WSET Tasting Standards & Notes Flashcards
WSET Tasting Standards for Grenache varietal?
Pale to Medium Ruby
Medium to Full Body wine with juicy, fruit forward, ripe Red Fruit - R Cherry, R Plum.
Also, W Pepper on Licorice.
What is WSET tasting standard for Chat du Pape?
Medium Ruby
Full body (Hi Alcohol)
Med Acid & Tannin
Blended BR Fruit with Thyme, Rosemary, Tomato Leaf & Lavender (Oaked)
What is WSET tasting standard for bottle aged Grenache?
Earth
Mushroom
Meat
Dried Red Fruit
What are the common Grenache blends for S Rhone, Minervois (Langudec), Navarra, Rioja, Priorat, and Australia?
S Rhone - GSM
Minervois - GS
Navaara - G,Tepmranillo, X
Rioja - G, Tepmranillo, X
Priorat - G, Carignan, X
Explain the GSM blend.
Grenache adds the juicy red fruit flavors to the bold black fruits of S & M - and also balances their high acid and tannin levels.
What is WSET standard for California Zinfandel?
Red & Black Fruit; Dried Fruit (some grapes raisin-ate) & Oak:
Raspberry
Blackberry
Blueberry
Raisin
Prune
Coffee & Mocha
What is WSET standard for Puglia Zinfandel?
WSET Standard for Gamay?
Hi Acid
Low - Med Tannin
Red Fruits
WSET flavor profile for N Rhone Syrah?
Mod Body
Med to High Acid, Tannin, Alcohol
Black fruits
B Pepper
Herbal
WSET profile for warm climate Shiraz (Australia)?
Full Body
High Alcohol
Med to Hi Acid & Tannin
Ripe Cooked Fruit
Anise/Licquorice
WSET Syrah aging flavor profile?
Earth
Mushroom
Meat/Bacon
Leather
WSET flavor profile for Pinot Noir?
WSET flavor profile for Cab Franc?
WSET flavor profile for Nebbiolo?
WSET flavor profile for Sangiovese?
