Pinot Gris/Grigio 11.
What diseases is susceptible to?
- Dm
- Botrytis bunch rot
Pinot Gris/Grigio 11
What’s the level of ACIDITY of all its styles?
Medium
Pinot Gris11. Describe the style
- Dry to sweet (shift towards drier styles)
- Best examples have oily texture
- Med apple and peach aromas
- Med to High alcohol
- Full body
- Capacity to age (developing honeyed and smoky aromas)
Pinot Grigio 11. Describe the style
- DRY
- Light to med- apple and lemon
- Light to med body
- Med alcohol
Pinot Grigio 11. Describe the style
- DRY
- Light to med- apple and lemon
- Light to med body
- Med alcohol
Pinot Gris/Grigio 11
Describe the main characteristics of the grape
Moderately yielding.
Can accumulate sugar rapidly and lose acidity.
Picking the right harvest date is important
Pinot Noir 11.
Describe the general characteristics of the grape
Yields must limited to produce quality.
Delicate variety
Ripens too fast in warm climates, without developing sufficient aroma intensity
Pinot Noir 11.
What is susceptible to?
Everything 😂
- Millerandage
- Pm and dm
- Tight bunches —> Grey rot
- Botrytis bunch rot
- Fan leaf and leaf roll
- Pierce’s disease
Pinot Noir 11.
Describe the typical style made in Burgundy
- Dry
- High acidity
- Low to medium tannins
- Med alcohol
- Red fruit aromas
- Affinity with oak
- Earth, game and mushrooms with age
Describe the main characteristics of Primitivo/Zinfandel 1-123 grapes
High yielding.
Ripens unevenly with more and less ripe berries on the same bunch leading to mature grapes shrivelling.
Accumulates sugar quickly.
In Italy was (is?) used to add body and alcohol to cooler regions
What is Primitivo/Zinfandel 1-123 susceptible to?
- Primitivo has looser bunches than Zin so a higher disease resistance
- Needs a warm climate but suffers from drought
- Poor flowering in wet conditions
What is the typical style of a Primitivo made in Puglia?
Dry to sweet
Med acidity
Jammy red and black fruit
Med to med+ tannins
High alcohol
Many acceptable to good wines but also very good and some outstanding examples
Semillon 22.
Give a brief description of its general profile
- Low intensity apple, lemon and grassy aromas
- Med+ acidity
- Med alcohol
- Med body
- Ability to age, developing toast and honeyed notes
- STRONG AFFINITY WITH NEW FRENCH OAK (Vanilla and sweet spices aromas)
Semillon 22
What’s its role in dry and sweet BDX blends?
In DRY blends softens Sauvignon’s pronounced aromas and high acidity
In BOTRYTIS affected blends contributes pronounced honey, dried lemon aromas and a waxy texture
Chardonnay 11
What are the main characteristics of the grape?
Relatively high yielding and versatile.
Can produce relatively high yields without loss of quality
Can be grown successfully in a range of soils and climates.
Best examples on limestone/clay as in Burgundy.
Chardonnay 11
Which diseases is prone to?
Millerandage
Pm
Grey rot
Pierce’s disease and grapevine yellows
Syrah/Shiraz 32
What are the main characteristics of the grape?
Vigorous and reductive
Needs protection from the wind in N Rhone (tying)
Red/black fruits with herbal (tea) and peppery notes
Deep colour
Syrah/Shiraz 32
Which diseases is it prone to?
Mites
Botrytis bunch rot
Chlorosis (on high lime soils)
Syrah disease (graft point breaks, plant dies)
What does Syrah/Shiraz 32 add to GSM blends?
Colour, body and fruit
Grenache Noir 13
What are the grape’s main characteristics?
High yielding and vigorous
Resistant to drought, needs a warm climate to ripen
Apt to bush vine training
Does well on dry, low fertility soils
Accumulates sugar quickly
Oxidative in the winery
Grenache Noir 13
Which diseases is it prone to?
Coulure
Dm, phomopsis, botrytis bunch rot
Bacterial necrosis
Grenache Noir 13
What’s the style of wine it produces?
Pale ruby colour
Low acidity
Low to medium tannins
High alcohol
Viognier 12
What are the grape’s main characteristics?
Low vigour and unpredictable yields due to poor flowering
Picking the right harvest date is crucial to have pronounced aromas without losing acidity and accumulating too many sugars
Viognier 12
What’s its general profile?
Medium lemon colour
Low acidity
Pronounced aromas of honeysuckle, apricot and peach
Full body
Med to high alcohol
Oily texture
