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“White wine is like electricity. Red wine looks and tastes like a liquified beefsteak.”
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James Joyce
Author

Tasting Guide for Red Wines

APPEARANCE

Purple

Ruby

Tawny

Intensity

 1. Pale
2. Medium
3. Deep

Transparency

1. Transparent
2. Blurred
3. Cloudy
4. Sediment
5. Bubbles
6. Shiny

NOSE & PALATE

Intensty

1.Light
2. Medium
3. Pronounced

· Aromas · Primary, grape & fermentation

Floral / Fruity:
Green, citrus, stone, tropical, Red, Black, Ripe Fruit, JustRipe, OverRipe, Herbal

· Aromas · Post fermentation manipulations

Yeast
Lees, biscuit, bread dough, pastry
butter,cream
Oak
Vanilla, clove, cedar, coconut, coffee

· Aromas ·
Tertiary, inherent to maturation

Dried fruit, petrol, honeyed, orange zest, nuts, chocolate, caramel, coffee, leather, tobacco, meaty, mushroom, wet leaves

PALATE

Sweetness

Dry,
Off dry
Medium dry Medium Sweet Sweet

 

Acidity

Low
Medium
High

Alcohol

Low
Medium
High

Body

Low
Medium
High

Tannins

Low
Medium
High

Finish

Short
Medium
Long