Community Tasting Note

• Heynetty Does not like this wine:

  April 10, 2022 - D5 DipWSET FORTIFIED WINES with Adam Chase and Matt Gaughan; 4/9/2022-4/10/2022 (St Francis' Yacht Club San Francisco): A: Pale amber
  N: Medium (+) nose of cheese rind, pear, baked apples, roasted hazelnut, honey, hay
  P: Medium dry, medium (+) acid, medium body, high alcohol, medium body, medium finish
  C: The wine offers careful balance between sugar and acidity here carrying fairly intense fruit, nut and dairy flavors to a mild clipped finish. There is interest starting to build and tertiary flavors are present in the form of dried grass but the wine still lacks complexity.
  Good Quality wine though better examples would have a longer finish and perhaps more complexity.
  The wine is not suitable for ageing and is meant to be consumed young. I.d add ice and add as a cocktail component. Its pretty bland as is.
  
  HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS FROM AMONTILLADO OR WHITE PORT IN A BLIND TASTING?
  -AMONTILLADO IS LESS SWEET
  -WHITE PORT IS FRUITIER
  
  HOW DO YOU KNO

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• codysak commented:

  5/31/22, 5:10 PM - Thank you for the tasting note. How do you know this from a VDN Ambre? FYI: I attended this class
  
  Amontillado will have a bit more acetaldehyde notes. And little/no “maderized” aromas/flavors. And yes, less sweet but it could be a amontillado medium. Again more saline, nut, dough note and not maderized.
  
  White port - aged whites will have less nuts and baked fruit. Aged whites are tough to get here in the US

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