Regions Australia Flashcards
Australia Climate
Warm to hot
Australia Influences
Latitude
Altitude
Southern Ocean
Murray Rivers
Climate Issues
Risks
Trends
Low rainfall
Drought
Bush Fires
Move to cooler sites
Shiraz
Rank
Characteristics
Trends
Blend style
1
Full body
Black fruit
Earthy spicy leather with age
Restrained style by controlling extraction
Blend with CS like Bordeaux
Shiraz Regions
Warm
Cool
Warm: Hunter (hot) Barossa
Cooler: Geelong, Heathcote (leather peppery)
Cabernet Sauvignon
Regions
Style
Flavors
Coonaware, Margaret River
Hi tannin, hi acid darker than Shiraz
Black currant, black cherry, toasty oak
Merlot
Style
Use
Blended
Adds body fresher plummy fruit
Pinot Noir
Regions
Style
Flavor
Yarra, Mornington, Tasmani
Cool or moderate sites
Med body, med alcolhol, med-high acid
Cherry, Strawberry
Grenache
Regions
Barossa
McLaren Vale
Tier 2 grapes
Petit Verdot
Mataro
Sangiovese
Tempranillo
Chardonnay
Regions
Styles
Margaret River (warm)
Adelaide Hills, Yarra, Mornington - cooler
Basic: Blend from regions. oaked for toast vanilla
Premium: Balanced, flavors from oak age, lees stirring, careful MLF
Sauvignon Blanc
Regions
Noteable area / style
Widely planted
Adelaide Hills noteable - Hi acid, passion fruit
Semillon
Noteable region
Style
Other regions / styles
Hunter - early harvest, no blending or oak. neutral becoming complex with honey, nuts, toast in bottle
Barossa: moving from full body / soft to early picked hih acid, unoaked
Western Aus: Herbaceous
Riesling
Flavor
Style
Regions
Intense citrus (lime, grapefruit) early
Toast honey petrol with age
Unoaked hi acid dry to off dry
Some sweet
Eden Clare Premium regions
Tasmania, Frankland River less citrusy more floral
Regions Southeastern Australia
All GIs in SA, NSW, Vic, Queensland
Murray-Darling (Vic), Riverland (SA), Riverina (NSW)
SE Australia
Soil
Style
Techniques
Fertile
Blends, hi volume
Hi yield lower concentration than premium wines
Blend in some premium from Adelaiide, Barossa, McLaren Vale
South Australia Regions
Rank
Vineyard locations
Reason for label
Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, Coonawara
#1
SE of state
Barossa Valley
Location relative to Adelaide
Climate
Vine type
Grapes Black / White
North
Warm, dry
Old bush
Shiraz, Grenache, Cab Sauv
Semillon (fresh unoaked)
Barossa Shiraz
Flavor
Body
Tannin
Black fruit, leather, spice from American oak
Full
Soft
Eden Valley
Zone
Location
Influence
Climate
Barossa
East of Barossa V
Altitude
Cool to Moderate
Eden Valley Grapes / Styles
Whites / Reds
Riesling- hi quality, intense lime grapefruit steely early. Age to marlmalade, toasty 20 years
Shiraz
Chardonnay
Cab Sauv
Clare Valley
Location re: Barossa
Climate
Inlfuence
NW
Warm moderated by breeze and cool nights
Altitude 300 to 400M some at 570m
Clare Valley Grapes / Style
White / Black
Riesling dry, hi acid, citrus lime, age to honey toasty
Shiraz: fragrant powerful structured
Cab Sauv: Hi quality based on location, soil, elevation age worthy
Adelaide Hills
location re: Adelaide
25 km east of Adelaide
Adelaide Hills
Climate
Influence
Issues
Moderate
Altitude 400m
Low rainfall / needs irrigation
Adelaide Hill Grapes / Styles
Chardonnay: Hi Acid Citrus Peach
Sauvignon Blanc: refreshing
Pinot noir: still and blended in sparkling with chard
McLaren Vale
Location re: Adelaide
Climate
Influence
South
