Grade | Density | Appearance | Flavour | |
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1 LEAF | 1,06 – 1,08 | light bodied liquid | Typically pungent, incisive and persistent, sour and balanced, mildly flavoured and fruity | |
2 LEAVES | 1,09 – 1,11 | light bodied liquid | Intense and tangy, pungent with cooked grape must and fruity notes. | |
3 LEAVES | 1,12 – 1,14 | medium bodied liquid | Gently pungent, sweet and sour, balanced with intense cooked grape must notes. | |
4 LEAVES | 1,18 – 1,20 | medium bodied liquid | Pleasantly pungent, sweet and zesty, with distinctive notes of cooked grape must and wood. | |
UPPER 4 LEAVES | 1,25 – 1,27 | high bodied liquid | Incisive and persistent, sweet and sour with intense notes of cooked grape must and wood. | |
HIGH 4 LEAVES | 1,29 – 1,30 | dense and high bodied liquid | Pleasantly sweet and sour, smooth and complex in taste with prominent notes of cooked grape must and wood | |
TOP 4 LEAVES | 1,31 – 1,33 | dense and high bodied liquid | Pleasantly sweet and sour, smooth and complex in taste with prominent notes of cooked grape must and wood. |