2012 intermediate wine course (1b) : winemaking
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Pcc Wine Circle Intermediate Wine CourseTRANSCRIPT
3. Taste - Mouth
• Tip of tongue – Tingle of bubbles• Front of tongue - Sweetness• Front side of tongue - Saltiness• Back side of tongue - Acidity• Back of tongue - Bitterness
Taste
• Acid/fruit balance• Which fruits or non-fruit flavours
– Fruity– Floral– Vegetal– Mineral
• Length of taste
Tasting “ground rules”
1. Eyes first!
2. Smell
3. Taste
• Colour, clarity, depth, rim
• Fresh or musty? • 500 chemical aromas
– objective & subjective
• Tongue/senses• ‘Length’ a sign of quality• Teetotal tasters!
2. Vega de la Reina, Verdejo, 2008 Rueda DO, Spain
• Rueda DO: a small but important white wine region
• Verdejo: Aromatic Spanish grape with freshness, acidity like Sauvignon Blanc– Colour: Pale yellow (Quite old!)– Aroma: Aromatic; citrus fruits, freshness, grassy,
zingy acidity ...– Palate: Fresh, peach, citrus, grass ....
• Fruit/acid balance?• Residual sugar?
Rueda
3. Viñalba Seleccion Torrontes 2011 Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
• Torrontes: a distant relation of aromatic Muscat grape.
• Argentina’s signature white variety.– Colour: Pale straw– Aroma: Fresh, ripe tropical fruits – peach, lemon,
pineapple ...– Palate: Citrus blossom and tropical fruits....
• Fruit/acid balance?• Residual sugar?
Some facts and figures
Where is wine produced?
League tables (2009)
1. France2. Italy3. Spain----4. USA 5. Argentina6. Australia-----7. Chile8. Germany 9. South Africa10. Portugal
• Rankings according to quantity of annual production
• Two thirds of all wine is produced in Europe
• Spain has the largest acreage of vineyards
Consumption
UK Imports by volume
1. Australia
2. France
3. USA (California)
4. Italy
5. Spain
4. Felsner Gedersdorfer Moosburgerin Grüner Veltliner, 2010
• Grüner Veltliner• Kremstal in Lower Austria• Single vineyard; hand-picked
– Colour: Light yellow/green– Aroma: Apple, citrus fruits ...– Palate: Apple, with a peppery aftertaste characteristic
of the grape ...• Fruit/acid balance?• Residual sugar? • Could accompany Asian cuisine
Effect of Food on Wine
• Salmon (Oily fish)
• Green apple
• Chocolate
• Paprika
• Cheese (animal protein)
• Enhances flavour of fuller white wines
• Sharpens the palate
• A flavour blocker
• Spices need aromatic white wines
• Neutralises tannins
5. Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir 2007 Marlborough, New Zealand • Hand harvested from a mix of vineyards in the
Awatere and Wainau valleys of Marlborough• Matured 11 months in French oak• Lots of awards!
– Colour: Light colour typical of Pinot Noir– Aroma: Cherries, peppers and hint of spices –
cloves?– Palate: Cherry/plum fruit, smooth and velvety, very
soft tannins ...
6. Errazuriz Reserva Carmenère 2010 Aconcagua Valley, Chile • Hand-picked; fermented in stainless steel;
matured in oak– Colour: Medium intensity; purple indicating youthful
wine– Aroma: Fruit – red currants; hint of stalkiness
characteristic of Carmenère; ‘green on the nose’– Palate: Red berries, plums, gentle tannins ...
The Carmenère story
• Origins in Bordeaux in 19th Century.
• In Chile mixed in with Merlot in vineyards.
• DNA testing in 1990s showed it to be a distinctive variety and often superior to Merlot.
• Now very much a Chilean variety in its own right
7. Ch. Caronne Ste Gemme Cru Bourgeois 2007 Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux
• Cru Bourgeois from the left bank ‘Haut-Médoc
[Below Crus Classés]• A blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot,
3% Petit Verdot.– Colour: Dense intensity; purple indicating youthful
wine– Aroma: Blackcurrants and spices ..– Palate: Blackcurrants, pepper....,
Still quite tannic; but very drinkable with meat
‘A good value for money Bordeaux’
Effect of Food on Wine
• Salmon (Oily fish)
• Green apple
• Chocolate
• Paprika
• Cheese (animal protein)
• Enhances flavour of fuller white wines
• Sharpens the palate
• A flavour blocker
• Spices need aromatic white wines
• Neutralises tannins
Today’s wines
1. Chablis, Les Champs Blancs, Pascal Bouchard, AOC, 2010 £14.99W
2. Vega de la Reina 2008 Rueda, DO, Spain £5.99 M
3. Viñalba Seleccion 2011 Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza £7.99 M
4. Felsner Gedersdorfer Moosburgerin Grüner Veltliner, Austria, 2010£10.99 W
5. Villa Maria Reserve Pinot Noir 2007, Marlborough £11.25 HM
6. Errazuriz Reserva Carmenère, 2010, Chile £6.99M
7. Ch. Caronne Ste Gemme ,Cru Bourgeois, 2007 £12.99 M
W Waitrose HM Hatch Mansfield M Majestic
Mystery wine
• By aroma only, which of today’s wines is this?
A reminder
• Session II• 15 February 2012• 2.30pm• South Australia
Finally…
Thank
you