Warm moderated by afternoon breeze
Ocean
McLaren Vale Grapes / Style
Noteable vines
Shraiz, Grenache, CS, Merlot
Intense dark fruit, soft tannin
Old bush Grenache, Shiraz deep complex
Coonawara
Location re: Adelaide
Region size
Sub region of
Soil
Climate
Influences
400 km SE
15km x 15km
Limestone Coast
Terra rossa over limestone
Moderate Maritime
Clouds moderate summer heat
Cold ocean current
Coonawara grapes / style
Black / White
CS dominant: concentrated cassis, eucalyptus, menthol age worthy
Shiraz
Merlot
Chardonnay
Victoria
Regions
Noteable climate
Influences
Yarra, Mornington, Heathcote, Geelong, Goulburn
Coolest on Mainland
Ocean, Great dividing range
Victoria
Coastal wines /influence
Inland regions / influence / wines
Lower slopes wines / styles
Pinot , Chard, sparkling cool from ocean
Upper Goulburn, Macedon Ranges / altitude / pinot chard, riesling, sauv blanc
cs, shiraz lighter and fresher than hotter regions
Yarra Valley
Location re: Melbourne
Climate
Geo features
Noteable grape / other white / black
Style of others
NE
Cool to moderate maritime
Altitudes and Aspects
Pinot Noir: Hi quality
Chard, CS, Shiraz
Lighter
Yarra Pinot Noir
Style
Flavor
Tannin
Age worthy, hi quality
Still sparkling
Careful oak handling/ complex
Rich fruit, strawberry, plum, dark cherry
Soft tannin
Mornington Peninsula
Location re: Melbourne
Climate
Noteable weather impact / effect
South
Cool to Moderate maritime
Vintage varies year to year. Chance of cool wet at flowering. Best years. long growing season-> elegant, fragrant, finesse
Mornington Peninsula
Grapes / styles
Pinot Noir - light delicate structured pure fruit
Chard - cool climate style, citrus pear apple hi acid, MLF used
Geelong
Location re: Melbourne
Climate
Grapes / styles
West
Similar to Mornington
Chard - Hi quality, full bodu concentrated
Pinot - earthy
Shiraz - cool climate fresh peppery
Still and sparkling
Heathcote
Location re: Victoria
Influence
Climate
Grape primary / Style
Other grapes
Inland center
Altitude
Moderate
Shiraz - cool climate fresh / firm structure
CS, Chard, Sangio, Tempranillo
Goulburn Valley
Location re: Heathcote
Climate
Influence
Grapes / noteable style
East
Warm
Cooling from lakes / creeks in Gouburn River Valley
Shiraz
Marsanne - citrus early honeyed from age
NSW
Regions
Vineyard locations
Grapes
Hunter Valley
Mudgee Orange Cowra -> cooler Western slopes of Great Dividing Range
Chard, CS
Hunter Valley
Climate
Influence
Issue / methods
Grapes Black White
Hot Humid
Ocean breeze
Rain at harvest. Canopy management
Semillon - neutral light early / age to honey, toast, complex
Chardonnay - oaked or unoaked
Shiraz - black fruit, soft tannin medium body earthy (warm style)
Margaret River
Location
Climate
Weather Influence
Grapes / Styles
200km S of Perth
Warm Maritime
Rain in winter high
CS - blended or alone. Range from elegant / restrained to fruity / powerful
Chardonnay - hi acid, stone fruit barrel age / MLF
Sauv Blanc - blended with Semillon to create hi acid, gooseberry tropical
Great Southern
Regions
Grapes / Style
Mount Barker, Frankland River
CS - deep color fruit
Shiraz - elegant peppery
Riesling- floral
Tasmania
Climate
Influence
Weather pattern
Styles
Grapes
Cool Maritime
Cool westerly wind from ocean - NO EXTREMES
Still and sparkling
Pinot, Chard, Sauv Blanc, Pinot GRIS
CS in warmer drier areas
