Reverse Base Wine List Flashcards
- Full body
- Berry flavours, pepper, notes of meat and leather
Describe Cote Rotie and Hermitage style Syrah
body, flavour
- Small grapes
- Thick, dark skins
- Will not ripen in cool climate
Describe Syrah
grape size, skin, ripening
Leather, Forest Floor, Earth, Mushroom, Game, Tobacco, Vegetal, Wet Leaves, Savoury, Meaty, Farmyard
Bottle Age (Red)
Medium - Full Body, Med Acidity, High Tannin
Cool: Tomato Leaf, Greenbell Pepper, Mint, Eucalyptus, Blackberry, Blackcurrant
Moderate: Black Cherry, Black Plum, Cooked Blackcurrant, Liquorice
Warm: Jammy, Stewed Prunes
Aged: Cedar, Tobacco, Earth
Cabernet Sauvignon
Buds Early, High Acidity
Cool: Green Apple, Red Apple, Lemon, Pear, Grapefruit
Moderate: Peach, Nectarine, Apricot, Melon
Warm: Tropical Fruits, Pineapple, Banana, Mango
Aged: nuts and mushrooms
Chardonnay
High Acid
Cool: Apple, Pear, Blossom,
Moderate: Hay, Floral, Peach, Lemon, Melon
Warm: Pineapple, Tropical Fruits
Aged: Honey, Marzipan, Quince
Chenin Blanc
Describe Cote Rotie and Hermitage style Syrah
body, flavour
- Full body
- Berry flavours, pepper, notes of meat and leather
Describe Northern Rhone style Syrah
body, flavour, tannin
- Quite light wine
- Simple black fruit, herbaceous flavours
- Grippy tannins.
Full Body, Low Acidity, High Alcohol
Cool: Pronounced Rose, LYCHEE, Violet Pepper, Spice
Gewurtztraminer
Late Ripening, Thin Skin, Drought resistance, Need Warm/Hot
Medium-Full Body, Low Acidity, Low-Med Tannin, High ABV
Cool: Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry
Moderate: Black Cherry, Blackcurrant, Spice, Jammy
Aged: Fig, Leather, Liqourice, Caramel, Earth, Meat
Grenache
Loss of Some Fruit, More Extraction of color & tannin, Banana
High Fermentation Temp
Preserves Flora Aroma, Encourages Fruit, Pear Drops
Low Fermentation Temp
Deep Color, Full Body, High, Smooth Tannin
Warm: Blackberry, Violet, Black Plum
Hot: Jammy
Aged: Leather, Tar, Clove, Meat
Malbec
Soften Acidity, Butter, Cheese, Cream
Malolactic Fermentation
Med-Full Body, Mediuim Acidity, Medium Tannin
Cool: Mint, Strawberry, Raspberry, Red Berries, Green Pepper
Warm: Blackberry, Black Cherry, Black Plum, Violet, Plums, Prunes, Jammy (Stewed)
Aged: Cedar, Tobbaco, Mushrooms
Earlier budding and ripenings than CabSav
Merlot
LM Body -LM Acidity
Intensely Perfumed, Orange Blossom, Rose, Grape
bad fruit set
MUSCAT OTTONEL similar
Muscat Blanc a Petis Grains
Full Body, High Acidity, High Tannins
Warm: Red Cherry, Strawberry, White Pepper, Black Cherry, Rose, Violet, Dried Herbs, Red Plum
Aged: Tar, Tobacco
Nebbiolo
Early budding / early ripening
Cool: Simple, Apple, Lemon
Pinot Grigio
Early budding / early ripening
Med Acid
Cool: Pronounced Lemon,
Moderate: Peach Banana, Mango Melon, Pineapple,
Aged: Honey,
Complex If gets high sugar, loses acid
Pinot Gris
Medium Body, High Acidity, Low Tannin
Early Budding/Ripening, Thin Skin
Cool: Herbaceous, Tomato Leaf, Fresh-Redcurrant, Raspberry, Strawberry
Moderate: Red Cherry, Black Cherry, Blackcurrant, (Cooked, Jammy)
Aged: Leather, Farmyard, Mushroom, Forest Floor, Spice
Pinot Noir
Tolerant of cold winters, buds late
Cool: Mineral, Green Apple, Lime, Pear, Honeysuckle, Rose, Violet
Moderate: Peach Apricot, Nectarine
Aged: Honey, Kerosene, Petrol (Australia), Toast
Riesling
Full Body, High Acidity, High Tannin
Cool: Herbal
Moderate: Red Cherry, Black Cherry, Black Plum. Violet, Clove
Aged: Savoury, Earth, Meaty, Tar, Cedar
Sangiovese
Aromatic, High Acidity, early ripening
Cool: Grass, Green Pepper, Asparagus, Blossom, Green Apple, Grapefruit, Wet stone
Moderate: Goosebury, Elderflower, Citrus, Grapefruit,
Warm: Blackcurrant, Passion Fruit, Tropical Fruits
Sauvignon Blanc
Cool: Grass, Asparagus, Goosebury, Lemon
Moderate: Apple, Grapefruit, Nectarine, Marmalade
Aged: Honey, Toast, Wet Wool
(Hunter Valley Lanolin and Wax)
Semillon
Full Body, Medium Acidity, Medium Tannin
Thick Skin
Cool: Herbal, Red Cherry
Moderate: Black Cherry, BlackPlum
Aged: Leather, Nutty, Smoke, Cedar
Oak manditory
Tempranillo
Fuller Body, Bread, Dough, Biscuit
Yeast Contact
Full Body, High ABV
Uneven ripening - may include raisin
Warm: Herbal, Pronounced Black Plum, Black Cherry, Blackberry, Black Pepper, Black Plum
Hot: Jammy, Raisin, Prune
Aged: Earth, Game, Tar, Meaty
Zinfandel
Merlot International Style
- Grapes harvested as late as possible
- Intense purple colour
- Concentrated blackberry and plum fruit
- Soft, velvety tannins
- Matured in new oak for toasty flavours
List two styles into which Pinot Noir can be made
- Light and fruity with red cherry notes
- Complex and earthy with flavours of spice and forest floor
Small grapes, Thick, dark skins
Will not ripen in cool climate
Cool: White Pepper, redcurrant, Raspberry, Olives
Moderate: Black Pepper, Blackberry, Black Cherry, Blackcurrant
Warm: Raisins
Aged: Meat, Leather, Chocolate
Coonawarra, Yarra Valley
Syrah
Late Ripening (than CabSav), Thick Skins & resistant to Noble Rot
Very deep-coloured, high tannin wine that ages slowly
Used as Blend to add Tannin, Colour and some Spicy notes
Petit Verdot
Flowers Early - Ripens Early (easier to fully ripen than CabSav)
Suited for cool inland climates
Less Color, Less Body and Tannin, Higher Acidity than Cabernet Sauvignon
Herbaceous and stalky flavours when unripe
Vibrant Berry Fruit and Floral notes when ripe
Widely used in Saint-Émillion, and lesser extent Médoc & Graves, Loire
Prefers well drained warm soils (like CabSav)
2nd most dominate in Right Bank
Cabernet Franc
