Grapes - Red Flashcards
Merlot parents
Magdeleine Noire des Charentes X Cabernet Franc
Merlot native to Bordeaux. True or false?
True
Merlot susceptible to which two vineyard risks?
Spring frost (early budding) Coloure / poor fruit set
Benefit of Merlot ripening early?
Avoid risk of autumn rain at harvest
Merlot thick or thin skin?
Thin
Prone to rot
Describe Merlot grape re: Tannin Pigment Acid Sugar
Moderate tannin
Moderate pigment
Moderate to low acid
High sugar
Merlot introduced first to left or right bank?
Right bank (1700s) Introduced to left bank in 1800s
Merlot wine descriptors
Blueberry Cherry Plum Sweet cigar box Coffee Spice Cocoa
Merlot with age descriptors (2)
Humus
Truffle
Coloure caused by a lack of what?
Carbohydrates
Two red grapes susceptible to coulure?
Merlot
Malbec
Cloudy and cold wet weather at flowering causes poor fruit set, aka:
Coulure
Cabernet Sauvignon - thick or thin skin?
Thick
Cabernet Sauvignon - high or low pip to pulp ratio?
Low
ie High % of seeds and skin to juice
Cabernet Sauvignon’s thick skin combats rot, but it is susceptible to ___
Powdery mildew