Red Wine Flashcards
Gamay
CARBONIC MACERATION - BUBBLE GUM, BANANA, NAIL POLISH REMOVER, CHERRY COUGH DROP
Rotundan - black pepper
Highly aromatic - Raspberry
Violet/ rose
Light body
Low tannin
Medium to high acid
Southern Beaujolais area of France
Nebbiolo
Italy Piedmont
Thin skin - a lot of tannin
Full body
High acid
A lot of non- fruit flavors: tea, roses, violets, tar, cigar shop, mushroom, soil
Dried fruit raspberries, cherries, plums, prunes
Malbec
Heavily pigmented
Low acid - Argentina can add acid
Medium to full body
Medium tannin
Super fruit forward - prune, stewy fruits, cooked fruit
Purizine - bitter chocolate, black currant
Argentina, France, California
Cabernet Sauvignon
France, Australia, US
Intense, complex aromas Medium high tannin Medium acid Medium full body Medium high alcohol
Purizine - garden- green bell pepper, black olives
Tobacco - cedar, cigar
Fruit - plum, blackberry
France - Bordeaux
California - Napa
Merlot
France - Bordeaux
US California
Fruit - cherry, berry, plum, pineapple, banana, mango, lemon
Vegetables, green olives, bell pepper
Coffee shop- chocolate, cocoa, coffee
Tobacco - cigar, pipe
Medium body Deep color High alcohol Medium tannin Medium acid
Old world- France Bordeaux
New world - California napa
Syrah/Shiraz
France Rhone Valley
Australia
Old world France Syrah -
Animal, spice, violet, earth, something died in it
Spicy rustic medium/ full body
New world- Fruit Jammy if in hot climate Medium high body and alcohol Medium acid
Pinot Noir
France Burgundy
US Oregon, California
New Zealand
Light medium body
Medium high acidity
Low tannin
Light and transparent color (thin skin)
Dried cherry, raspberry, cranberry
Earth - mushrooms, dust, dirt, wet leaves
Coffee - clove, nutmeg, anise
Sangiovese
Italy
Medium or medium plus body
Medium high acid and tannin
Sour black cherry
Tobacco black tea
dried rose, violet
Dusty herbal flavors
Nebbiolo - always lighter body
Sangiovese gets more ripe in warmer Italy climate and leads to fuller body
Nebbiolo gets fuller body due to aging
Tempranillo
Spain
Can be confused with Sangiovese
More purizine than Sangiovese - roasted tomatoes
Med+/high acidity
Fruit - dark cherry, strawberry
Dried fruit - dried fig
More earth flavors - wet gravel, dried roses
Tobacco/smoke - cedar
Strawberry
If it has oak aging - vanilla, coconut
Garnet/orange color - could be purple
Zinfandel
California
Loves heat
Tastes like hot climate wine
Can be very high in alcohol
Can get some RS if it gets ripe too soon
Deep, concentrated flavor - Raspberry jam,blackberry, strawberry
5 spice
More smoke than Syrah
Rotundan - black pepper, cinnamon
Purizine - tomato paste, bell pepper
Everything is medium + except for acid
Medium acid and medium tannin
California
