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Where is Côte d’Or?

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Heart of Burgundy.
Moderate climate.
Ideal conditions for Chardonnay.

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Where is Côte de Beaune?

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Southern half of Côte d’Or where most of Chardonnay is grown.

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Mersault

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Village in Côte de Beaune.
Famous for Chardonnay
(Full-bodied, complex with flavours including citrus, white stone, tropical fruit, oak, spice, and savoury notes)

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Puligny-Montrachet

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Village in Côte de Beaune.
Famous for Chardonnay
(Full-bodied, complex with flavours including citrus, white stone, tropical fruit, oak, spice, and savoury notes)

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Le Montrachet

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Chardonnay vineyard, wines judged to be the very finest dry white wines in the world.

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Chablis

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Chardonnay region in Burgundy. 
Cool climate
Bone-dry wines with high acidity
Can be quite austere
Green fruit and citrus notes
Many have smoky, flinty, mineral signature. 
Oak flavours are not detectable.
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Mâconnais

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Most southerly region for white Burgundy

Also source for moderately priced Chardonnay (sold as Mâcon)

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Mâcon

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Found in Mâconnais
Source for moderately priced Chardonnay
Light, fruity (melon, citrus)
Little or no oak.

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Pouilly-Fuissé

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Far south of Mâconnais.
Chardonnay
Full-bodies
Tropical fruit (pineapple, melon) and oak flavours.

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What white grape variety comes from Burgundy?

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Chardonnay. Variety rarely appears on the labels of these wines.

Chablis is always made from Chardonnay.

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Australian Chardonnay Regions and Style

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Yarra Valley
Adelaide Hills
Margaret River

Classic style pronounced fruit (fresh citrus and melon) and well-integrated oak flavours

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New Zealand Chardonnay Regions and Style.

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Marlborough

High, natural crisp acidity
Pronounced citrus and tropical fruit flavours and mineral notes
Best have pronounced oak flavours.

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USA Chardonnay Regions and Styles

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California
- Russian River
- Sonoma
- Carneros
Regions that are cooked by the ocean breezes.

Style varies
Many full-bodied
Intense, rich citrus and ripe peach flavours
Heavily Oaked
Some can be savoury and reminiscent of those from Côte d’Or.

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Chardonnay regions in Chile and style.

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Central Valley
- Casablanca Valley (north west of Santiago)
Cool sea breezes to slow ripening

Style: banana and melon flavours
Barrel fermented
Oak aging

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Chardonnay regions in Argentina and style.

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Mendoza Provence.
High altitude and cool nights

Style: intense fruit flavours
Spicy oak character

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South African Chardonnay regions and style.

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Walker Bay
Cooler, coastal area

Variety of styles.

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Montée De Tonnerre

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A single vineyard of Premier Cru quality.

Chablis

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Bourgogne AC

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Burgundy - Classic region for Pinot Noir

Medium body red
Balance of red-fruit and savoury aromas
Light tannins
Ned to high acidity

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Gevrey-Chambertin

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Village in Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Pinot Noir
Intense, complex and lengthy wines.

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Nuits-Saint-Georges

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Village in Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Pinot Noir
Intense, complex and lengthy wines.

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Beaune

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Village in Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
Pinot Noir
Intense, complex and lengthy wines.

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Pommard

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Village in Côte dr Beaun, Burgundy
Pinot Noir
Intense, complex and lengthy wines.

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Le Chambertin

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Grand Cru Red Burgundy

Grand Cru red burgundies offer the most powerful, long-lives and complex Pinot Noir wines in the world.

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Pinot Noir Regions in Germany and Style.

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Southern regions of Pfalz and Baden
Cool climate

Light-bodied
Pronounced, perfumed red berry fruit
Light tannins

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New Zealand Pinot Noir regions and Style

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Central Otago (riper, more intense styles)
Marlborough (lighter)

Generally more full-bodied
Lower acidity
More intense fruit
Spicy notes accompany red fruit flavours (cherry, strawberry)

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Australian Pinot Noir Regions and Styles.

