Nebbiolo, Barbera and Corvina Flashcards
The climate of Northern Italy is generally…
Moderate
Nebbiolo acidity
High acidity
Nebbiolo tannins
High tannins
Nebbiolo sometimes has floral characters of..
Rose and violet
Nebbiolo is often aged because of
Its natural high acidity and tannins
Barolo DOCG uses wwhat grape?
Nebbiolo
Barolo DOCG is located where?
Piemonte region
Barolo DOCG body
Full-bodied
Barbaresco is where in relation to Barolo?
North-east
Barbera acidity
High acidity
Barbera tannins
Low to medium tannins
Barbera’s aromas
Red fruit and sometimes black pepper
Barbera wines, when unoaked, are..
Fruity
A fruity Barbera means it has been…
Unoaked
Highest quality Barbera is found where?
Barbera d’Asti
Why is Barbera more enjoyable to drink at a younger stage than Nebbiolo
Barbera has lower tannin levels
Drawback to Barbera being easier to drink at a younger age than Nebbiolo
It has a shorter ageing potential
Corvina tannins
Low to medium tannins
Corvina acidity
High acidity
Corvina primary flavours
Red fruit
Specific red fruit flavours of Corvina?
Red cherry and red plum
Most important grape of Valpolicella?
Corvina
Basic Valpolicella?
Light-bodied, fruit and simple in flavour
Valpolicella DOC Classico is generally more….. than Valpolicella
Fuller-bodied and complex
Appassimento involves what?
Drying grapes indoors
Appassimento concentrates what?
Sugars, acids, tannins and flavours
Example of sweet wine from appassimento style
Recioto della Valpolicella
The sweet wine of Valpolicella is called?
Recioto
Amarone is made from what grape?
Corvina
