Chpt 14 - Merlot

Question 1

MERLOT IS ORIGINALLY FROM:

a. Bordeaux
b. Burgundy
c. Loire Valley
d. Rhone Valley

Answer 1

Bordeaux

Question 2

RIPER MERLOT FROM A WARMER CLIMATE WILL SHOW PRIMARY FLAVORS OF:

a. Blackcurrant and green bell pepper
b. Blackberry and black plum
c. Green apple and lemon
d. Strawberry and black pepper

Answer 2

Blackberry and black plum

Question 3

WHEN BLENDED TOGETHER, MERLOT BRINGS TO CABERNET SAUVIGNON:

a. Lower tannin and red fruit flavors
b. Higher tannin and red fruit flavors
c. Lower tannin and dark fruit flavors
d. Higher tannin and dark fruit flavors

Answer 3

Lower tannin and red fruit flavors

Question 4

MERLOT TYPICALLY NEEDS MORE TIME TO MATURE IN OAK AND AGE IN BOTTLE THAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON.

a. True
b. False

Answer 4

False

Question 5

WHICH RIVER DIVDES BORDEAUX INTO A LEFT AND RIGHT BANK?

a. Gironde
b. Loire
c. Rhine
d. Rhone

Answer 5

Gironde

Question 6

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNES IS NOT ON THE LEFT BANK?

a. Margaux
b. Pomerol
c. Pessac-Leognan
d. Pauillac

Answer 6

POMEROL - Right Bank Appellation

Question 7

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AOCs WOULD BE MOSTLY MERLOT?

a. Haut-Medoc AOC
b. Graves AOC
c. St Emilion Grand Cru AOC
d. Pessac Leognan AOC

Answer 7

ST EMILION GRAND CRU AOC - produces full bodied with pronounced aromas of black fruits and flavors from oak maturation

Question 8

PREMIUM CALIFORNIA MERLOT TYPICALLY SHOWS LIGHT, SUBTLE FLAVORS OF VANILLA AND COCONUT

a. True
b. False

Answer 8

False

Question 9

WHICH CHILEAN REGION TYPICALLY PRODUCES MEDIUM BODIED MERLOTS FROM HIGH YIELDS?

a. Casablanca Valley
b. Central Valley
c. Colchagua
d. Maipo

Answer 9

CENTRAL VALLEY - important source of soft medium bodied Merlot for high volume brands

Question 10

IN WHICH AUSTRALIAN REGION DOES MERLOT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BLENDS WITH CABERNET SAUVIGNON?

a. Barossa Valley
b. Coonawarra
c. Margaret River
d. Mornington Peninsula

Answer 10

MARGARET RIVER - located in Western Australia