Grape Recap 3 Flashcards
CLIMATE: Moderate
high acidity
low to medium tannin
light bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: red fruit - Cherry + Banana & Candy
GAMAY
CLIMATE: Moderate - Warm
simple or complex
medium acidity
medium tannin
oaked or unoaked
PRIMARY: red fruit (moderate) or black fruit (warm)
TERTIARY: dried fruit, leather, mushroom
TEMPRANILLO
CLIMATE: Warm
Often blended
thin skins - can make Rosé
low acidity
low to medium tannins
high alcohol
PRIMARY: red fruit. Cherries, white pepper
TERTIARY: earth, meat, dried fruit, caramel
GRENACHE / GARNACHA
CLIMATE: Warm
originally from Bordeaux
medium to high acidity
high tannin
full-bodied
oaked
PRIMARY: Green Bell Pepper, Blackberry
TERTIARY: leather, earth
CARMENÈRE
CLIMATE: Warm
originally from Bordeaux
high tannin
full-bodied
oaked
PRIMARY: black fruit - Black Plum
TERTIARY: dried fruit, meat
MALBEC
CLIMATE: Warm
high acidity
medium tannin
medium to full-bodied
often oaked
PRIMARY: Red fruit - Cherries
Coffee, Chocolate, Smoke
PINOTAGE
dry
high acidity
light bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit
From Piemonte
GRAPE:
Cortese
REGION:
Gavi
dry (can be sweet)
high acidity
medium bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit, Stone fruit
(can aged = honey, almonds)
From Veneto
GRAPE:
Garganega
REGION:
Soave
dry
high acidity
medium bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit - Fennel
(can age = honey, nuts)
From Marche
GRAPE:
Verdicchio
REGION:
Verdicchio del Castilli di Jesi
dry
medium acidity
medium to full bodied
oaked or unoaked + can be aged on lees
PRIMARY: Stone, Tropical fruit. Mango
(can age = honey, nuts)
From Campania
GRAPE:
Fiano
REGION:
Fiano di Avellino
high acidity
high tannin
full bodied
Oak Common
PRIMARY: red fruit - Cherries. Rose, dried herbs
TERTIARY: mushroom, tobacco, leather
From Piemonte
GRAPE:
Nebbiolo
REGION:
Barolo, Barberesco
high acidity
low to medium tannin
simple or complex
oaked or unoaked
PRIMARY: red fruit - red cherries and plums
From Piemonte
GRAPE:
Barbera
REGION:
Barbera d’Asti
high acidity
low to medium tannin
light to full-bodied - depending on Appassimento method
PRIMARY: red cherries and plum
From Veneto
GRAPE:
Corvina
REGION:
[Amarone della] Valpolicella
high acidity
high tannin
medium to full-bodied
PRIMARY: red cherries and plum, dried herbs
often oaked
From Tuscany
GRAPE:
Sangiovese
REGION:
Chianti [Classico]
Brunello di Montalcino
medium acidity
high tannin
PRIMARY: black cherries and plum, dried herbs
From Abruzzo
GRAPE:
Montepulciano
REGION:
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
