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09:25 Sep 4, 2015 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Wine / Oenology / Viticulture | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Rachel Fell United Kingdom Local time: 21:52 | ||||||
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4 +1 | linear on the nose |
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3 +1 | dense nose |
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4 | directly to the nose |
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2 | pls see inside |
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dense nose Explanation: could be this? DENSE: Describes a wine that has concentrated aromas on the nose and palate. A good sign in young wines. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2015-09-04 09:57:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or could be literally 'vertical to the nose' meaning the 'first nose' aroma rises vertically, immediately-but I'm guessing;) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2015-09-04 16:47:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'dense first nose' could also work -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2015-09-04 17:00:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- you're welcome-do we know what wine is being described by the way? It could help -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2015-09-04 18:28:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ok, in that case I stand by my suggestion. |
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directly to the nose Explanation: It's difficult without any more content. Can you provide few sentences more? |
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linear on the nose Explanation: Louisa Rose on viognier : WineWisdom www.winewisdom.com/articles/varietal-focus/louisa-rose-on-v... 15 Oct 2012 - A big revelation came in the vineyard, she said: “we let them get riper, and discovered that at ... Lifted aromatics, intense and linear on the nose. Le Sommelier - WINE REVIEW le-sommelier.tumblr.com/post/107219822545/wine-review 5 Jan 2015 - Linear on the nose, this wine displays a complex mineral character with suggestions of white fruit, blossom, wet stone, ginger and honey. Te Mata Estate « What's in the glass tonight whatsintheglasstonight.com/tag/te-mata-estate/ 29 Apr 2015 - What a great wine this is. ... Some wines we tried and liked at the recent Te Mata showcase: Te Mata Estate ... Clean and linear on the nose. jamie goode's wine blog: Amazing wines at The Ledbury www.wineanorak.com/blog/2009/03/amazing-wines-at-ledbury.ht... 24 Mar 2009 - I won't dwell on the Mullineux wines, because I intend to write them up ... Really intense, linear nose with minerality, grassiness, grapefruit pith ... http://www.richardkelley.co.uk/taillandier.htm http://www.richardkelley.co.uk/taillandier.htm |
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pls see inside Explanation: I see two options: 1. decisive nose / goes straight to the nose. I've heard this pugilistic expression applied to wine: sapore deciso, verticale al naso. 2. nose consistent over the years Vertical tasting means comparing bottles of the same wine made by one and the same winemaker over a succession of years. I'm far from sure about either... :( -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2015-09-04 18:33:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hi, Isabelle, On monday, I'm going to be on the phone with one of the major winemakers in my area (La Carraia). Might as well ask what that vertical probuscis might mean in their self-congratulating argot. If there's no hurry for you to make a decision ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 days (2015-09-09 09:56:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I asked one of 6 most famous oenologists in the world (Riccardo Cotarella). He said he ain't sure, some kind of "aria fritta promozionale". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 days (2015-09-09 10:02:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- But mebbe he's simply sadistic an' dunnowanna tell: I found at least two relevant references, one of which is not even very positive. I'm beginning to think that it isn't either "dense" or "decisive" but simply "straightforward" Look: Una bottiglia di passione | Associazione Italiana Sommeliers www.aisnapoli.it/2010/11/27/una-bottiglia-di-passione/ 27 nov 2010 ... ... suoi otto anni sia nel colore che nella beva nonostante un bel po' di sedimento, ma probabilmente troppo verticale al naso e poco complesso ... Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2012 - Marchesi Mazzei SpA Agricola https://www.vinix.com/degustazioni_detail.php?ID=6013 Rating: 3 - Review by Alessandro Zingoni 24 nov 2014 ... Pulito e verticale al naso: confettura di ciliegie ma anche di fragole, humus, spezie da cucina… Bello (annotato due volte) in bocca, entra ... |
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