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Sleek

WineEnabler.com’s Wine 101 style term for medium bodied white wines with medium acidity. Sleek wines may be made from Sauvignon Blanc, Rieslings, Chardonnay, or Pinot Gris. Sleek wines are rarely treated with oak. If a Sleek wine is “oaked”, the oak will be French, perhaps air dried before being used. Sleek wines maybe subjected to malolactic fermentation. The aromas from Sleek wines include apple, pear, and peach. Some of the wines may also express minerals or wet rocks. The flavor profile for Sleek wines includes apples, pears, and spice. Examples of Sleek wines include “unoaked” Chardonnays (Chablis), new world Rieslings, Pinot Gris from New Zealand, and some Pinot Grigios from Italy.
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