During the week ( a seven day period) Patrick will grade this paper. I hope this will help all of us to get better prepared to pass our exams.
Patrick has been telling me that I need to "trim off some of the fat", so I tried the best I could to get those precious points without saying much... or... without using as many words as I normally do. He knows my struggles with time management... as I have failed miserably many times to complete papers in time in the past. Let's find out how this one goes? :)
This wine is from a single grape variety.
a) Identify the variety (7 points) - Pinot Noir
Pale ruby-red color indicates a wine from a thin-skinned grape variety such as Pinot Noir or Sangiovese. Compatibility with some new oak is typical for both varieties, but red cherries, juicy red fruit and red currant are more consistent with Pinot Noir. Light to medium-body, fine tannins, purity of fruit and high acid confirm Pinot Noir.
b) Identify the country and region of origin as close as possible (8 points) - Rheingau
Red fruit, a note of mint and the medium alcohol (13.5%) suggest cool to moderate climate.The absence of very ripe fruit, baked or jammy flavors confirms it. The minerality on the background with some spice notes indicates a wine from the Old World. Burgundy always come to mind when good Old World Pinot Noir is in the glass, but this wine doesn’t seem to be as full and firm as the best examples of the region (GC level), nor it is as rustic and simple as the lesser ones. But it could be a Premier Cru. The pure fruit of a Nuits-St. George came to mind, but the lack of overt oak doesn’t match the profile. Not being from Burgundy, other regions considered were Alsace, in France Oltrepo Pavese in Italy, and Ahr and Rheingau in Germany. Alsatian Pinot Noir is normally more tannic and oaked than this one. Oltrepo Pavese, in general, would have more black fruit. This light colored Pinot, with hints of sweet cherries, very good acidity and minerality is typical of the top examples from the Ahr or the Rheingau in Germany. The two regions can have a very similar style, but the wines from the Ahr tend to be a little more austere, with not so much the overt “sweet fruit” displayed in this wine. This wine is from the Rheingau.
c) Comment on the method of production (4 points)
This wine was vinified dry from ripe grapes that were de-stemmed (no “green” or astringent tannins in the wine). The temperature of the fermentation was not extreme (between 25C and 30C) and there was very little (if any) extended maceration as no excessive or hard tannins were detected. The wine was aged in small French oak barrels (1/3 new) for 14 months as evidenced by some spicy and toasty notes.Wine:
Kloster Eberbach Assmannshauser Hollenberg Spätburgunder 2007PS: I actually did taste this wine (not "dry notes" like in the previous post)
Cheers,
Luiz Alberto, #WL
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