Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
due to its two-sided story.
English answer:
because of its two contrasting aspects/over-riding flavours
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Yvonne Gallagher
Aug 3, 2015 05:30
8 yrs ago
English term
due to its two-sided story.
English
Art/Literary
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
wine description
Mature nose, in a heavy white molasses direction and not as expressive as old Cristals usually are. Its palate was more like it, still tasty with orange blossoms, game and a sweet, big, nutty finish. Nonetheless, it was an affected bottle, one that had the most sophisticated palates abuzz with discussion due to its two-sided story.
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Aug 15, 2015 08:57: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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because of its two contrasting aspects/over-riding flavours
I'm putting a second answer as I wouldn't use the word "negative" at all in relation to multi-level flavours in champagne, exspecially Cristal which is especially dense with layers of taste.
Here the main two flavours coming through are the "Mature nose, in a heavy white molasses direction" but which is not "as expressive as old Cristals usually are" so not as strongly expressed as usual. This is not necessarily a hugely negative aspect, just that it is not the usual taste of old Cristal.
However, the other aspect is (like old Cristals : "Its palate was more like it"...note it doesn't say it IS the same as usual , just "more like it") as its "still tasty with orange blossoms, game and a sweet, big, nutty finish"
So, the "two-sided story" that has everyone talking is that it is like a usual old Cristal in some ways but not in others (but that might be a good thing!)
The whole bottle is an "affected bottle" (affected by what??) as it is not the usual Cristal flavour. (I'm assuming here that "affected" doesn't mean "corked" or they wouldn't be drinking it at all).
Some tasting notes on Cristal
http://mmdusa.net/champagne-louis-roederer/Cristal/ratings-r...
http://lecaveau.ie/shop/cristal-roederer/
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glad to have helped
Here the main two flavours coming through are the "Mature nose, in a heavy white molasses direction" but which is not "as expressive as old Cristals usually are" so not as strongly expressed as usual. This is not necessarily a hugely negative aspect, just that it is not the usual taste of old Cristal.
However, the other aspect is (like old Cristals : "Its palate was more like it"...note it doesn't say it IS the same as usual , just "more like it") as its "still tasty with orange blossoms, game and a sweet, big, nutty finish"
So, the "two-sided story" that has everyone talking is that it is like a usual old Cristal in some ways but not in others (but that might be a good thing!)
The whole bottle is an "affected bottle" (affected by what??) as it is not the usual Cristal flavour. (I'm assuming here that "affected" doesn't mean "corked" or they wouldn't be drinking it at all).
Some tasting notes on Cristal
http://mmdusa.net/champagne-louis-roederer/Cristal/ratings-r...
http://lecaveau.ie/shop/cristal-roederer/
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Note added at 12 days (2015-08-15 08:56:55 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
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Two aspects to the wine - one positive, one negative
Reflected in the first two sentences (negative, then more positive)
11 hrs
under two aspects. . .
To describe the qualities of the wine upon the senses of the nose and upon the senses of the mouth, which can give different information but proper to qualify it.
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