Section 7 - Chardonnay

Question 1

What are two winemaking processes by which flavors are added to Chardonnay

Answer 1

Malolactic fermentation and treatment with oak

Question 2

What flavors are introduced by malolactic fermentation

Answer 2

Buttery, creamy and dairy based flavors

Question 3

How does malolactic fermentation work

Answer 3

You allow the wine to stay in contact with the lees which is the dead yeast after fermentation

Question 4

What flavors are introduced by oak into chardonnay

Answer 4

Toast, vanilla and coconut

Question 5

Chablis is a type of chardonnay that uses no _____

Answer 5

Oak

Question 6

Chardonnays can/cannot be aged

Answer 6

Can

Question 7

Chardonnays are full/medium/light bodied

Answer 7

Full bodied

Question 8

What helps chardonnays develop a honeyed, nutty and savory complexity

Answer 8

Ageing - possible in the best ones

Question 9

Wines grow in burgundy are labelled

Answer 9

Bourgogne

Question 10

Chablis is a _____ grape grown in a _____ climate in the _____ region of France

Answer 10

Chardonnay grape; cool; burgundy

Question 11

A wine with a green fruit/citrus flavor and a smoky, flinty or mineral quality is a ______

Answer 11

Chablis

Question 12

Describe two fruit flavors in a Chablis and three secondary flavors

Answer 12

Green fruit and citrus plus smoky, flinty and mineral

Question 13

What region is in the heart of Burgundy

Answer 13

Cote d’Or

Question 14

Chardonnay wines are made in the south/north of the Cote d’Or

Answer 14

south

Question 15

The Cotes de Beaune is in the ____ of the Cote ____

Answer 15

southern part of the Côte d’Or

Question 16

Mersault is a white burgundy from _______

Answer 16

Cotes de Beaune

Question 17

Puligny Montrachet is a white burgundy from _____

Answer 17

Cotes de Beaune

Question 18

Malolactic fermentation and oak are/are not common in Mersault wines

Answer 18

ARE

Question 19

What are the fruit flavors in a Puligny Motrachet wine as well as secondary characteristics

Answer 19

White stone fruit into tropical with vanilla, spice and savory notes

Question 20

Which vineyard produces the best Chardonnay wines

Answer 20

Le Montrachet

Question 21

The Maconnais produces what kind of chardonnay

Answer 21

Large volume - its the most southernly location

Question 22

Wines from Maconnais are/are not oaked

Answer 22

ARE NOT

Question 23

What is the flavor profile of a chardonnay from Maconnais

Answer 23

Light and fruity - melon and citrus

Question 24

What is the most southern region of the Maconnais

Answer 24

Pouilly-Fuisse

Question 25

Pouilly-Fuisse is/is not oaked

Answer 25

IS

Question 26

What is the flavor profile of a Pouilly-Fuisse?

Answer 26

Tropical fruit- pineapple and melon - plus oak

Question 27

Name three regions for premium Chardonnay in Australia

Answer 27

Margaret river, Adelaide hills, Yarra valley

Question 28

Where is chardonnay made in New Zealand

Answer 28

Marbolrough

Question 29

Name two regions in California for premium chardonnay

Answer 29

Carneros and Sonoma

Question 30

Where in Chile are they making premium chardonnay

Answer 30

Casablanca Valley

Question 31

Where in Argentina are they making premium chardonnay

Answer 31

Mendoza

Question 32

Where in South Africa are they making premium chardonnay

Answer 32

Walker Bay

Question 33

What grape(s) can chardonnay be blended with

Answer 33

Semillion and Vigonier

Question 34

Marbolrough (where,what)

Answer 34

New Zealand premium chardonnays