Grape varieties - tasting notes Flashcards

Question

What are the tasting notes of Tannat?

Answer 1

- deep ruby in color - pronounced aromas - flavors of blackberry and blackcurrant plus oak flavors - high tannins - high acidity - full body - medium to high alcohol - very good to outstanding quality - mid to premium priced

Answer 2

- intense aroma - flavors of lemon and mango - high acidity - alcohol between the top end of medium and high with a full body - very good to outstanding in quality - mid-priced to premium in price

Answer 3

- Can produce dry to sweet wines. - It has high acidity and often significant potential for aging. - Wines can have pronounced intensity and fruit flavor range from green fruit to tropical, often with floral notes such as white flowers or honeysuckle. - With age, the wines develop toast, honey and sometimes petrol-like aromas

Answer 4

- Medium acidity - simple floral and fruity aromas - high yields

Answer 5

- dry, medium-bodied wines - medium to medium (+) acidity - earthy characteristics

Answer 6

- Usually have medium (+) to high acidity and are typically not oaked. - simple with citrus and green fruit aromas made for early drinking - acceptable to good quality and inexpensive price - complex with pronounced citrus and peach fruit aromas, which can be aged in bottle - very good to outstanding quality and premium priced.

Answer 7

- Usually has high levels of acidity and can have somewhat neutral aromatics. - Often made into fresh, neutral, unoaked, dry wines, of acceptable to good quality and inexpensive in price. - Can be affected by noble rot, and then used for sweet wines production.

Answer 8

- Usually have medium (+) level of acidity with medium tannin levels. - Red fruit, particularly cherry, dominate the flavours and aromas. - Styles range from easy drinking, fruity unoaked wines that are acceptable to good quality and inexpensive to mid-priced, - full bodied, oaked styles that have the possibility to age - very good quality and can command premium prices.

Answer 9

- Usually have medium (+) to high tannins, - high levels of acidity, - deep colour and black fruit flavours. - Can produce some of Austria’s most age-worthy and intense red wines. - The wines range from simple, fruity wines with little or no oak ageing, that are good in quality and mid-priced - very good to outstanding wines with pronounced black fruit, spicy oak characters and high tannins that are premium priced.

Answer 10

The wines are typically deep ruby in colour, with medium (+) intensity red cherry fruit with floral notes, medium (-) acidity and medium (+) tannins.

Answer 11

The wines are medium to deep ruby colour, medium intensity red plum and red cherry fruit sometimes with black pepper aromas, high acidity, medium tannins and medium alcohol.

Answer 12

the wines have light intensity aromas of lemon, apple/pear and white flowers with high acidity and a light or medium body.

Answer 13

The wines have light intensity but complex aromas of white flowers, chamomile, white peach and lemon. They have medium (-) acidity.

Answer 14

The wines have a pale lemon colour, medium (-) aromatic intensity with apple, lemon and fennel and almond notes with a slightly bitter finish, high acidity and a medium body. The wines range in quality from acceptable to outstanding.

Answer 15

It produces ripe lemon and yellow apple fruited wines with naturally high acidity (acidity can diminish quickly in the grapes if not picked at the optimum time).

Answer 16

The wines have herbal notes (sage, thyme, mint), with crisp apple and pear fruit and are medium bodied. It ripens early, thus avoiding late season rain.

Answer 17

Low to medium intensity of lemon and white flower aromas with high acidity and a medium body

Answer 18

lower alcohol medium (+) acidity firm, medium tannins fresh fruit flavors with a mixture of red and black fruit and floral or herbal aromas

Answer 19

fuller bodied with riper fuirt characteristics lower acidity softer tannins

Answer 20

the dry and off-dry wines have medium intensity aromas of green apple and lemon (sometimes with a steely, smoky character), medium alcohol, and noticeably high acidity, often balanced with some residual sugar for an off-dry style

Answer 21

typically have pronounced intensity aromas of grass, bell pepper and asparagus with gooseberry, grapefruit and wet stone flavours (cooler areas) to riper, passion fruit (warmer areas). They typically have medium body and alcohol and high acidity.

Answer 22

the wines typically have medium to pronounced intensity red fruit (redcurrant, raspberry), floral (violet) aromas and, as noted, can have leafy aromas, a light to medium body, medium tannins and high acidity

Answer 23

It can accumulate high sugar levels leading to medium to high alcohol levels. In Alsace, the wines have medium intensity aromas of peach and apple and are full bodied with medium acidity. The best examples have a rich oily texture and have the capacity to age and develop honeyed and smoky notes

Answer 24

Wines produced from this variety are typically medium lemon in colour (the ripe grapes themselves are a light pink), with pronounced aromas of lychee, peach/apricot, rose and spice (the German word Gewürz means ‘spice’). They have medium to high alcohol, a medium to full body and low acidity. In Alsace the wines are made in a range of styles from dry through to sweet.

Answer 25

fruitier (lemon, grapefruit, peach) rather than overtly floral, and fresher with lower levels of alcohol

Answer 26

high in acidity, with medium (–) or medium body, medium levels of alcohol and aromas and flavours of lemon, grapefruit and peach, sometimes with a floral note

Grape varieties - tasting notes Flashcards

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