December Big 16 Flashcards
Thomas Sancerre
SG: LB, zesty citrus, minerality
SS: white grapefruit, lime/lemon zest, chalk, high acid
Von Winning Sauv Blanc
SG: LB, expressive, herbal, round
SS: lemon, guava, fennel guava, fennel, lavender
Schloss Gobelsburg, Cistercien Rose
SG: LB, elegant, fresh berries, zesty, dry
SS: wild cherry, strawberry, cranberry, lemon zest
Domaine la Bastide Blanche, Bandol Rose
SG: L-MB, fruit cup, chalky minerality
SS: peach, melon, macerated strawberries, tangerine, crushed stone
Dirty & Rowdy Chenin Blanc
SG: M-FB, dry structured, waxy, tree fruit
SS: quince, persimmon, honey, lemon curd, bee’s wax
Charles Bove Vouvray
SG: FB, off-dry, honeyed, floral
SS: bright, tart apple, honeysuckle, balanced acid
Cave de Tain, Crozes-Hermitage Blanc
SG: M+B, round, expressive, floral, minerality
SS: pear, lemon, grapefruit, white flowers, salinity
Pegau, Cuvée Lone, Cotes du Rhône Blanc
SG: M+B, nutty, stone fruit, juicy, minerality
SS: apricot, white peach, fennel, almond
Purple Hands Freedom Hill PN
SG: L-MB, rich berry fruit, spice, earth
SS: purple and cherry fruit, cedar, baking spice, clean mushroom
Nielsen FGR Pinot Noir
SG: L-MB, complex, balanced, cooked fruit, wood, earth
SS: pepper, spice, stewed strawberry, cinnamon
Dirty & Rowdy Shake Ridge Mourvèdre
SG: MB, floral, spice, earthy, red fruit
SS: cherry, spicy current, raspberry, black pepper, dried lavender and rose petal
I Vigneri di Salvo Foti, Etna Rosso
SG: MB, juicy red fruit, floral, spice
SS: fresh cherry, tobacco, smoke, baking spice
Guigal Crozes-Hermitage
SG: M-FB, juicy, earthy, peppery
SS: unripe blackberry, black cherry, cracked pepper, clean earth
Jean Villa Carmina Cote Rotie
SG: M-FB, structured, bright, berry fruit, spice
SS: cherry, raspberry, cola, lavender, fine-grained tannin
GR-174, Priorat
SG: M+B, juicy rich fruit, silky, elegant
SS: plum, unripe blackberry, vanilla, minerality, cocoa powder
