Deductive Tasting Guide

DEDUCTIVE TASTING GUIDE

SIGHT PALATE Clarity: clear / cloudy / hazy Primary Flavors Brightness: dull / bright / day bright / star bright / brilliant Fruit: Citrus / green / stone / tropical / red / black Concentration : low / medium / medium-plus / high Fruit Condition: under-ripe / ripe / overripe / dried / stewed

Primary Color Secondary Flavors / Non-Fruits White: clear / green / straw / yellow / golden / brown Floral - Spice - Herbaceous - Earth 'Minerality' - Other Rose: pink / salmon / orange / onion skin / copper Red: purple / ruby / garnet / tawny / brown Development: young / developing / mature / over-the-hill Secondary Color White: clear / green / straw / yellow / golden / brown Aging: new oak / neutral oak / stainless steel / anfora / concrete Rose: pink / salmon / orange / onion skin / copper ~ American oak: vanilla extract / coconut / dill / toast / sawdust Red: purple / ruby / garnet / tawny / brown ~ French oak: subtle vanilla / baking spices ~ Other oak: Hungarian / Slavonian Rim variation: yes / no Gas evidence: yes / no STRUCTURE Sediment or particles: yes / no Viscosity: low / medium-minus / medium / medium-plus / high Condition: clean / rustic / flawed Extraction: low / medium / high Sweetness: bone-dry / dry / off-dry / sweet / very sweet Acidity: low / medium-minus / medium / medium-plus / high NOSE Tannins: low / medium-minus / medium / medium-plus / high ~Texture: green (unripe) / chalky / smooth (ripe) / fine-grained

Condition: clean / f lawed Body: light / medium-minus / medium / medium-plus / full Primary Aromatics Fruit: citrus / green / stone / tropical / red / black Alcohol: low / medium-minus / medium / medium-plus / high Fruit Condition: under-ripe / ripe / overripe / dried/ stewed Complexity: simple / medium / high Secondary Aromatics / Non Fruits Balanced: yes / no Floral - Spice - Herbaceous - Earth 'Minerality' - Other Finish: short / medium-minus / medium / medium-plus / long

Development: young / developing / mature / over-the-hill Intensity: low / medium / medium-plus / high

Aging: new oak / neutral oak / stainless steel / anfora / concrete ~ American oak: vanilla extract / coconut / dill / toast / sawdust ~ French oak: subtle vanilla / baking spices

~ Other oak: Hungarian / Slavonian IMP RESS ION

Style: Old World / New World VINTAGE: Climate: cool / warm / hot VARIETY: Quality: "Off" / good / very good / outstanding COUNTRY: Age Range: 1-3 years / 3-5 years / 5-10 years / 10+ years REGION: Readiness: drink now / decant (how long?) / hold (# years?) APPELLATION: SUB-APPELLATION: PRICE: