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21 Cards in this Set
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Pinot Noir - Appearance
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Pale-Medium Garnet/Ruby
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Pinot Noir - Nose
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Cherry, Milk Chocolate, Tea, Raspberry, Mushrooms
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PinotNoir - Palate
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Acid- Medium-High
Tannin - Low to Med Body - Light to Medium Alcohol - Medium |
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Appearance
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Deep Opaque ruby/Purple
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Nose
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Black Fruit, Cassis, bell pepper, cigar box, eucalyptus
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Palate
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ACID - Med to high
Tannin - Med to high BODY - med to full Acohol - Med to high |
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Merlot - Appearance
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Ruby Red core to light red rim
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Merlot - Nose
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Black cherry, currant, cedar, and green olive – along with mint, tobacco and tea-leaf tones.
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Merlot - Palate
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A range of fresh flavors such as plums, cherries, blueberries and blackberries mixed with cocoa and blackpepper tones. The tannin levels are typically lower than say a Cab and the fruit flavors are typically forward.
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Syrah - Appearance
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Ruby red to inky purple appearance
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Syrah - Nose
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Violets to dark berries, chocolate, espresso and black pepper. No one aroma can be called "typical" though blackberry and pepper are often noticed. With time in the bottle these "primary" notes are moderated and then supplemented with earthy or savory "tertiary" notes such as leather and truffle.
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Syrah - Palate
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Rich round flavors of black cherry, blackberry, plum, bell pepper, black pepper, clove, licorice, dark chocolate and smoked meat.
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Beaujolais - Appearance
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Beaujolais - Nose
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Beaujolais - Palate
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Zinfandel - Appearance
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Zinfandel - Nose
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Zinfandel - Palate
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Zinfandel - Pairings
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Syrah/Shiraz - Growing Regions
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The Barossa and Hunter Valleys along with McLaren Vale are Australia's dominating Shiraz growing regions.
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Syrah - Food Pairings
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Grilled meats or veggies, wild game, richly flavored red meats, beef stew and meat lover's pizza.
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