Murky: More than deeply colored; lacking brightness, turbid and sometimes a bit swampy. Mainly a fault of red wines.
Murky: Lacking brightness, turbid or swampy.
Musty: Having a mouldy smell.
Oaky: Describes the aroma and taste of oak.
clarityUsed to describe the a wine that is not hazy or murky, but visually clear. ClassicoItalian term indicating that wine comes from the heart of a specific region.
To evaluate a wine’s appearance, hold a half-full glass against a white background, such as a tablecloth, and observe the wine's color and clarity. It should be brilliant, rather than murky, ...
The clear wine on top is then racked or siphoned off the murky lees. Sometimes it is aged in oak barrels during or after this clarification and racking. The new wine is quite weak in flavor, very tart and low in alcohol.
de crapauds (toads' eyes) which was a condition of big, gloppy bubbles that resulted from the wine spending too much time in wooden casks. Another fault could occur when the wine is exposed to bacteria or direct sunlight, leaving the wine with murky ...
 See also: Alcohol, Wine, White, Grape, Sweet
  
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