Pinot Noir Flashcards
Summarise Pinot
4 key points only
- Black grape
- Thin skin
- Cool to Moderate climate
- Prone to Rot-Disease
General grid characteristic for pinot?
Name the fruits
Colour=Pale to medium
Acid=High
Tannin=Low to Medium
Body=Light to Medium
Flavours
* Red fruits
* Strawberry
* Rasberry
* Red cherry
* Smoke (oak)
* Clove (oak)
* Vanila (oak)
Range from freshh to cooked pending grape ripeness
What kind of barrels are used for Pinot?
- Pinot can be overpowerd by oak so older or larger barrels are used for subtle oak touch
(Best pinots have subtle smoke, vanila, clove notes)
What flavours do older Pinots develop
- Tertiary flavours/aromas
- Forrest floor
- Mushroom
Name top regions for growing Pinot in the world today?
- France
- USA
- Chile
- South Africa
- Australia
- New Zealand
What is the climate in Burgundy?
- Cool in the North to more moderate in the south
- Its best suited to moderate areas where it can achieve full ripening
- The best sites are located on slopes facing south/south-east that benifit from extra sunlight
What Region do the best Burgundys come from
Cote d’Or
What two halves in the Cote d’Or divided into
North=Cote de Nuits
South=Cote de Beaune
Whate are Burgundy’s appellation d’origin protegee OR appelation d’origine controlee?
(AOP-AOC)
- Bourgogne AOC
- Village Wines
- Premier Cru
- Grand Cru
What is the Grid for Bourgogne AOC?
do the SAT
The are usually drunk young as lack the flavour/intensity to age
Acid=High
Tannin=Low
Body=Light to Medium
Flavours=Fresh red fruits
Can still fetch a high price due to demand
Village wines from Burgundy?
* Compared to Borgougne
These wines are usually better situated (slopes/aspect/soil drainage)
* Will have more flavour intensity, complexity,length and finish than bourgogne
Name two famous villages from Cote d’Nuits
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Nuits-Saint-Georges
Name two famous villages from Cote ‘de Beaune
- Beaune
- Pommard
What is the class for the best wines in Burgundy
Premier and Grand Cru wines
Why are Premiur Cru and Grand Cru Burgudys the best
They have the most complex and intense flavours
* They are on slopes with S & SE facing aspects
* They benefit from extra sunlight and warmth
Best for ageing and command very high prices
What are Burgunday Premiur Cru and Grand Cru Pinot flavour profiles?
* 2 fruit flavours
* 3 oak flavours
* 3 bottle aging aromas
Aromas/Flavours
* Strawberries-
* Red Cherries
* Subtle oak-Smoke, cloves, vanilla
* Will evolve to produce mushroom, forest floor and smoke notes
Where are the key USA Pinot Noir regions
- California
- Oregon
Why can certain areas of california grow Pinot Noir
- The cooling coastal influence and the cold current
- The amount of fog the area gets
- The coastal breezes
What are the sub regions of calfornia for Pinot Noir
- Los Carnos (North California-Morning fogs)
- Sonoma (Cooling coastal breezes)
- Santa Barbara County (Central coast-cooling sea breezes)
Californian Pinot Noirs tend to what type of flavours/aromas?
Fruit-4 flavours-2 bottle ageing flavours
- Ripe red fruit flavours
- Strawberry
- Red Cherry
- Smoke
- Cloves Vanilla
- Can develop tertiary aromas from bottle ageing (Earth-Mushroom)
Oregons climate and key climate points?
- Mostly moderate
- Close to Pacicifc Ocean so cooling influence
- Cooler than California
Oregon Pinots typical flavours/Aroma
Just flavours no other palate required
- Fresh Red fruits
- Subtle oak-Smoke-Clove-Vanilla
- Can develop tertiaty=Earth-Mushrooms
flavours
Chile region for Pinot Noir
Casablanca Valley
To the North of Santiago
Casablanca climate what two key atributes of note
Chile
- Cooled by sea breezes
- Cooled by morning fogs
Casablanca Pinots are?
Chile (2 flavours)
- Red fruits
- Strawberry
- Sometimes herbal notes
- Good value for $$$
South Africa Pinot Sub Region
Walker Bay
Walker Bay Pinot Noir key climate attribute
South Africa
- Cooled by sea breeze
Walker bay pinots have what kind of fruit (South Africa)
Vibrant red fruits
2 Australian Sub regions for pinot Noir
- Mornington Peninsula
- Yarra Valley
Cooling breeze from southern ocean
Victorian style of Pinot
fruit-tannin-2 flavours
Australia
- Can vary from light and fragrant to riper with cooked red fruits
- Strawberry
- Red plum
- Medium tannins
New Zealand Sub regions for Pinot?
- Marlborough
- Martingborough
- Central Otago
Central Otago Pinto?
* Ripeness
* Aroma Intensity
* 2 flavours
* Tannin
* Body
* Potential
- Ripest and boldest pinots
- Pronounced fruit
- Strawberry
- Red Cherry
- Medium to Full bodied
- Medium Tannins
- Requires a few years in bottle to reach potential
Flavours/Aromas