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Yarra Valley
Mornington Peninsula
Cooling effects of ocean and/or altitude.

Styles vary
Light and delicate with fragrant aromas
Richer fruit flavours (strawberry, plum, dark cherry) and more structured, riper tannins.

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USA Pinot Noir Regions and Styles

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California
- Carneros 
- Sonoma
- Santa Barbara
Cooler Areas

Fuller-bodied
Intensely fruity
Red fruit flavours (strawberry, red cherry)
Some have animal and vegetal characteristics (leather, meat, wet leaves)

Oregon
Moderate climate.

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Pinot Noir Regions in Chile and Style

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Casablanca
San Antonio

Intensely fruity
Flavours of strawberry jam.

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Pinot Noir in South Africa

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Walker Bay

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About Bordeaux

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Classic home for Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varieties.
Moderate, maritime climate, long warm autumns.
Region in southwest France where the Garonne and Dordogne rivers meet.

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What are the two zones within Bordeaux? What are their dominant Varieties?

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Left Bank (West and south of the Gironde and Garonne) - Cabernet Sauvignon

Right Bank (North and East of the Gironde and Dordogne) - Merlot

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About red wine from Left Bank

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Cabernet Sauvignon

  • best sites are on gravel mounds
  • med to full bodied wines
  • high level of tannin and acidity
  • medium alcohol
  • long length
  • can be tough when young but tannins soften with age
  • black fruit (blackcurrant, black cherry) and toasty fragrant oak develop into vegetal, tobacco and cedar complexity.
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Main Appellations in Left Bank

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From North to South:
Médoc
Haut-Médoc
Graves

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Médoc

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Appellation in north Left Bank known for Cab Sauv.

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Haut-Médoc

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Appellation in Mid Left Bank known for Cab Sauv.

Includes communes Pauillac and Margaux)

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Graves

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Appellation in South Left Bank known for Cab Sauv.

Includes commune Pessac-Léognan

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Pauillac

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Commune in Haut-Médoc, Left Bank, Bordeaux.

Grows Cab Sauv

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Margaux

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Commune in Haut-Médoc, Left Bank, Bordeaux.

Grows Cab Sauv

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Pessac-Léognan

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Commune in Graves, Left Bank, Bordeaux.

Grows Cab Sauv

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About red wine from Right Bank

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Merlot dominant variety

  • softer wines than Left Bank
  • medium tannin levels
  • medium acidity
  • red fruit character (plum, red berry)
  • develop cedar and tobacco notes as they age.
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Main Appellations in Right Bank

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Saint-Émilion AC

Pomerol AC

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Saint-Émilion AC

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Appellation in Left Bank, Bordeaux

Merlot Variety

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Pomerol AC

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Appellation in Left Bank, Bordeaux

Merlot Variety

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Bordeaux AC

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Premium quality Bordeaux wine made outside the most prestigious appellations.

  • require higher alcohol than basic Bordeaux AC
  • medium-bodied Reds
  • medium tannin and acidity
  • mix of red and black fruit flavours from Merlot and Can Sauv components.
  • best consumed young
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Bordeaux Supérieir

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Premium quality Bordeaux wine made outside the most prestigious appellations.

  • require higher alcohol than basic Bordeaux AC
  • medium-bodied Reds
  • medium tannin and acidity
  • mix of red and black fruit flavours from Merlot and Can Sauv components.
  • best consumed young
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Australian Cab Sauv Regions and Styles

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Coonawarra

  • Cabernet often displays intense, structured wines
  • cassis, mint and eucalyptus flavours with black fruit (black cherry) and oak notes (toast, vanilla)

Margaret River - Cab Sauv and Cab Sauv-Merlot blends

  • high tannin
  • black fruit and herb flavours (blackcurrant, blackcurrant leaf)
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New Zealand Merlot/ Cab Sauv Regions and Styles

