| TASTE BENCHMARKS | ||||
| Profile #1 Savory Style |
Profile #2 Generous Style |
Profile #3 Dessert Style |
Profile #4 Energetic Style |
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| Appearance | Straw to gold. | straw to gold | gold to amber | Pale straw. |
| Aroma | The classic mark is petrol /machine oil, an oxidation product of the floral terpenes. Here it is included as part of a rich complex of peach, honey, mango, ripe melon, bay and asian spice. | Peach compote, guava and nectarine aromas. | Complex and intoxicating honey, honeysuckle, tropical fruit. Sometimes botrytis. | Lilac, clove, cilantro, petrol. |
| Flavor | Rich, savory and exotic. Very sexy, not too sweet. A perfect acompaniment for fruit preparations of duck. | A ripe, lush, oily Rheingau style, full bodied and loaded with fruit. | Very lush, rich flavors, honeyed mouthfeel and long, persistent, well-developed fruit flavors in the finish. | Lean, crisp and minerally. |
| Balance | Off-dry with balancing acidity and a little tannin. | A satisfying, low acid style. Long hangtime but low alcohol. | Moderate acidity | Lean, crisp and racy with a slight oily fleshiness. |
| PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS | ||||
| Oenological | Standard Germanic vinification in stainless steel with no malolactic or oak. Fermentation arrested by chilling to retain sweetness. | Generally cold fermentations in stainless steel with little or no oak influence and no malolactic. Oxygen is avoided and bottling involves sterile filtration. | Generally cold fermentations in stainless steel with little or no oak influence and no malolactic. Oxygen is avoided and bottling involves sterile filtration. | Standard Germanic vinification in stainless steel with no malolactic or oak. |
| Viticultural | Careful control of water availability with irrigation. | Extended hangtime. | Carefully controled water avalability. | Early picking. An unusual style. |
| Terroir | Sandy, well-drained soils. Lots of sunlight, long summer day length. Very long growing season, moderated by surrounding ocean. | Long, cool growing season, moderate temperatures, low winter kill hazard, long summer days. | Long, cool growing season, temperatures moderated by the surrounding ocean, low winter kill hazard, long summer days with bright persistent light. | Sandy soils which may be occassionally subject to water stress, necessitating early picking. |