GIs - All varieties Flashcards
Chablis
Chardonnay, cool climate
White Burgundy (in the Bourgogne region) and further north than the rest of this area, close to Champagne.
Vibe dry wines, high acidity , quite austere.
Green fruit, citrus.
Many have recognisable smoky, flinty, mineral signature. These will be more pronounced in premier cru or grand cru.
Oak will usually not be detectable.
Côte d’Or
Chardonnay, white Burgundy
In the heart of Burgundy.
Moderate climate with ideal conditions for high quality Chardonnay.
Mainly come from the southern half (Côte de Beaune) and are usually sold under the name of the village from which the grapes originate.
- Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet are the two main villages.
Meursault and Pouligny-Montrachet
Côte d’Or Chardonnay
Full bodied, complex succession of different flavours including citrus, white stone and tropical fruit, oak, spice, and savoury notes.
Complexity and body are often added by fermenting in small oak barrels, and ageing then in contact with the yeast left over from fermentation.
What are the 5 main wine producing regions in Burgundy
North to south Chablis Côte de Nuit (Côte D'Or) Côte de Baune (Côte D'Or) Côte Challonaise Maconnais
What are the designations for Burgundy?
Regional
Village
1ère Cru
Grand Cru
Where do most of the Grand Cru white Burgundies come from?
All but one of the region’s white Grand Cru wines are in the Côte de Beaune
Meursault
Chardonnay, high quality grand Cru
Maconnais
Larger volume Chardonnay
Pouilly-Fuissé
In the maconnais. Chardonnay with full body, tropical fruit and oak flavours
Australian Chardonnay?
Yard Valley
Adelaide hills
Margaret river
NZ Chardonnay
Marlborough
US Chardonnay
Sonoma, carneros, Russian river
Chilean Chardonnay
Central Valley
Casablanca
South African Chardonnay
Walker bay and coastal areas
Argentinian Chardonnay
Mendoza
Bulk production Chardonnay
South eastern Australia Western cape California Central Valley (Chile) Pays d'Oc (IGP) Vin de France
Australian Chardonnay?
Yard Valley
Adelaide hills
Margaret river
NZ Chardonnay
Marlborough
US Chardonnay
Sonoma, carneros, Russian river
Chilean Chardonnay
Central Valley
Casablanca
South African Chardonnay
Walker bay and coastal areas
Argentinian Chardonnay
Mendoza
Bulk production Chardonnay
South eastern Australia Western cape California Central Valley (Chile) Pays d'Oc (IGP) Vin de France
Bourgogne AC
Pinot Noir, medium bodied rand d with balance of red fruits and savoury aromas, light tannins and medium to high acidity
Gevrey chambertin, nuits-saint-Georges, pommard and Baune?
Pinot Noir
Le Chambertin
Burgundy Pinot Noir, Grand Cru
Pfalz and Baden
Pinot Noir
Cool climate, light bodied and pronounced perfumed red berry fruit and light tannins
NZ Pinot Noir
Central Otago - ripest and most intense NZ PN
Marlborough - lighter style, mostly used for sparkling
Australian PN
Yarra Valley
Mornington Peninsula
Vary from light and delicate with fragrant aromas to richer fruit flavours (strawberry, plum, dark cherry) and more structured, riper tannins.
US Pinot Noir
California: cooler areas of sonoma, Carneros, Santa Barbara counties. Full bodied, intensely fruity with red fruit. Some have pronounced animal and vegetal characteristics.
Oregon - Moderate climate
South American Pinot Noir
Chile - Casablanca and San Antonio
Intensely fruity with strawberry jam
South African Pinot Noir
Walker Bay
Médoc, Haut-Médoc (communes or Pauillac and Margaux), graves (pessac-léognan).
Cab Sav
Bordeaux
Cab Sav and Merlot
Classic blend in Bordeaux?
Cab Sav / Merlot
Australian and NZ Cab Sav regions?
Coonawarra, Margaret river
Hawke’s Bay
US Cab Sav/Merlot regions?
California:
Napa Valley - Rutherford and Oakville - premium quality Cab Sav typically high levels of soft, ripe tannin and deeply coloured with black cherry and oak flavours
Sonoma- Alexander Valley has a reputation for soft textured full bodied cab Sav
Premium Cali Merlots are usually full bodied with soft black fruit, fruitcake and oak.
Washington State
Columbia Valley - dry and sunny climate produces deeply coloured full bodied cab Sav and merlots.
In both regions these are sometimes blended together per the Bordeaux model.
Chilean Cab Sav and Merlot
Maipo Valley
Colchagua
Cachapoal
Argentinian Cab Sav
Often blended with Malbec
Mendoza
Bulk Cab Sav / Merlot
Chile (Central Valley) and Southern france (Pays d’Oc IGP) produce large volumes of inexpensive and varietally expressive Cab Sav, Merlot and blends.
South Africa (Western Cape), South Eastern Australia, California and Argentina (Mendoza) produce Cab Sav mostly
Most inexpensive Merlot is quite bland but inoffensive. Northern Italy produces a lot and most basic Bordeaux is like this too- soft, light or medium bodied and Merlot based.
