These are teaching profiles with exceptions, not deterministic identification keys. Do not infer exact whiskey finishing effects from a wine's flavor descriptors, nor use 2016 classification/appellation details as present law. Producer and vintage recommendations are the author's evaluations.
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The profiles compare Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estephe, Margaux, Moulis, Listrac, Graves/Pessac-Leognan, Sauternes/Barsac, Entre-Deux-Mers, Pomerol, Saint-Emilion and satellites. Dry red, dry white and botrytized sweet wines require different expectations; Sauternes illustrates how acidity can balance substantial sweetness and richness.
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Bordeaux reference profiles distinguish blend, place, sweetness and maturation
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No access; supplied PDF positions 133–138. Bordeaux reference profiles distinguish blend, place, sweetness and maturation.
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The profiles compare Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estephe, Margaux, Moulis, Listrac, Graves/Pessac-Leognan, Sauternes/Barsac, Entre-Deux-Mers, Pomerol, Saint-Emilion and satellites. Dry red, dry white and botrytized sweet wines require different expectations; Sauternes illustrates how acidity can balance substantial sweetness and richness.
Context and limitations
These are teaching profiles with exceptions, not deterministic identification keys. Do not infer exact whiskey finishing effects from a wine's flavor descriptors, nor use 2016 classification/appellation details as present law. Producer and vintage recommendations are the author's evaluations.
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