Module 5 - Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah/Shiraz

1. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah/Shiraz Session 5

2. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 • medium acidity • medium tannin • fruit characteristics vary according to ripeness Merlot • single varietal or blended • simple or complex • light- to full-bodied • oaked or unoaked • very good or outstanding examples can age: dried fruit tobacco Moderate Warm

3. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Merlot Least ripe Most ripe

4. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 • thick skin • high acidity • high tannin • black fruit • herbaceous Cabernet Sauvignon • very good or outstanding examples can age: dried fruit earth forest floor Moderate Warm • single varietal or blended • simple or complex • medium- to full-bodied • oak maturation is common

5. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Least ripe Most ripe Cabernet Sauvignon

6. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon blends Merlot • often blended with high-tannin varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon • to lower tannin and acidity levels • to make wines ready to drink at an earlier age • to add red-fruit flavours to blends Cabernet Sauvignon • often blended with varieties with lower tannin and acidity levels such as Merlot • to balance a wine’s acidity if it is too low • to add tannin to wine for a particular style

7. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon FRANCE BELGIUM GERMANY SPAIN Marseille SOUTH OF FRANCE BORDEAUX Paris Bordeaux FRANCE

8. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 FRANCE BORDEAUX Libourne Bordeaux MÉDOC HAUT- MÉDOC MARGAUX PAUILLAC PESSAC- LÉOGNAN SAINT- ÉMILION GRAVES POMEROL BORDEAUX AOC Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

9. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Bordeaux appellations

10. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Bordeaux classifications

11. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon USA CHILE SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA FRANCE WORLD WINE REGIONS

12. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 San Francisco CALIFORNIA NEVADA CALIFORNIA Los Angeles SONOMA NAPA VALLEY Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

13. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Sonoma SONOMA AND NAPA SONOMA Napa San Francisco San Pablo Bay NAPA Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

14. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma NAPA SONOMA NAPA VALLEY CALISTOGA Napa OAKVILLE NAPA VALLEY San Francisco San Pablo Bay RUTHERFORD

15. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Santiago CHILE ARGENTINA CHILE CENTRAL VALLEY MAIPO VALLEY COLCHAGUA VALLEY Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

16. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon STELLENBOSCH WESTERN CAPE Stellenbosch Cape Town WESTERN CAPE

17. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Perth AUSTRALIA Sydney Adelaide WESTERN AUSTRALIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA VICTORIA NEW SOUTH WALES TASMANIA Melbourne MARGARET RIVER Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

18. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Adelaide SOUTH AUSTRALIA COONAWARRA SOUTH AUSTRALIA Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

19. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Auckland NEW ZEALAND Christchurch HAWKE’S BAY Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

20. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 APPEARANCE Intensity pale – medium – deep Colour white rosé red lemon – gold – amber pink – pink-orange – orange purple – ruby – garnet – tawny NOSE Intensity light – medium – pronounced Aroma characteristics e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary Tasting

21. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 PALATE Sweetness dry – off-dry – medium – sweet Acidity low – medium – high Tannin low – medium – high Alcohol low – medium – high Body light – medium – full Flavour intensity light – medium – pronounced Flavour characteristics e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary Finish short – medium – long CONCLUSIONS Quality poor – acceptable – good – very good – outstanding Tasting

22. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 • thick skin • medium to high tannin • medium to high acidity • black fruit • spice Syrah/Shiraz • single varietal or blended • medium- to full-bodied • oak maturation is common • very good or outstanding examples can age: dried fruit leather meat earth Moderate Warm

24. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Syrah FRANCE BELGIUM GERMANY SPAIN Marseille SOUTH OF FRANCE NORTHERN RHÔNE Paris Bordeaux FRANCE

26. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Shiraz Perth AUSTRALIA Sydney Adelaide WESTERN AUSTRALIA SOUTH AUSTRALIA VICTORIA NEW SOUTH WALES TASMANIA Melbourne SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA

28. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 Sydney VICTORIA NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA AND NEW SOUTH WALES Canberra Melbourne HUNTER VALLEY Shiraz

29. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 APPEARANCE Intensity pale – medium – deep Colour white rosé red lemon – gold – amber pink – pink-orange – orange purple – ruby – garnet – tawny NOSE Intensity light – medium – pronounced Aroma characteristics e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary Tasting

30. Issue 1.1 © WSET 2019 PALATE Sweetness dry – off-dry – medium – sweet Acidity low – medium – high Tannin low – medium – high Alcohol low – medium – high Body light – medium – full Flavour intensity light – medium – pronounced Flavour characteristics e.g. primary, secondary, tertiary Finish short – medium – long CONCLUSIONS Quality poor – acceptable – good – very good – outstanding Tasting

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