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Bluff Dale Vineyards
5222 County Road 148
Bluff Dale, Texas 76433
(254) 728-3540 – Telephone
(254) 728-3541 – Facsimile
E-mail: bluffdalevines@lipan.net
www.bluffdalevineyards.com
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awkward
is used to describe a wine that is not correctly balanced or is of poor structure
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Under construction see Tasting Terms
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Under construction see Tasting Terms
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attenuated
is used to descibe a wine which is past its best and is beginning to lose some of the flavor of the fruit as it ages
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attack
is the initial tast of a wine
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astringent
is used to describe a bitter, dry sensation in the mouth when tasting red wines, and some white wines, that have too much tannin present
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assertive
is used to describe a wine that has a full, distinctive tast, most likely with high levels of tannins or acidity
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aromatic
is used to describe a wine with a strong and particular smell, like smells from the Riesling grape
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aroma
is the smell of a wine, normally the smell of hte grapes within the wine or the effects of fermentation of a wine.
Sometimes aroma and bouquet are used interchangeably, but strictly the bouquest represents the smells due to the effects of the wine maturing.
