WSET Level 2
WSET Level 2 - Learning Material
WSET Level 2 - Learning Material
Kartei Details
Karten | 21 |
---|---|
Lernende | 48 |
Sprache | English |
Kategorie | Allgemeinbildung |
Stufe | Andere |
Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 24.03.2014 / 30.03.2024 |
Lizenzierung | Keine Angabe |
Weblink |
https://card2brain.ch/box/wset_level_21
|
Einbinden |
<iframe src="https://card2brain.ch/box/wset_level_21/embed" width="780" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>
|
APPEARANCE - Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine
Clarity
clear - hazy
Intensity
pale – medium – deep
Colour
white: lemon – gold – amber
rosé: pink – salmon – orange
red: purple – ruby – garnet – tawny
NOSE- Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine
Condition
clean – unclean
Intensity
light – medium – pronounced
Aroma characteristics
e.g. fruits, flowers, spices, vegetables, oak aromas, other
PALATE - Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine
Sweetness
dry – off-dry – medium – sweet
Acidity
low – medium – high
Tannin
low – medium – high
Body
light – medium – full
Flavour characteristics
e.g. fruits, flowers, spices, vegetables, oak flavours, other
Finish
short – medium – long
CONCLUSIONS - Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine
Quality
faulty – poor – acceptable – good – very good – outstanding
FLORAL / FRUIT - AROMA AND FLAVOUR CHARACTERISTICS - Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine
Are the flavours simple/generic or specific? Fresh or cooked? Ripe or unripe?
Floral
blossom, rose, violet
Green Fruit
green apple, red apple, gooseberry, pear, grape
Citrus Fruit
grapefruit, lemon, lime (juice or zest?)
Stone Fruit
peach, apricot, nectarine
Tropical Fruit
banana, lychee, mango, melon, passion fruit, pineapple
Red Fruit
redcurrant, cranberry, raspberry, strawberry, red cherry, plum
Black Fruit
blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, black cherry
Dried Fruit
fig, prune, raisin, sultana, kirsch, jamminess, cooked, baked, stewed fruits, preserved fruits
SPICE / VEGETABLE - AROMA AND FLAVOUR CHARACTERISTICS - Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine
Underripeness
green bell pepper (capsicum), grass, white pepper, leafiness, tomato, potato
Herbaceous
grass, asparagus, blackcurrant leaf
Herbal
eucalyptus, mint, medicinal, lavender, fennel, dill
Vegetable
cabbage, peas, beans, black olive, green olive
Sweet Spices
cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla
Pungent Spices
black/white pepper, liquorice, juniper
OAK / OTHER - AROMA AND FLAVOUR CHARACTERISTICS - Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine
Simplicity /Neutality simple, neutral, indistinct
Autolytic yeast, biscuit, bread, toast, pastry, lees
Dairy butter, cheese, cream, yoghurt
Oak vanilla, toast, cedar, charred wood, smoke, resinous
Kernel almond, coconut, hazelnut, walnut, chocolate, coffee
Animal leather, meaty, farmyard
Maturity vegetal, mushroom, hay, wet leaves, forest floor, game, savoury, tobacco, cedar, honey, cereal
Mineral earth, petrol, rubber, tar, stony/steely, wet wool
GRAPES - Chardonnay
Colour: White
Preferred Climate(s):
Cool, Moderate, Hot,
High In:
Acidity, Body, Intensity
Low In:
Tannin
Flavour Characteristics:
Citrus, Green Fruit, Stone Fruit, Tropical Fruit, Vanilla, Apple, Peach, Toast, Butter, Smoke, Melon, Lemon, Oak, Stoney,Vegetal,
Blending Partners:
Semilion, Colombard, Chenin Blanc, Viognier
France
- Chablis: Bone dry wine, high acidity, green fruit and citrus notes.
- Burgundy: Cote d’Or – Cote de Beaune – Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet – Full bodied, complex flavours including citrus, white stone and tropical fruit, oak, spice and savoury notes.
- Maconnais: Large volumes of moderately priced chardonnay with light fruit (melon, citrus) with no oak Macon!
- Pouilly fuisse: Full bodied chardonnay, tropical (pineapple and melon). Oaked
Australia
- Yarra Valley, Adelaide Hills, Margaret River – Pronouced fruit (fresh citrus and melon), well integrated oak.
New Zealand
- Hawkes Bay, Gisborne, Marlborough – High acidity and oak flavours
North America
- California – Coastal – Russian river, Sonoma, Carneros –Styles vary from full bodied, intense rich citrus and ripe peach flavours, heavily oaked to very savoury styles similar to Cote d’Or.
Chile
- Central Valley, Casablanca Valley – Banana and melon flavours
Argentina
- Mendoza – Intense fruit flavours
South Africa
- Coastal – Walker Bay Ward