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franchezza di vitigno

English translation: candid expression of the varietal character

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Italian term or phrase:	franchezza di vitigno
English translation:	candid expression of the varietal character
Entered by:	sarahca

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04:25 Aug 16, 2010

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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture

Italian term or phrase: franchezza di vitigno

Describing a Malbec:

"Tannini determinati e adatti all’invecchiamento, purezza nella definizione dei profumi e degli aromi. Mineralità grafitica e franchezza di vitigno."

Thanks!

sarahca KudoZ activity Questions: 436 (8 open) (48 closed without grading) Answers: 315
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varietal character

Explanation:
Franchezza di vitigno: tipicità del vitigno di provenienza.

If you google 'varietal character', you will find that it describes how much a wine presents its inherent grape aromas, i.e. precisely what 'franchezza di vitigno' means. Hence my option.

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Thanks again, Sarah. Cheers, Bee

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Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 06:06

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Thanks for all the good answers, this is what I was looking for. In actual fact, I used "candid expression of the varietal character"
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frank expression of the vine

Joel Schaefer

varietal character

Barbara Carrara

directness

Oliver Lawrence

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peer agreement (net): +2

frank expression of the vine

Explanation:
Somewhat literal, but I think it works.

Joel Schaefer
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

directness

Explanation:
e.g. a directness of flavour

The renowned Watson's wine glossary gives 'direct' for 'franco', and popular wine writer Jancis Robinson has used 'directness' on her site too.

HTH :)

Reference: http://en.watson.it/Glossario
Reference: http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a20090819.html

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 19

10 hrs confidence:

varietal character

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 06:06
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Thanks for all the good answers, this is what I was looking for. In actual fact, I used "candid expression of the varietal character"

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