Young, youthful Fresh acidity; immature.
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Usually signifies that a wine is immature and needs cellar time, but may also refer to a lAight, fresh wine intended to be drunk young, like Beaujolais.
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Recalling youthful experiments with Algerian and Corsican wines, not to mention cheap Eastern Bloc wines from Iron Curtain days, I wasn't expecting too much. In fact, I had a modest Spanish red in reserve for dinner in case this one was a disaster.
Young
Having youthful freshness, or in finer wines, not yet mature.
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The youthful aromas in a wine, usually associating good acidity with floral or fruit flavors ...
nouveau (French): A fresh fruity and youthful red wine ready for consumption soon after harvest/production.
nutty: A negative character indicating oxidation in white wines or an extended or stuck fermentation.
Deep colour,velvety red, no real sign of ageing, still very youthful and firm berry fruits on the nose, heavily Cabernet in style, blackcurrant leaf, with a cedar wood / cigar box spice coming through, ...
Wines dominated by Semillon may lack much youthful aroma, but have fairly full body and tend to be low in acidity, even "fat" at times. This is the flavor profile of a supporting role grape, rather than a star, and most Semillon is blended.
If you've never been "tickled pink" by the youthful selections available in your local wine shop during the late spring, this year is as good a time as any to start trying rose-colored wines through crystal-clear glasses.
round A very desirable character of wines, roundness occurs in fully mature wines that have lost their youthful, astringent tannins, and also in young wines that have soft tannins and low acidity.
He was depicted as an overweight drunkard as opposed to his youthful descriptions in myths. He has bright pink skin and rosey red cheeks hinting at his problems with alcoholism.
A negative tasting term for a wine that tastes youthful, unripe, raw and acidic. A good example of a 'green' wine would be a cheap Loire red from a mediocre vintage such as 1998, or just about any supermarket Claret costing under £4.
Describes a wine that retains youthful characteristics despite considerable aging. This usually indicates that it will take longer to reach maturity and requires even more aging in the bottle or barrel. Opposite of forward.
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Nouveau: A style of light, fruity, youthful red wine bottled and sold as soon as possible. Applies mostly to Beaujolais.
Nutty: Used to describe oxidized wines. Often a flaw, but when it's close to an oaky flavor it can be a plus.
Stale: Wines that have lost their fresh, youthful qualities are called stale. Opposite of fresh.
Stalky: Smells and tastes of grape stems or has leaf- or hay-like aromas.
Stemmy: Wines fermented too long with the grape stems may ...
See "closed" above: An ageworthy wine that has lost its youthful fruit but not yet gained the complex bouquet of bottle age, and not showing much of anything during the interim.
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Dumb: A wine with very little or no nose, common in youthful well made wines.
Dry: Dry is a term to describe the absence of sweetness in a wine. This is a description, which all sugars have been converted to alcohol.
Dumb
An ageworthy wine that has lost its youthful fruit but not yet gained the complex bouquet of bottle age, and not showing much of anything during the interim.
Healthy, lively, firm, and youthful. Opposite of insipid and flabby.
Watery
Thin and small without body or character.
Young
In simple wines signifies youthful freshness; in finer wines, refers to immaturity, wines as yet undeveloped.
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Fresh: applied generally to younger whites or lighter reds to denote a pleasant, youthful sensation. Beaujolais, for instance, are fresh when consumed young, as are many Zinfandels, Bardolinos, Maréchal Fochs and Bacos.
Always pour a small sip and taste the wine before you decant.
An older wine might have just one last flash of youthful fruit. Don't miss it!
Older wines get plenty of air when they are poured and as they sit in your glass.
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FRESH Implies the lively fruity acidity, maybe a little bite of acid, found in youthful light reds, rose's and most whites. All young whites should be fresh. The opposite is flatness, staleness.
The following are a few upsides and downside points about the youthfully exuberant red wine.
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Yeasty - A bready smell, sometimes found in wines that have undergone 2ndry fermentation, such as Champagne; very appealing if not excessive.
Young - In simple wines signifies youthful freshness; in finer wines, refers to immaturity, ...
Used to produce popular sweet, sparkling and also light, dry white wines with fragrant aroma for youthful drinking accompaniment to desserts (former style) or, with the latter style, fish-based dishes.
Red varietals run from brickish red and nearly transparent (may be older, mellow) to deep opaque bluish-purple (expect young, brash, tannic). Bright pink rosé or blush wines are often youthful, ...
Generally used as a light Portwine blending wine because of its easy oxidation, this grape reportedly can also produce a deeply colored, candied berry fruit-laden, fleshy varietal suitable for youthful drinking.
As for Le Pin, this is a much more recent story; the proprietor here is the aforementioned Jacques Thienpont of Belgium, and when entertaining visiting journalists during the primeurs he serves the wines with assistance from his son, the youthful ...
A characteristic that is first detectable visually as tiny specks of air in the wine and then as a crisp prickle or youthful acidity and carbon dioxide in the mouth. See also Perlant.
Stalky.
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