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Hawke’s Bay

  • varietal and blends
  • high acidity, and tannins
  • herb aromas (cedar, blackcurrant leaf)
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California Can Sauv regions and styles

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Napa Valley (Can Sauv and Merlot)

Rutherford 
Oakville
- high levels of soft, ripe tannin
- deeply coloured
- black cherry and oak flavours

Alexander Valley
- soft-textured, full bodied

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California Merlot Regions and Styles

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Napa Valley (Cab Sauv and Merlot)

  • full-bodied
  • soft black fruit, fruitcake and oak
50
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Other USA Cab Sauv/Merlot regions and styles.

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Columbia Valley in Eastern Washington State

  • deeply coloured
  • full-bodied
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Style and regions in Chile for Cab Sauv and Merlot.

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Maipo Valley
Colchagua
Cachapoal
- varietal and blended wines
- pronounced herbal characteristics (green bell pepper, blackcurrant leaf)
- intense black fruit flavours (black cherry, blackberry)

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Style and regions in Argentina for Cab Sauv.

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Mendoza - hot region, moderated by altitude

  • blended with Malbec
  • aged in oak for a long time before release, gives meaty, leathery flavours
  • modern styles are much fruitier
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Style and regions in South Africa for Cab Sauv and Merlot.

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Stellenbosch

  • close to Bordeaux style
  • high tannin and acidity
  • varietal and blends
  • less intense fruit and more herb flavours
54
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Where is Sauvignon Blanc grown in France?

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Loire Central Valley

Bordeaux

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Sauv Blanc Style from Loire Central Valley

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  • Cool climate
  • dry, high acidity, medium body
  • green fruit and herbaceous aromas (gooseberry, grass, blackcurrant leaf, nettle)
  • steely character
56
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Villages in Loire Central

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Sancerre
Pouilly-Fumé
- face each other across the Loire
- cool climate
- Sauvignon Blanc
57
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Where is the Village of Sancerre?

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Loire Central

Sauvignon Blanc

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Where is the Village of Pouilly-Fumé?

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Loire Central

Sauvignon Blanc

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Bordeaux Sauv Blanc style and Villages

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Most a blend of Sémillon and Sauv Blanc

  • dry wines with medium to high acidity
  • medium or full-body
  • sometimes oaky flavours

Pessac-Léognan AC
Graves AC
Sauternes (sweet wines)

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Pessac-Léognan

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Bordeaux

Sémillon/ Sauvignon Blanc

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Graves AC

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Bordeaux

Sémillon/ Sauvignon Blanc

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Sauternes

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Bordeaux
Sweet wines
Sémillon/ Sauvignon Blanc

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New Zealand Sauv Blanc regions and styles

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Marlborough, South Island

  • cool climate
  • expressive style
  • increasingly experimental
    • more restraint
    • hints of oak
    • lees flavours
    • full body
  • classic style is
    • dry
    • high acidity
    • no oak
    • medium-body
    • intense, pungent, clean, varietal flavours (passion fruit, gooseberry, green pepper, blackcurrant leaf)
64
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Australian regions and styles for Sauv Blanc

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Adelaide Hills

  • intensely fruity
  • clean style
65
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California Sauv Blanc regions and styles

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Napa Valley

  • labelled as ‘Fumé Blanc’
  • may be unoaked, lightly, or heavily Oaked
  • medium-body
  • high acidity
  • herbaceous varietal character (grass, asparagus)
  • spicy, oaky flavours (toast, liquorice, vanilla)
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Sauv Blanc regions and styles in Chile

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Casablanca
San Antonio
- cooler regions
- herbaceous, fruit led
- highly aromatic
- aromas of citrus, green apple, grassy notes
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Sauv Blanc regions and styles in South Africa

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Constantia (cooling air from the sea)
Elgin (cooling altitude)

Broadly two styles

  • pungent and fruit driven, lighter in body, less intense and complex
  • use oak, less pungent, can bottle age, gaining toasty complexity

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