Grenache Flashcards
Grenache in Spanish
Garnacha
Grenache (acidity)
Low
Ripe Grenache has…
High levels of sugar
Grenache tannins
Low to medium tannins
Grenache has red or black fruit flavours?
Red fruit
What spice can Grenache flavours have?
White pepper and liquorice
Red-fruit flavours of Grenache make it suitable for what other wine production?
Rose
In Spain, Grenache is often blended with..?
Tempranillo
In France, Grenache is often blended with..?
Syrah
Syrah/Tempranillo add what to Grenache if blended?
Colour, acidity and tannins
What oak is generally favoured for Grenache and why?
Old oak to protect Grenache’s delicate red-fruit flavours
Bottle-aged Grenache can develop what flavours?
Earth, meat and dried fruit
How does Southern Rhone differ from the Northern Rhone?
Valley flattens out
Climate is warmer
What kind of pepper is associated with Grenache flavours?
White pepper
Least expensive Grenache-based wines of Rhone?
Cotes du Rhone AOC
Significant feature of CDP vineyards?
Large, round stones
Ripeness of CDP Grenache is assisted by what?
Large, round stones of the vineyards
Grenache features heavily in rose from where in France?
Cotes de Provence AOC
Hierarchy of Rhone labelling (premium to non-premium)
Cotes du Rhone Villages Cru
Cotes du Rhone Villages AOC
Cotes du Rhone AOC
Despite covering the whole of the Rhone region, grapes from Cotes du Rhone AOC wines are almost always from where?
Southern Rhone
Why does it make sense that most Cotes du Rhone AOC wines are almost always from Southern Rhone?
Northern Rhone has more premium winemaking techniques and lower yields
Spanish Grenache makes Rosé in which region?
Navarra DO
The most full-bodied and powerful Grenache in Spain comes from where?
Priorat DOCa
Priorat DOCa is from which Spanish region?
Catalunya
Priorat DOCa Grenache is often blended with other varieties and produces what flavours in the bottle?
Dried fruits and caramel
