| TASTE BENCHMARKS | |||
| Profile #1 Straightforward Style |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Pale straw | ||
| Aroma | Mild watermelon, peach | ||
| Flavor | Rich oily licorice | ||
| Balance | Soft acid but somehow lively anyway. | ||
| PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | |||
| Oenological | Generally cold fermentations in stainless steel with little or no oak influence and no malolactic. Oxygen is avoided and bottling involves sterile filtration. | ||
| Viticultural | Non-irrigated. | ||
| Terroir | High altitude, high latitude, mixed soils. | ||