Pinot Noir

Question 0

The premium production area for Pinot Noir in France is

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Bourgogne AC

Question 1

Balanced Pinot Noir is typically described as having flavours of

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Red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, cherry) 
Developing vegetal and animal nuances (wet leaves, mushroom, game meat)

In hot regions it loses its delicate flavours and becomes excessively jammy

Question 2

The most well known examples of Bourgogne Pinot Noir come from

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Gevrey-Chambertin
Nuits-Saint-Georges
Beaune &
Pommard

Question 3

The two premium production regions for German Pinot Noir are

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Pfalz, Baden

Question 4

German Pinot noir is typically described as

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Light bodied
Pronounced perfumed red berry fruit
Light tannins

Question 5

The two premium production areas for Pinot noir in New Zealand are

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Central Otago &

Marlborough

Question 6

Pinot noir from Central Otago is typically described as

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Red fruit flavours (cherry, strawberry) accompanied by spicy notes.

Question 7

The two Australian areas for premium production of Pinot Noir are

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Yarra Valley

Mornington Peninsula

Question 8

The three premium production areas for Pinot Noir in California are

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Sonoma
Carneros
Santa Barbara

Question 9

California Pinot Noir tends to be described as

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Intensely fruity
Red fruit flavours (red cherry, strawberry)
Sometimes with pronounced animal and vegetal characteristics (leather, meat, wet leaves)

Question 10

Aside from California, Pinot noir can also be found in this US area

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Oregon

Question 11

In Chile, the two premium production areas for Pinot Noir are

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Casablanca &

San Antonio valley

Question 12

Premium production of Pinot Noir in South Africa typically comes from

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Walker Bay

Question 13

Bulk production of Pinot Noir typically comes from

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Chile

Question 14

Although Pinot Noir is typically not blended, in Burgundy it is sometimes blended with

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Gamay