I bottled the roeselare mix wine today with priming sugar in the hopes that this will become a sparkling red wine.
Today's impressions on flavor.
SWMBO:
Aroma - "woody, not too fruity"
appearance - "pretty damn dark; like a brownish red"
flavor - The flavors come out at different times. The first flavor is fruity, with a slight sweetness. Then a woody taste develops. Then it finishes with a funky/grainy/bready flavor. A bit of sourdough bread at the end.
Overall impression: "Better than good"
My description:
aroma - somewhere between a Merlot and a port. I get the french oak that I threw in there, but I also get a hint of the funky/almondy aromas of a port/sherry.
appearance - I agree with my girlfriend
flavor - First thing I get is a tiny bit of lactic acid followed by the merlot flavors mix with wood. This slowly dissolves into the sherry/tawny port flavors of almond, leather, wood, hay, etc. I get a bit of sourdough rye bread at the end as well.
body - the body is surprisingly well structured. I believe that the addition of the french oak spirals really brought this together with its tannin structure.
Overall impression: I am going to need to hide this so that I don't drink it all at once.
