Wine by the glass (Tastes and/or Aroma) Flashcards
dusty raspberries and cherries.
Hints of white flowers (lilly, apple blossom and gardenia)
Soft silky tannins (fine grained ultra smooth tannins with very little bite)
mineral firmness (an undefinable rock-like character to wine other than fruit)
lifting, lingering finish.
Mercurey Domaine Faivele (Cote Chalonnaise) France 2009
Dusty raspberry and cherries
cleansing acidity (high ph)
Hints of vanilla (flavor compound vanillan comes from oak)
Chinon Patrick Lambert, Loire, 2010
red berry fruits and cherries.
hint of lavender (resinous floral aroma associated with wine originating in the south of france)
firm integrated tannins (persistant fine grained tannin)
acidity-laced finish (high ph)
Chianti Classico Retromarcia (ITALY) 2007
black cherry and raspberry
Hints of tobacco
cold tea tannins (not traditional tannin)
Nebbiolo, Parusso Barolo, Italy 2009
Well-balanced with a cherry robe
vanilla wooded aromas
Bordeaux Chateau Poitevin, Medoc, France 2010
Deeply-coloured with youthful highlights.
RACY (bracing acidity)
balance of oak and fruit.
Intense vanilla oak aromas
Chateau Gatoul Cahors, France 2009
Green apple and lime zest mix with Moroccan preserved lemons on the zesty nose; the mouth is clean, crisp and refreshing, with a bit more juice and body, but finishes with a sensation of citrus zest and a sea salt kiss. There is nothing that this food-flexible wine can’t play well with—bring on the oysters or break out the backyard barbecue.
bone dry (very high ph)
light bodied wine
soft tropical fruit aromas (banana, pineapple, lychee, coconut)
a sir-lie roundness (cheesy)
Muscadet La Grenouille Sur Lie Sevre et Maine, (Nantais) 2010
dry (high ph)
Taste: pear, apple, stone fruit.
a touch of smoke (a smoky oak flavor that could be due to highly toasted oak barrels) a cleansing mineral finish.
Volcanic, alluvial, granite, clay soil.
Montinore Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2010
bone dry (very high ph) and concentrated.
Aromas of nectarine, gooseberries, grapefruit and citrus.
Hints of soft white florals, aromatics
Finish: crisp dry minerality.
Sancerre Blanc Durand Central Loire, France 2011
Taste: citrus, zest, minerals and florals.
aromas: creamy apples, pears, peach and nuts.
Bourgogne Blanc Les Setilles, Olivier Leflaive Puligny Montrachet France 2011
dry (high ph)
Taste: pear and green apple.
Cleansing and refreshing.
Vouvray, Remy Pannier, Loire France (Touraine) 2012
Taste: firm and elegant with apple, pear, melon and nectarine flavors
aromas of vanilla
firm, crisp acidity.
Chalone Vineyard Chardonnay (Monterey County) 2010
hints: raspberries, strawberries
Tastes: effervescent and expansive on mid-palate.
balance of acidity and minerality on finish.
Paul De Cost Brut Traditional Sparkling Rose Provence, France NV
Taste: dusty raspberries, strawberries
Balanced fruit, acidity and minerality
hints of rose petals
Domaine D’Eole Rose, Provence France 2011
straw yellow in colour, it has an intensely fruity and fresh bouquet, particularly reminiscent of spear wood flowers and wisteria, wild apple and mountain honey. The perlage is fine and persistent.
Tullia Prosecco Brut Sparkling
