Wine Tasting Notes

WINE

• Name:_____________________________________________________________________
• Year:______ ABV:_____%

APPEARANCE

 Clarity: Clear, Hazy (Faulty)

 Intensity: Pale, Medium, Deep

 Color

• White: Lemon-Green, Lemon, Gold, Amber, Brown
• Rose: Pink, Pink-Orange, Orange
• Red: Purple, Ruby, Garnet, Tawny, Brown

NOSE

•  Condition: Clean, Unclean (Faulty?)
•  Intensity: Light, Medium, Pronounced

AROMA AND FLAVOR

Primary - The grape and alcoholic fermentation.

• Floral: Blossom, Rose, Violet
• Green Fruit: Apple, Pear, Gooseberry, Grape
• Citrus Fruit: Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Orange
• Stone Fruit: Peach, Apricot, Nectarine
• Tropical Fruit: Banana, Lychee, Mango, Melon, Passion Fruit, Pineapple
• Red Fruit: Redcurrant, Cranberry, Raspberry, Strawberry, Red Cherry, Red Plum
• Black Fruit: Blackcurrant, Blackberry, Blueberry, Black Cherry, Black Plum
• Herbaceous: Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum), Grass, Tomato Leaf, Asparagus
• Herbal: Eucalyptus, Mint, Fennel, Dill, Dried Herbs
• Spice: Black/White Pepper, Licorice
• Fruit Ripeness: Unripe Fruit, Ripe Fruit, Dried Fruit, Cooked Fruit
• Other: Wet Stones, Candy

Secondary - Post-fermentation winemaking.

• Yeast (Lees, Autolysis, Flor): Biscuit, Pastry, Bread, Toasted Bread, Bread Dough, Cheese, Yogurt
• Malolactic Conversion: Butter, Cheese, Cream
• Oak: Vanilla, Cloves, Coconut, Cedar, Charred Wood, Smoke, Chocolate, Coffee

Tertiary - Maturation.

• Reds: Dried Fruit, Leather, Earth, Mushroom, Meat, Tobacco, Wet Leaves, Forest Floor, Caramel
• Whites: Dried Fruit, Orange Marmalade, Petrol (Gasoline), Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Almond, Hazelnut, Honey, Caramel
• Oxidized Wine: Almond, Hazelnut, Walnut, Chocolate, Coffee, Caramel

PALATE

• Sweetness: Dry, Off-Dry, Medium, Sweet
• Acidity: Low, Medium, High
• Tannin: Low, Medium, High
• Alcohol: Low, Medium, High
• Body: Light, Medium, Full
• Flavor Intensity: Low, Medium, High
• Finish: Short, Medium, Long

CONCLUSIONS (1 point per BLIC)

• Balance: Yes, No
• Length: Yes, No
• Identifiable: Yes, No
• Complexity: Yes, No
• Quality: Faulty (0), Poor (0), Acceptable (1), Good (2), Very Good (3), Outstanding (4)