Reduction
tasting:reductionAbsence of oxygen during winemaking causing sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans). Struck match, rubber, cabbage, skunk notes. Often reversible by aeration; 'blown off' in glass.
Absence of oxygen during winemaking causing sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans). Struck match, rubber, cabbage, skunk notes. Often reversible by aeration; 'blown off' in glass.