BTG Reds

Question 1

Byron Santa Barbara Pinot Noir

Answer 1

LTMB
SG: LB, red fruit, floral, approachable, clean earth
SS: cherry, raspberry, cranberry, cedar, rose petal, smoke

Question 2

Nelson FGR Pinot Noir

Answer 2

LTMB
SG: L-MB, complex, balanced, cooked fruit, wood, earth
SS: pepper, spice, stewed strawberry, cinnamon

Question 3

La Montesa Rioja

Answer 3

LTMB
SG: L-MB, unripe red fruit, juicy, crowd pleaser
SS: rhubarb, raspberry, mild spice, green herbs

Question 4

Jaboulet Cotes du Rhône

Answer 4

LTMB
SG: MB, baked fruit, baking spice, easy drinking
SS: cocoa, vanilla, cobbler, dark red fruit

Question 5

GR-174, Priorat

Answer 5

LTMB
SG: M+B, juicy rich fruit, silky, elegant
SS: plum, unripe blackberry, vanilla, minerality, cocoa powder

Question 6

Arcanum Il Fauno

Answer 6

LTMB
SG: M+B, mixed berry fruit, old world, balanced
SS: blackberry, boysenberry, stewed tomato, leather, clean earth

Question 7

Tablas Creek Patelin

Answer 7

MTFB
SG: M+B, dark baked fruit, spice
SS: cherry pie, red currant, cinnamon, green pepper, minerality

Question 8

Arbalest Bordeaux

Answer 8

MTFB
SG: M-FB, jammy fruit, smooth, round
SS: strawberry jam, blackberry, anise, vanilla, eucalyptus

Question 9

Carpenter Red

Answer 9

MTFB
SG: FB, dense fruit, jammy, savory
SS: black cherry, leather, balsamic, soy, vanilla

Question 10

Perlada 5 Fincas

Answer 10

MTFB
SG: FB, herbaceous, earthy, structured
SS: dill, moss, clean smoke, blackberry, pomegranate, plum

Question 11

Encina del Inglés

Answer 11

MTFB
SG: FB, earthy, dried fruit, spice, fleshy, dry
SS: dried plums, fig, mossy soil, clove, rich oaky tannins

Question 12

AVV Cabernet

Answer 12

MTFB
SG: FB, baking spices, woody, lush
SS: fresh cut wood, minty herbs, cherry, raspberry, violet, vanilla