-region south of Burgundy

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What is a typical Maconnais Chardonnay like?

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  • Fruity
  • Most unoaked
  • Simple flavour (lemon, peach melon)
34
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What is the two Maconnais appellations called?

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  • Macon AOC
  • Pouilly-Fuisse AOC
35
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What are the wines from Pouilly-Fuisse like?

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  • High quality wine
  • Stone Fruits
  • Tropical Fruits
  • Fermented in oak to add complexity and body
36
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What climate is in Pouilly-Fuisse AOC?

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  • Steep slopes
  • Lots of sun
37
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The South of France grows Chardonnay. What is the climate?

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Warm

38
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What is the typical profile of a South of France Chardonnay?

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  • Ripe, Fruity
  • Fruit flavours (Peach, Pineapple, Banana)
39
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Are these wines IGP wines?

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Yes.

Most labelled IGP

IWEG Level 2 Wines (19 decks)

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