WSET2 - Chapter 9 - Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Question 1

In Australia what is Cabernet Sauvignon often blended with

Answer 1

Shiraz (Syrah)

Question 2

What three things does Cabernet Sauvignon provide to a blend?

Answer 2

Adds color, acidity, tannin and aromatic fruit.

Question 3

What does the term Grand Vin mean?

Answer 3

The main (first) wine made by that house

Question 4

What are the two apellations in the Right Bank?

Answer 4

Pomerol and St. Emillion

Question 5

What two rivers are found in Bordeaux?

Answer 5

Dordogne and Garonne

Question 6

What two things does Merlot provide to a blend?

Answer 6

Adds softness and body.

Question 7

What flavors are introduced by oak ageing into Cabernet Sauvignon?

Answer 7

Oak aging can add toast, vanilla, smoke, coffee, cedar.

Question 8

Merlot is ______ bodied, ____ acidity, ____ tannins and _____ aromas

Answer 8

Full body, less acid than Cabernet Sauvignon, less tannins, and less intense aromas

Question 9

What do the very best appellations in Bordeaux put on their label?

Answer 9

Grand Cru Classe

Question 10

What well-known village is in Graves?

Answer 10

Passac-Leognan

Question 11

What mistake was made in Chile with respect to grapes identification?

Answer 11

Some Merlot is actually Carmenere which gives wines a spicy flavor and intense fruit

Question 12

Where in Chile do you find Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot?

Answer 12

Maipo, Colchagua, Cachapoal

Question 13

What does the term Chateau mean?

Answer 13

Wines were made from that vineyard/place

Question 14

What valley in Sonoma is known for its soft texture, full body Cabernets?

Answer 14

Alexander Valley

Question 15

Where in New Zealand do you find Cabernet Sauvignon?

Answer 15

Hawkes Bay

Question 16

What two words describe the climate of Bordeaux

Answer 16

Moderate and maritime

Question 17

What are the two regions in Australia that grow Cabernet Sauvignon?

Answer 17

Connawarra and Margaret River

Question 18

What is Cabernet Sauvignon blended with in Argentina?

Answer 18

Malbec

Question 19

What are the characteristics of a left bank Bordeaux: ____ body, ______ tannin, ______ acid, ______ finish and ______ alcohol

Answer 19

medium or full, high, high, long, medium

Question 20

What is the flavor profile of a Merlot that is from a moderate climate? _____ body, ______ tannin, _______ acid, _____ alcohol and _______flavors and aromas

Answer 20

Full body, medium to heavy tannin, medium acid with red fruit characters and herbal notes (mint)

Question 21

In Napa valley what are two regions for Cabernets?

Answer 21

Rutherford and Oakville

Question 22

What South African region is known for its Bordeaux style reds?

Answer 22

Stellenbosch

Less intense, more herbs.High tannin, high acidity

Question 23

What grape is grown mainly on the left bank of Bordeaux?

Answer 23

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 24

What two villages are in Haut-Medoc?

Answer 24

Pauillac and Margaux

Question 25

Where in Argentina is the best CabSav produced? What moderates its climate?

Answer 25

Mendoza, Altitude

Question 26

What kind of climate does Cabernet Sauvignon need?

Answer 26

Moderate to hot

Question 27

What grape is mainly grown on the right bank of Bordeaux?

Answer 27

Merlot

Question 28

What is the classic region for Cabernet and Merlot blends?

Answer 28

Bordeaux, France

Question 29

For a right bank wine you will have ____ tannin, ____ acid and _____ aromas.

Answer 29

Medium tannin, medium acid and red fruit aromas plus what oak can give (cedar, tobacco)

Question 30

Bordeaux wines made outside of the most prestigious appelations are called ___________

Answer 30

Bordeaux AC or Bordeaux Superiere AC

Question 31

What is the flavor profile of a Cabernet Sauvignon (fruit, secondary)

Answer 31

Black fruit, especially black currant, with herbaceous notes (bell pepper, mint).

Question 32

Running from North to South what are the main regions in the left bank of Bordeaux?

Answer 32

Medoc, Haut-Medoc, and Graves

Question 33

What flavors are introduced by oaking Merlot

Answer 33

Oak aging can add toast, vanilla, smoke, coffee, cedar.

Question 34

Cabernet Sauvignon has _____ color, ____ acidity, ____ tannins and _____ aromas

Answer 34

Deep color, high acid, high tannin and strong

Question 35

How is Bordeaux AC different than Bordeaux Superiere AC?

Answer 35

It requires higher levels of alcohol

Question 36

What is the flavor profile of a Merlot that is from a hot climate? _____ body, ______ tannin, _______ acid, _____ alcohol and _______flavors and aromas

Answer 36

full, medium tannin, light acid, high alcohol with black fruit character