Garnet
A color description, reddish-purple. Wine tasters enjoy the metaphor of precious metals and jewels (ruby, garnet, gold) to describe the luxurious appearance of fine wines.
Generous
Big, open and rich, usually high in alcohol.
Garnet: A color description, reddish-purple. A cooked jam color to describe the luxurious appearance of fine wines.
Gold: Color description for white wines; a full gold color generally reflects either some age or substantial oak.
Garnet
A color description, reddish-purple. I'm not alone among wine tasters in enjoying the metaphor of precious metals and jewels ("gold," "ruby," "garnet") to describe the luxurious appearance of fine wines.
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Dark garnet, with reddish-purple glints. A distinct volatile note almost like acetone dominates when the bottle is first opened, but happily it blows off quickly to reveal dried cherries and spice.
Gorgeous garnet in color, the 2005 Silver Oak Napa Cab exudes elegance with intense fruit, well-rounded structure placing defined tannins front and center and plenty of persistence on the finish.
The territories of Barolo and La Morra are characterized by limestone and fertile soils, give rounder wines, with strong fruit flavors, garnet red color with ruby red nuances and which age rapidly.
Rivesaltes Grenat: a very fruit-driven and accessible style with a rich, deep colour; grenat refers to the garnet-red hue. A minimum 75% Grenache, minimum one year in wood, three months in bottle before release.
As it ages, the color will turn to garnet with brownish edges. Regarding its flavors, when expertly done, Barbera shows modes of black cherries, black berries, currants, and plums.
When made in a traditional style, Tempranillo can be garnet-hued, with flavors of tea, brown sugar and vanilla.
Pinot Noir, Grenache and Mourvedre tend towards a garnet or brickish tone. Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Barbera can make wines so inky-purple they could refill fountain pens.
The grapes from the vineyards suited originate a fine wine, violet-red color, tending to garnet with maturation and aging, the fine and very intense, reminiscent of spices (pepper and vanilla) and some aromatic (thyme, tobacco ), if well aged, ...
Chianti: A fruity, light ruby-to-garnet-colored red from Tuscany (Italy), formerly bottled in a characteristic straw-covered flask. When aged three years or more, it can be called Chianti
Riserva: Made from a blend of grapes.
The grape's color when young, often compared to that of garnet, is often much lighter than that of other red wines. This is because pinot noir has relatively small amounts of red pigment due to its thin skin.
Mourvèdre can produce good quality, garnet coloured wines with spicy and peppery characteristics. These can however be somewhat tannic and hard and so Mourvèdre tends to be blended with other grapes such as Grenache and Syrah.
 See also: Wine, Fruit, Aroma, Red, Dark
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