Saturday, September 24, 2016

Amaren Rioja Barrel Fermented 2013 - WSET Level2 Tasting (Week One)

I'm just a beginner (starting WSET Level2) but here are my tasting notes:

APPEARANCE
Clarity: clear
Intensity: medium
Colour: white:lemon/gold

NOSE: 
Condition: clean 
Intensity: pronounced
Aroma Characteristics: oak (vanilla), fruits (apple + some pineapple after a while), minerality (petrol)

PALATE
Sweetness: dry 
Acidity: medium 
Body full (teacher) - medium (my rating)
Tannin: low
Flavour characteristics: fruits (apple), rich oak some minerality
Finish short

CONCLUSIONS
Quality: good 


Other note:
  • This wine is slightly unusual as it is heavily oaked (via barrel fermentation)
  • Oxidize wine (soak up oxygen via oak barrel)
  • The White Rioja is a 'neutral grape variety' and suitable for this 'heavy oak' treatment.


https://www.vivino.com/wineries/amaren/wines/rioja-barrel-fermented-2013

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