Jammy
Rather big, cooked sweetish red wines
Length
The way a good wine's flavors continue to evolve in the mouth even after swallowing ...
Jammy: Slightly cooked flavors of jam rather than fresh fruit; often a characteristic of red wines from hot climates but may also be the result of overripe fruit.
Jammy - One of the wine tasting terms that describes a very ripe wine, often fairly low in acid, so that its fruit flavors and feel resemble jam.
jammy
When wines have a great intensity of fruit from excellent ripeness they can be jammy, which is a very concentrated, flavorful wine with superb extract.
Jammy: So fruity that it's reminiscent of jam or jelly. Often applied to big Zinfandels.
Juicy: Forward, approachable fruit, not necessarily found in a complex wine, but tasty and pleasing.
Jammy
The natural berrylike taste of the grape.
Jeroboam
A large format wine bottle.
jammy: Describes a wine with concentrated overripe character and high alcohol.
Jammy
A negative tasting term. It's good for wines to be fruity, but jammy wines are those that taste of baked, cooked or stewed fruit, which is unappealing.
JAMMY
Word most often encountered in descriptions of California Zinfandel wines made with Amador County grapes. Refers to the natural berrylike taste of this grape.
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JAMMY
A term often encountered in descriptions of California Zinfandel and Merlots. Refers to the natural berrylike taste of this grape.
"Jammy": Wine that literally tastes like jam or cooked fruit.
"Late Harvest": Wine produced from grapes that are left on the vine longer, inviting higher sugar content. Often a practice used to produce dessert and late harvest Rieslings, etc.
A big jammy wine - so big it seems to be jumping out of the glass. The aromas are open, with ripe fruit of blackberry, black raspberry, menthol, alcohol, with hints of earth and spice.
Cooked
Heavy, jammy, overripe, prune-like flavors often found in wines from very hot growing regions.
Corked, corky
Strong cork odor, frequently due to a faulty cork.
Cabernet- "Intense jammy fruit and ripe currant are accented with a background layer of cherry."
Merlot- "Juicy blueberries and ripe strawberries lure the palate into a meandering river of black fruits, spicy clove and lush plum." ...
Jammy A wine that is rich in fruit but maybe lacking in tannins.
Lean The sense of acidity in the wine that lacks a perception of fruit.[3]
Leathery A red wine high in tannins, with a thick and soft taste.[10] ...
The Columbia Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area), most known for its structured Cabernet Sauvignons and jammy Merlots, comprises 90% of Washington State's wine industry.
Among the reds, the Domaine Prieur 2003 Beaune Clos de la Feguine 1er Cru presents jammy, figgy dried-fruit aromas. Big and powerful, it's almost reminiscent of a big Zinfandel. It's not overly acidic, but substantial tannins fill in its structure.
When harvested overripe the wines can taste jammy and may have aromas of stewed black currants.
The extreme heat made for some rather coarse, burnt wines (roasted coffee) but the sheer jammy concentration of flavour justified a fully fledged declaration for some Barros, Burmester Krohn, Osborne, ...
Zinfandel - black fruits (often jammy), black spices - often called "briary"
Syrah (aka Shiraz, depending on vineyard location) - black fruits, black spices - especially white and black pepper
Pinot Noir - red fruits, floral, herbs ...
The 2006 Swanson "Alexis" Oakville Cab is a knockout Napa Valley Cab, packed with dark cherry fruit and the ripe, jammy flavors of currant and blackberry.
This produces more ripe, jammy flavors in the wine and also helps encourage air circulation through the vines.
Fruit: raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, cranberry, black cherry, (jammy can be used with all)
Carbonic Maceration: tutti-frutti, candy, bubblegum
Herbal: briar, licorice, nettle ...
As for Cabernet Sauvignon: Best in warm climates. If grown in hot conditions, the wine produced has a jammy, stewed flavour.
Varietal/Blend
Mainly used for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. At its best when blended.
Zinfandel: Deep and red-purple colour. (can be high sugars), Berry-like, jammy-intense, spicy characteristic.
White Grape Varieties ...
General term for the overall impression of fruit in a wine; a favorable description for a wine in good balance, stops a bit short of "juicy," "jammy" and similar terms describing wines in which fruit is dominant.
Too much sugar results in unbalanced and alcoholic wine ("cooked" or "jammy"). Higher temperatures also increase the risk of pests and parasites because fewer will die off during the winter.
Zinfandel
Zinfandel is one of the most popular grapes grown in California and is known for its robust tannins, well-rounded aromas and lush flavors. Jammy, berry, fruit and black pepper are the most common descriptors.
Zinfandel has a mouthfilling, thick berryness that is sometimes described as being jammy or chewy. White zinfandel (not a separate grape variety) is made when zinfandel grapes are fermented without their dark purple skins.
As a result the Zins of Lodi are classified as having a big soft jammy taste. Other wines grown here include Syrahs, Chardonnays and Barberas. The appellation is not large and wineries are easy to find thanks to roads that are well posted with signs.
Every grape variety and style of wine exhibits different fruit. In some wines such as Zinfandel the fruit can be very noticeable (Zin has so much fruit it is often described as jammy). Other wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon have less obvious fruit.
 See also: Wine, Fruit, Grape, Tannin, Red
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