Steely
Especially firm or structured, typically with high acidity.
STEEN
See Chenin Blanc.
Steely
Applied to top Riesling for the very dry, almost metallic flavor they develop
Supple
Soft textured, round on the palate, fully mature tannins ...
Steely: A term used to describe an extremely crisp, acidic wine that was not aged in barrels.
Stemmy: A term used to describe harsh, green characteristics in a wine.
Sulfites: An antioxidant and anti-microbial used to preserve wines.
Steely: An almost metallic taste often shown by wines high in acidity and/or made from mineral-rich soil.especially riesling.
Steely
Firmly structured; tight balance leaning toward high acidity.
Stiff
Unyielding, closed; dumb.
Steely
High in acidity, fairly hard and uncompromising.
Strong
Big and powerful, usually with high alcohol content.
Steely: A specific kind of acidity that's firm and seemingly metallic, typical of some very fine Sauvignon Blancs such as Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé from the Loire.
Steely
A wine tasting term used primarily for very crisp, dry, white wines. The high acid balance of these wines can leave a metallic impression on the palate.
STEELY
Mouth-feel and aroma applied to many non-oaked white wines. Duel meaning due to it fermentation in steel and its almost metallic flavor.
Steely
Steely wines are high in acidity, well-balanced and firmly structured. These wines are often described as taut or lean.
Akin to "steely," above, but with a distinct mineral quality alongside the metal. Reminiscent of licking on a pebble, something that most little boys do at one time or another. Classic descriptor for Chablis.
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Les Blanchots is the grand cru with perhaps the most distinctive character, being a slightly cooler site than the others, and thus the wines are a touch more steely, lighter and elegant. Sometimes the wines of this 12.
This is as much because of its tarnished reputation due to Liebfraumilch and the array of wanna-be Rieslings which have arrogated the good name of Rhine Riesling (Olasz, Welsch, Laski, Riesling Italico) as for the steely acidity which generally makes ...
Flavors are bright, ripe, and mild, with strawberry, cranberry, red raspberry, white cherry, a touch of pink grapefruit and a steely mineral note. Acidity is mild to medium, and there are sufficiently perceptible tannins.
The garlicky sausage jolts the palate, and the bread cracks and flakes; but it's the steely cold wine - which is red (isn't all real wine red?) - that really gets me.
In the cool, northerly region of Chablis in France, the white wine can be steely and lean. Here it traditionally sees no oak, but that has been changing in recent years.
Style
Good Muscadet is firm and dry with a steely acidity and freshness. Muscadet Primeur should be drunk young.
Body, Dry/Sweet
Light bodied, crisp and dry.
Sauvignon Blanc: Sauvignon Blanc is a white-grape variety from Bordeaux and the Loire areas of France, where it makes superb sweet and dry white wine. Its grassy/steely and sometimes asparagus-like character attracts either love or loathing.
It shows notes of steely minerality and earthy, tangy fruit. Notes of black cherry and raspberry with a touch of dust thrown in. You have to taste this to believe it, but you also have to buy it in their tasting room.
Chenin Blanc can have aromas of quince, honey, flowers and minerals, not to mention a steely acidity that gives it longevity. In South Africa and California, this grape is often made into a simple, off-dry fruity wine.
Smoky. A tasting term used to describe a subtle wood-smoke aroma (from toasting the barrels) and also some wines (i.e.. Madeira) that seem to pick up a steely or smoky aroma from the earth in which they are grown.
This is the third most planted grape in Germany even though first bred only in 1969 from the Trollinger and Riesling. It manages to retain a lot of the Riesling character being both fruity and steely. Now also quite widely planted in England.
in the Roman countryside, but the Mengarini (1888) to distinguish it from the first of Cesanese Affile. Subsequently described by other authors such as grape grown in the Castelli Romani area. It is also called Bonvino black, black and steely dogwood.
It is also used by itself in the famous wines of Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire where it presents as an acid, dry, somewhat steely but fruity wine with the very particular vegetal, gooseberry flavours of the variety.
To the north of the Côte d'Or, lies the Chablis region, which makes lean, steely white wines of variable quality from the Chardonnay grape.
 See also: Wine, Aroma, Acidity, Grape, White
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