Wine Styles Flashcards by Kate Thomas

Winemaking techniques gor Loire sauvignon blanc

Gentle pneumatic pressing
Temp controlled ss ferment
Mature old oak vessels
Mlf in cooler vintages to lower acidiyy

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Style of sauvignon blanc in loire (sancerre/ pouilly fume)

Dry
High acid
Green apple citrus, wet stones
Pouilly fume = smoky note

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Style of wine vouvray

Chenin blanc
Sparkling, still dry & sweet
L-m body, fresh fruit, floral, Oak
(Cool climate clay soil)

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Style of wine samur

Sparkling chenin made in traditional method

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Style of wine anjou

Still dry chenin
Often oak matured

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Style of wine savennieres

Fb chenin blanc
Dry
Late harvest (bc no noble rot due to circulation around well exposed vineyards)
Age worthy

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Coteaux du layon style of wine

Sweet chenin blanc from noble rot
(Valley of river layon)

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Muscadet

Melon blanc
Loire, nantais
Dry, Max 12% alcohol, high acid, light body, green fruit
Fermented in large old oak or ss
Drink Young

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Muscadet sur lie

Bottled spring following vintage
Richer texture on lies
Handled very little to retain delicacy and freshness

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About melon blanc

Aka muscadet
Aka melon de bourgogne
Ripens early and frost resistant so good for cool climates
Dry, light body, high acid, med alcohol, green fruit

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Chenin blanc

High acid
Non aromatic
Fresh apples to tropical fruit
Dry have steely smoke character
Sweet have apricot and citrus peel
Graped in Bunches can ripen differently
Style depends on ripeness
Unripe = green, herbaceous aromas

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Style of sauvignon blanc in tourrraine

Dry
Less complex
Fresh fruit, simple

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Pinot noir burgundy style

Red fruit
Develops to earth, game, mushrooms
High acid, low to medium tannins

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Chablis style

Chardonnay
Dry
High acid, austere
Green fruit
Premier/grand Cru can show citrus

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Wine style bourgogne hautes cotes de nuits/ beaune

Due to higher altitude and more exposed vineyards, wines are lighter bodiedcand less complex than those from lower more premium locations in cote d or

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Style of chardonnay in burgundy

Chablis is high acid, steely,
Cote d or - complex, oak, mlf, lees
Challonaise - lighter, mature earlier (less east facing)
Macon - fb, ripe, aplenty, citrus, med acid, m-fb, mlf

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Sparkling wine in challonaise

Rully

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Style pouilly fuisse / Saint verant

Ripe, tropical, stone fruit
Toasty oak
M-f body

Pessac leognan

Sauvignon sem blend
Dry
Oak ferment and maturationn
M-f body, toasty oak

Dry whites in graves/ entre deux mers

Unoaked dry sauvignon blanc

Style Sauternes/ barsac

Sweet White from bordeaux
Sem, sauvignon, muscadelle
Sem for noble tot, sauvignon for balancing acidity, musc for perfume
Fb, High alcohol, high acid, apricot, citrus peel, toast, vailla, honey

Style mersault / montrachet

Top chardonnay
Dry
complex, oak, mlf, lees
Rip peach melon

Style of Riesling in Alsace

M to f body
Med alcohol
High acid
Citrus, stone, steely

Style of gewurz in Alsace

Fb
Oily texture
Lychee rose baking spice
High alcohol
L-m acid
Aromatic

Wine style pinot gris in Alsace

Rich fb High alc Dried fruit honey Textured (More acid but less aromatic than gewurz)

Wine style muscat in Alsace

Muscat blanc a Petit grains and muscat ottonel Aromatic Orange blossom rose grape L-m body, l-m acidity

Types of rose in loire

Rose de Loire - in toureaine and anjou, dry, min 30% cab franc or sauv Cabernet d'anjou - med sweet style, blend cab sauvignon and franc Rose d'anjou - less sweet, Grolleau and cab franc Tourraine Rose - blend, dry, fruity Sancerre rose- pinot noir, light

Red grape in loire

Cab franc Range of styles Sandy soils - light fruity Limestone clay slopes - fb, tannic, Oak

Samur- champigny

Cab franc loire Valley Light body and tannin Juicy Berry fruit, floral Drink young or chilled

Haut medoc

Cab dominant blend Black currant cedar oak Grippy tannins, age worthy

Saint estephe

Haut medoc bordeaux left bank Cab dominant blend Black currant cedar oak Grippy tannins, age worthy

Paulliac

Haut medoc bordeaux left bank Cab dominant blend Black currant cedar oak Grippy tannins, age worthy

Saint julien

Haut medoc bordeaux left bank Cab dominant blend Black currant cedar oak Grippy tannins, age worthy

Margauex

Haut medoc bordeaux left bank Cab dominant blend Black currant cedar oak Grippy tannins, age worthy

4 appellations in haut medoc

Saint estephe Paulliac Saint Julien Margaux

Named places on left bank

Medoc (bas-medoc in north) Haut medoc St estephe Paulliac Saint julien Margaux Graves Pessax leognan

Where is leognan pessac

Bordeaux Left bank Graves

Right bank towns

Saint emillon Pomerol

3 soils and styles in St emillion

2 most prestigious M-h tannin, soft rich mouthfeel, red Berry plum tobacco cedar Plateau, north = warm well drained gravel and Limestone, cab franc and sauvignon Escapement, NE = clay Limestone Foot of Escapement = sandy soils, light body Merlot dom

Pomerol

Rich spicy black fruits Merlot dom

Cotes Dr Bordeaux

Merlot based, drink early Shared amongst less well known appellations

Another word for halbtrocken

Feinherb

What does Petit verdict add to a blend

Tannin, colour, spice

What does cab franc add to a blend

Vibrant fruit and floral notes It's less tannin and less body than cab sauv