Principle Black Grapes Flashcards

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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

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PINOT NOIR

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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

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MERLOT

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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

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CABERNET SAUVIGNON

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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

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SYARH / SHIRAZ

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