Appearance (4 points): Colour: poor = 0 Body/weight/fluidity/limpidity/vinosity: thin = 0 Clarity/brilliance: dull = 0 Nose/Smell (6 points): Cleanness: unpleasant/faulty (eg H2S, mercaptans) = 0 Fineness/finesse: unattractive = 0 Intensity: insignificant/faulty = 0 Taste (10 points): Cleanness/purity: oxidised/excess SO2/impure = 0 Character/personality/finesse:
astringent/bitter/unpleasant = 0 Harmony/balance/structure: too bland/over acidic/too oaky = 0 Persistence/duration/length/finish/aftertaste:
insignificant = 0 Return to wine tasting
Winegrowers Supplies
- Wine Assessment - Red Wines
good/attractive = 1
very good/exciting = 2
good weight = 1
clear/bright = 1
fresh/clean = 1
pleasant = 1
fine/harmonious = 2
complex/sophisticated/very fine = 3
weak/fading = 1
persistent = 2
coarse/clumsy/cloying/just acceptable = 1
smooth/pure = 2
thin/weak/undistinguished = 1
pleasant/interesting/fine = 2
complex/sophisticated/very fine = 3
balanced/harmonious = 1
harmonious and well structured = 2
short = 1
long lasting = 2
persisting complexity = 3