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Oxidation

Bruised apple, nutty aromas and browning colour. A fault in a young fresh wine; the intended objective in sherry, Madeira and Vin Jaune.

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Reduction Oxidative ageing

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Corked TCA Sediment Tartrate crystals Reduction Light strike

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