Section 8 - Pinot Noir Flashcards

1
Q

Pinot Noir likes ____ and _____ climates

A

Moderate and cool

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2
Q

When its too cool, Pinot Noir will taste

A

Vegetal, wet cabbage, leaves

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3
Q

When its too hot, Pinot Noir will taste

A

Excessively Jammy

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4
Q

When its just right climate wise Pinot Noir will taste ____ in fruit and _____ in secondary flavors

A

Red fruit (Strawberry, raspberry, cherry) and some vegetal (wet leaves, mushroomy, gamey) with age

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5
Q

Most Pinot Noirs are best consumed:

A

When they are young

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6
Q

What is Bourgogne

A

The classic region for Pinot Noir

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7
Q

A Bourgogne AC should be ___ bodied, ____ tannins, ____acidity with _____aromas

A

Medium, light, moderate to high, red fruit and savory

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8
Q

Name for four villages in the Bourgogne appelation

A

Ghevry-Chambertin; Nuites St George; Pommard; Beaune

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9
Q

What is a grand cru Bourgogne name

A

Le Chambertin

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10
Q

What is Pinot Noir called in German

A

Spatburgunder

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11
Q

Where is Pinot Noir grown in Germany

A

Pfalz and Baden

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12
Q

A Pinot from Germany will be ____ bodied with ____ tannis _____ acidity and ____ aromas

A

Light, Light, High, Pronounced and Perfumed

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13
Q

What is Cotes de Nuits (two areas) - NORTHERN part of Burgundy

A

A region in Burgundy that has Pinot Noir - two areas are Gevrey-Chambertain and Nuits St Georges

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14
Q

What is Cotes de Beaune

A

Beaune and Pommard. Both regions for Pinot Noir

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15
Q

How is a New Zealand Pinot Noir different than a Burgundian Pinot Noir

A

It is lower acidity, with moer intense fruit and its more full bodied. Spicy notes may go with the red fruit flavors.

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16
Q

What are the two regions in New Zealand that make Pinot Noir

A

Central Otago valley and Marlborough

17
Q

Why is Australia not a good place for Pinot Noir?

A

It is too hot

18
Q

Name two places in Australia that make Pinot Noir

A

Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula

19
Q

Name three regions in California that make Pinot Noir

A

Carneros, Sonoma and Santa Barbara

20
Q

California pinot noirs tend to be ____ bodied

A

Full

21
Q

Where in Chile can you get intensely flavored Pinot Noirs

A

Casablanca and San Antonio valleys

22
Q

Where in South Africa can you get a Pinor Noir

A

Walker Bay

23
Q

What is the one grape that Pinor Noir can be blended with (but its obscure)

A

Gamay