Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Maroon at the edges, deepening to dark garnet at the core. Swirl the wine and watch as round after round of tall, thin, wine-colored tears run slowly downward.
Smell - Dark mixed fruit compote, black cherry, tomato vine, soft cedar and wet creek bed lead the way. As the wine breathes, it reveals hints of savory herbs and subtle black truffle.
Feel - Round and soft with medium, integrated tannins and a balanced acidity. These all combine to give the …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Lightest golden yellow, with perfect clarity a through its ever so slightly darker heart. Swirl the wine wine and witness tall, skinny tears that fall very slowly down the glass wall.
Smell - Sweet and zesty and full on the nose, this wine leads with mixed citrus fruit, pineapple and pear. Let the wine warm, just slightly, and be rewarded with more complex aromas of chalky minerals, white acacia flowers, subtle sweetwood and a hint of dried hay.
Feel …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Dark garnet hues, with even color concentration, from from core to edge. The core of the wine shows darker and slightly opaque. After swirling this wine, short, thin, wine-stained legs run slowly down the glass.
Smell - Black cherry, wild strawberry, dark leather, black tea leaf and dark brown spice take an aromatic lead. As the wine breathes in the glass, opening up to reveal bramble, sweet cedar, dried black flower petals and a hint of clove.
Feel …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Golden yellow with perfect coloration from core to edge. When swirled, skinny legs cascade downward from high on the glass wall.
Smell - Bright aromas of mixed citrus lead the way, with dark lemon, yellow grapefruit and subtle key lime all delivering a lovely freshness on the nose. Beneath these, subtle hazelnut, creamed honey, soft spice and white flowers provide complexity and intrigue.
Feel - Soft and round on entry. A moment later, bright acids …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Dark garnet hues, from center to edge. At the core of the wine, even darker garnet, but still see-through. After spinning, tall columns of skinny legs take a steady march down the glass wall.
Smell - Blackberry jam with mix stone fruit compote lead the way. As the wine opens up (keep swirling and be rewarded!), it reveals aromas of dried meats, bramble, sweet dark brown spice and a hint of savory dried herbs.
Feel - Cool and light at the tip of the …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Darkest garnet, with a dense and darker core. Color is evenly maintained, from the core of the wine, right out to its fine red edges. When swirled, skinny clusters of tall, wine-stained tears move very slowly down the glass.
Smell - Bold and lush and loaded with dark fruit and wonderful spice. Blackberry, black cherry and cassis just leap from the glass to greet you on the nose. These are followed, closely, by braised plum, seared mission fig, cigar box, …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Deep crimson at the edges, darker and more garnet at the core of the wine. After a hearty swirl, tall, skinny, wine-colored tears appear high on the glass wall.
Smell - Layered with aromas of spiced cherry, fresh cedar bark, blackberry preserves, overripe cherry, dried black flower petals, conifer needles.
Feel - Soft, on entry, but only for a moment. Almost immediately, the wine introduces a very plush, crushed velvet feel. A soft dryness spreads from …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Beautiful, luminescent magenta, with light purple edges and a slightly darker core. After spinning the wine, tall, skinny, wine-stained legs start high up on the glass wall, before crawling slowly downward.
Smell - Heady and full, with bold aromas of cherry pie, young wild strawberry, raspberry, bramble and brown spice.
Feel - Initially soft and round, this wine quickly takes on a more plush, crushed velvet feel. After a few moments, bright acidity and …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - This wine displays hues of dark garnet, with a darker magenta core. The edges of the wine catch the light when the wine is swirled, throwing off glints of pure ruby. As the wine settles, tall, skinny legs move very slowly down the glass.
Smell - Bold intensity with wild mixed berries of blackberry, blueberry and currant. Spicy barrel character and sweet tobacco then mix with dusty bramble, cigar box, sweet cranberry and a hint of cherry candy.
Feel - …
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Wine Spies Tasting Profile:
Look - Deepest ruby red hues, with glinting edges and a slightly darkening heart. The wine settles very quickly when swirled, leaving behind tall columns of skinny, wine-stained legs that move slowly down the glass.
Smell - A heady rush of black spiced black cherry candy, raspberry and blackberry leap from the glass. These are layered over lush aromas of blackberry bramble, cloves, dried fall leaves, tobacco, brown spice, leather and black pepper.
Feel - Soft …
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