Principle Black Grapes Flashcards
CLIMATE: Cool - Moderate
thin skins
typically single varietal - careful use of oak
high acidity
low to medium tannins
typically light to medium-bodied
PRIMARY: red fruit - Strawberry
TERTIARY: mushroom, forest floor
PINOT NOIR
CLIMATE: Moderate - Warm
single varietal or blended
simple or complex
oaked or unoaked
medium acidity
medium tannin
fruit characteristics vary according to ripeness
PRIMARY: Red to Black fruit - Plums
TERTIARY: dried fruit, tobacco
MERLOT
CLIMATE: Moderate - Warm
Can be blended, Simple or Complex
Oak is common
thick skins
high acidity
high tannin
PRIMARY: Herbaceous, black fruits - Blackcurrants
TERTIARY: dried fruit, earth, forest floor
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
CLIMATE: Moderate - Warm
single varietal or blended
Oak common
thick skins
medium to high acidity
medium to high tannins
medium to full body
PRIMARY: black fruit - Blackberry & Black Pepper
TERTIARY: dried fruit, leather, meat, earth
SYARH / SHIRAZ