TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
Profile #1 Versatile Food Wine Style |
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Appearance | Light to medium pink. | ||
Aroma | Cherries, tea and weedy strawberry, cinnamon and Christmas spice. | ||
Flavor | Dry, clean, with fresh clean strawberry and cherry flavors, violets, brown sugar, cinnamon, some light firm tannins,and good acidity. | ||
Balance | Moderate. | ||
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
Oenological | Often produced by bleeding ("seigne") in the French manner, to increase concentration in red wine, or from fruit which fails to ripen sufficiently for red. | ||
Viticultural | Generally red Bordeaux varietals. | ||
Terroir | Warm Region I, moderated by surrounding ocean, with sandy, well-drained soils which shed fall rain. |