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GIs - All varieties Flashcards

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Chablis

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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.

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Côte d’Or

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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.

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Meursault and Pouligny-Montrachet

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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.

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What are the 5 main wine producing regions in Burgundy

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North to south 
Chablis
Côte de Nuit (Côte D'Or)
Côte de Baune (Côte D'Or)
Côte Challonaise
Maconnais
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What are the designations for Burgundy?

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Regional
Village
1ère Cru
Grand Cru

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Where do most of the Grand Cru white Burgundies come from?

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All but one of the region’s white Grand Cru wines are in the Côte de Beaune

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Meursault

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Chardonnay, high quality grand Cru

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Maconnais

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Larger volume Chardonnay

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Pouilly-Fuissé

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In the maconnais. Chardonnay with full body, tropical fruit and oak flavours

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Australian Chardonnay?

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Yard Valley
Adelaide hills
Margaret river

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NZ Chardonnay

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Marlborough

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US Chardonnay

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Sonoma, carneros, Russian river

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Chilean Chardonnay

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Central Valley

Casablanca

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South African Chardonnay

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Walker bay and coastal areas

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Argentinian Chardonnay

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Mendoza

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Bulk production Chardonnay

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South eastern Australia 
Western cape
California
Central Valley (Chile)
Pays d'Oc (IGP) 
Vin de France
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Australian Chardonnay?

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Yard Valley
Adelaide hills
Margaret river

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NZ Chardonnay

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Marlborough

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US Chardonnay

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Sonoma, carneros, Russian river

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Chilean Chardonnay

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Central Valley

Casablanca

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South African Chardonnay

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Walker bay and coastal areas

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Argentinian Chardonnay

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Mendoza

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Bulk production Chardonnay

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South eastern Australia 
Western cape
California
Central Valley (Chile)
Pays d'Oc (IGP) 
Vin de France
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Bourgogne AC

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Pinot Noir, medium bodied rand d with balance of red fruits and savoury aromas, light tannins and medium to high acidity

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Gevrey chambertin, nuits-saint-Georges, pommard and Baune?

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Pinot Noir

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Le Chambertin

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Burgundy Pinot Noir, Grand Cru

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Pfalz and Baden

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Pinot Noir

Cool climate, light bodied and pronounced perfumed red berry fruit and light tannins

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NZ Pinot Noir

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Central Otago - ripest and most intense NZ PN

Marlborough - lighter style, mostly used for sparkling

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Australian PN

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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.

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US Pinot Noir

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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

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South American Pinot Noir

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Chile - Casablanca and San Antonio

Intensely fruity with strawberry jam

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South African Pinot Noir

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Walker Bay

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Médoc, Haut-Médoc (communes or Pauillac and Margaux), graves (pessac-léognan).

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Cab Sav

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Bordeaux

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Cab Sav and Merlot

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Classic blend in Bordeaux?

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Cab Sav / Merlot

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Australian and NZ Cab Sav regions?

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Coonawarra, Margaret river

Hawke’s Bay

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US Cab Sav/Merlot regions?

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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.

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Chilean Cab Sav and Merlot

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Maipo Valley
Colchagua
Cachapoal

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Argentinian Cab Sav

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Often blended with Malbec

Mendoza

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Bulk Cab Sav / Merlot

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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.

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