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Spain Flashcards

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Tempranillo / grape /profile

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  • thick-skinned
  • medium acidity
  • strawberry scented
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Tempranillo often blended with ???

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  • Garnacha
  • Graciano
  • Carinena / Mazuelo
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
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Garnacha Tinta / wine / profile

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  • gives wine more alcohol
  • tends to mature early
  • widely used for rosados
  • old vines produce intense, complex, full-bodied reds
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Monastrell (Mourvedre) / grape / profile

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  • thick-skinned
  • drought tolerant
  • needs hot, sunny to ripen
  • grows in SE DOs - Yelca, Jumilla
  • deep coloured, full bodied, high tannin and alcohol
  • low - medium acidity
  • flavour of ripe blackberry
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Graciano / grape / profile and role

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  • challenging to grow
  • mainly in Rioja
  • for blending: add concentrated black fruit, acidity, tannins to the structure help it age.
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Carinena (Carignan) (Mazuela in Rioja) / grape / profile

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  • high acidity, tannin and colour

- usually blend with Tempranillo or Garnancha

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Mencia / grape / profile

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  • black grape
  • suits moderate climate
  • fresh fruit
  • medium to high acidity
  • a hint of herbaceousness
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Verdejo / grape / profile

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  • white grape
  • highly susceptible to oxidation
  • was used to make Sherry
  • light-bodied
  • high-acid
  • melon and peach flavoured
  • similar to Sauvignon Blanc
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Albarino / grape / profile

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  • grow in the NW of Spain
  • thick-skinned, resist fungal disease
  • high acidity
  • make refreshing wines with citrus, stone fruit flavours
  • can be in richer, fuller-bodied style.
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Airen / grape / profile

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  • the most widely planted in Spain
  • mainly in La Mancha
  • cope with extreme heat and drought tolerance
  • mainly for Brandy de Jerez’s production
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Macabeo (Viura in Rioja) / grape / profile

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  • one of the popular grapes for Cava
  • was the main grapes for making white Rioja
  • subtle herb and spice aromas (unoaked)
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Most widely planted white grape in Rioja

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Viura

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Rioja / dominated black grape

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Tempranillo

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Rioja / second widely planted black grape

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Garnacha

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grapes for making rose in Navarra

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Garnacha (pick early when acidity is high)

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Navarra / White wine / grapes

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Viura
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

Micky WSET-3 Varieties (6 decks)

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