WSET2 - Chapter 7 - Chardonnay Flashcards

1
Q

What are (3) winemaking processes by which flavors are added to Chardonnay

A

Malolactic fermentation, lees stirring and oak treatment.

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2
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What flavors are introduced by malolactic fermentation

A

Buttery, creamy and dairy based flavors

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3
Q

How does malolactic fermentation work

A

Malo acids are transformed to Lactic acids by yeasts

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4
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What flavors are introduced by oak into chardonnay

A

Toast, vanilla and coconut

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5
Q

Is Chablis oaked? What grape is used?

A

No, 100% Chardonnay

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6
Q

Chardonnays can/cannot be aged

A

Can

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7
Q

Chardonnays are full/medium/light bodied

A

Full bodied

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8
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What helps chardonnays develop a honeyed, nutty and savory complexity

A

Ageing - possible in the best ones

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9
Q

What climate does Chablis have?

A

Cool climate

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10
Q

A wine with a green fruit/citrus flavor and a smoky, flinty or mineral quality is a ______

A

Chablis

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11
Q

Describe two fruit flavors in a Chablis and three secondary flavors

A

Green fruit and citrus. Secondary: smoky, flinty and mineral

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12
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What region is in the heart of Burgundy

A

Cote d’Or

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13
Q

Chardonnay wines are mainly made in the South or North of the Cote d’Or?

A

South

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14
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What are the two main parts of the Cote d’Or? Which is North/South?

A

North: Cote de Nuit, South: Cote de Beaune.

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15
Q

Mersault is a white burgundy from _______

A

Cotes de Beaune

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16
Q

Puligny Montrachet is a white burgundy from _____

A

Cotes de Beaune

17
Q

Malolactic fermentation and oak are/are not common in Mersault wines

18
Q

What are the fruit flavors in a Puligny Motrachet wine as well as secondary characteristics

A

White stone fruit into tropical with vanilla, spice and savory notes

19
Q

What vineyard in the Bourgogne is judged by many to produce the best Chardonnay wines?

A

Le Montrachet

20
Q

The Maconnais produces what kind of chardonnay?

A

Large volume - its the most southernly location

21
Q

Wines from Maconnais are/are not oaked

22
Q

What is the flavor profile of a chardonnay from Maconnais

A

Light and fruity - melon and citrus

23
Q

Pouilly-Fuisse is/is not oaked

24
Q

What is the flavor profile of a Pouilly-Fuisse?

A

Tropical fruit- pineapple and melon - plus oak

25
Name three regions for premium Chardonnay in Australia
Margaret river, Adelaide hills, Yarra valley
26
Where is chardonnay made in New Zealand
Marlborough
27
Name two regions in California for premium chardonnay
Carneros and Sonoma
28
Where in Chile are they making premium chardonnay
Casablanca Valley
29
Where in Argentina are they making premium chardonnay
Mendoza
30
Where in South Africa are they making premium chardonnay
Walker Bay
31
What grape(s) can chardonnay be blended with
Semillion and Vigonier