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Varietals Flashcards

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Aromatic whites

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  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewurztraminer
  • Muscat
  • Torrontes
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Non-aromatic whites

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  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
  • Chenin Blanc
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Sauvignon Blanc

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  • highly aromatic
  • high acid
  • early ripening
  • cool climate
  • regions: Loire, Marlborough, South Africa, Chile, Margaret River, Pessac-Leognan
  • not ageworthy
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Sauvignon Blanc (Loire)

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  • green apple, asparagus, wet pebbles
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Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough)

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  • gooseberry, elderberry, grapefruit, passion fruit
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Sauvignon Blanc (Pessac-Leognan)

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  • fermented/aged in oak > rounder body, spicy notes
  • lees
  • MLF
  • blended with Semillon > adds body and richness
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Sauvignon Blanc/Fume Blanc (California)

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  • fermented/aged in oak > rounder body, spicy notes
  • lees
  • MLF
  • blended with Semillon > adds body and richness
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Riesling

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  • range of styles and sweetness levels
  • cool climate: green flavors, floral
  • late budding > avoids spring frosts
  • mid to late ripening
  • warm climate: rich flavor, citrus, stone fruit, loses delicacy
  • capable of noble rot
  • ageworthy (honey, toast, petrol)
  • regions: Germany, Alsace, Clare/Eden Valleys, Washington, Finger Lakes, New Zealand
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Riesling (Germany)

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  • range of sweetness levels

- sweetness balanced with acidity

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Riesling (Alsace)

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  • bone dry
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Riesling (Clare/Eden Valleys)

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  • bone dry

- lime

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Chardonnay

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  • early budding > suffers from spring frost
  • MLF
  • ageworthy: nuts, mushroom
  • regions: Burgundy, Russian River Valley, Los Carneros, Adelaide Hills, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, Gisborne, Marlborough, Casablanca Valley
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Chardonnay (cool climate)

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  • Chablis
  • high acid
  • green fruit, citrus
  • steely, wet stone, slate
  • MLF > soften acid
  • old oak
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Chardonnay (warm climate)

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  • Cote d’Or, California
  • stone fruit, creamy oak
  • fleshy fruits: white peach, melon
  • MLF
  • small new oak: toasty flavors and rounder texture
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Chardonnay (hot climate)

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  • Maconnais
  • tropical fruits: banana, pineapple
  • toasty oak
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Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

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  • early budding
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Pinot Gris (Alsace)

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  • dry or off dry
  • oily texture, ripe tropical fruit, ginger, honey
  • golden appearance (grape skins deep color)
  • old oak fermentation
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Pinot Grigio (Alto Adige, Trentino, Friuli-Venenzia Giulia)

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  • dry

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