Red grapes Flashcards
Pinot Noir: Sweetness, acid, tannins and body?
Dry
High acid
Low to medium tannins
Light- to medium-bodied
Merlot flavour characteristics?
Where?
Red fruit: strawberry and red plum
Black fruit: blackberry and black plum
Oak: vanilla
Where? France, Chile and California
Cabernet Sauvignon flavour characteristics?
Where?
Black fruit: blackcurrant and black cherry
Herbaceous: green bell pepper/capsicum
Herbal: mint
Oak: vanilla and cedar
Where? France, California, Australia, Chile and South Africa
Key flavours Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah/Shiraz?
Cabernet Sauvignon: Blackcurrants
Merlot: Red plums
Pinot Noir: Strawberry
Syrah/Shiraz: Blackberry
Tannin in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah/Shiraz?
Cabernet Sauvignon: High tannin
Syrah/Shiraz: Medium and high tannin
Merlot: Medium tannin
Pinot Noir: Low and medium tannin
Merlot: Sweetness, acid, tannins and body?
Dry
Medium acid
Medium tannins
Medium- to full-bodied
Cabernet Sauvignon: Sweetness, acid, tannins and body?
Dry
High acid
High tannins
Medium- to full-bodied
Syrah/Shiraz flavour characteristics?
Where?
Black fruit: blackberry, black cherry
Spice: black pepper, liquorice
Oak: vanilla, coconut
Where? France and Australia
Acidity in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah/Shiraz?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir: High acidity
Merlot and Syrah/Shiraz: Medium acidity
Pinot Noir flavour characteristics?
Where?
Red fruits: strawberry, red cherry, rasberry
Oak: Vanilla and smoke
Where? France and New Zealand
Syrah/Shiraz: Sweetness, acid, tannins and body?
Dry
Medium acid
Medium to high tannins
Medium- to full-bodied
Body in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah/Shiraz?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah/Shiraz:
Medium- to full-bodied
Pinot Noir: Light- to medium-bodied
