TASTING NOTES SHEET - walters vinoforum (www.vinowalt.be)

NAME of WINE:

SPECIFICS

MIJN COMMMENTAREN

NAME:

ORIGIN :

WINERY:

TASTED:

YEAR :

DATE:

AVAILABLE at :

PLACE:

WITH:

 PRICE:

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TO THE EYE :

“White” wine: greenish yellow , moonish yellow ,

COLOUR

straw, lemon, gold , amber

Red wine: ruby, cherry, pomegranade,

salmon, tile ,  carmine

 CLARITY:

 merky, floating parts,

normal, clear, brilliant

Rim: (light) legs, muscled

 DEPTH:

watery, thin, normal,

concentrated, thick

TO THE NOSE :

FLORAL: violet, roses, pelargonium, lilly,… ..tagetes……

HERBS: thyme, mint, sage, dill, melissa…

SPICES:  pepper, cinnamon, clove, curry, smoky....

FRUITY: apple(specify!),pear, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, red currant, mango, pineapple …

VEGETABLES: salad, cucumber, eggplant, carrot, artichoke, nuts...

GRASSY: Hay, moss, freshly mown grass....

EARTH: Woodland, humus, slate, granite, shist ….

WOOD: Oak (French, American), Pine (resin),ceder, Beech

 CARAMEL/SWEETS: candy, syrupy, liquorice...

 LACTIC/CREAMY: butterlike, creamy, yoghourt, rancid

FAULTY: oxydated (overexposed to air), aldehyde ("vinegar shot"), rotten egg (SO²),reductive (wet jute)

TO THE MOUTH :

SWEET (“moëlleux”): bone dry, dry, medium, sweet, very sweet, syrupy

BITTERNESS/TANNIN (acid): soft/non aggressive tannin, solid tannin, harsh, tart

 ACIDITY: flat, freshly acid, solid acid,
almost like vinegar

BODY:meagre, light footed, solid/firm, meaty, heavy, clumsy

LENGTH: Short ( -2 sec.), semi-long (3-6),

               long (6-8), endless (9+)

BALANCE: unbalanced,fractioned,

hollow middle, balanced, well-integrated

POTENTIAL: over the hill , drink now, wait x yrs                             

CONCLUSION

A final judgment referring to

the whole of the notes, the region

grape(s), winery, compared to other vintages or wineries

DRINK WITH :

Aperitif, soft fish, crustaceans,

solid fish, fowl, white meat,

steak, mild or solid game

soft/semi-hard cheeses, hard (blue) cheeses,

pastry, chocolate ...

SCORE:

C =faulty, B= good

QUALITATIVE

B+= close to very good,

A= very good, A+= close to excellent
AA=excellent AAA= absolute top

QUANTITATIVE

several systems

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