WINE LABELS CATEGORIES - ANIMALS

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WINE LABEL CATEGORIES - CLASSIC

 In my previous thread I posted my personal classification for labels. Now I would like to enter the details and give some examples to understand for every pattern a label as ideal example.

WINE LABEL CATEGORIES

I think that besides the ranking or scoring of a single label, it is also necessary to have a sort of list or categories where to inster and classify every single label I am going to examine and judge. I do not think this division to be definitive and - probably - I will have to increase or modify it, nontheless this is a (second) attempt to proceed with this categorization.

I admit, I was inspired by an article about wine labels in China (https://www.wineintelligence.com/downloads/wine-label-design-in-china-2018/) where there was this first and very interesting classification of labels:

From this first idea I proceeded with my personal classification of labels, starting from a simpler macro-categories (3) to follow up with 10 sub-categories, and further (for Classical) 8 sub-sub categories.

LABEL 18 - BODEGA GARZON TANNAT "RESERVA" vs "SINGLE VINEYARD"

I checked the other labels of this Uruguaian producer. They are all very pretty and nice. Here I would like to  post my duel between the "RESERVA" and the "SINGLE VINEYARD". The lattest has on the label a name in English. I am wishing to read names just in Spanish. I hope in the next vintage they will switch this name to one taken from the fantastic and musical language of Cervantes and Garcia Lorca.

In green the good. In red the no-goods according to my personal opinion. As you can see these two labels are both very good and both share the same naked capsule. I do wish in next vintage to see this also improved. Both have style

I rank here the SINGLE VINEYARD

General comment: what a pity the name in English. Less important than the RESERVA, but it has sense.

Vote: 71/100

Orignality: less then RESERVA.

Vote: 66/100

Script: I prefer the script "Tannat" in the RESERVA version.

Vote 72/100

OVERALL VOTE: 69,66 (/100) - QUITE NICE

LABEL 18 - BODEGA GARZON "RESERVA TANNAT"

WINE DETAILS:

Origin: Maldonado. Zone: // (URUGUAY)

Type of Grapes: (Red) Tannat 100%

Producer: Boedega Garzòn

Name of the Wine: Tannat Reserva

General comment: Very good and classy example of the Latin School of labels. It reminds the French tradition with a sort of indigenous taste. I do like the ribbon top and bottom as a frame, like the colour of the label as well as the estate sketch. Very classy. Just the capsule seems to empty and a little too much low profile. 

Vote: 81/100

Originality: tradition never matches with orginality. The mane nontheless put in a top evidence gives a sort of inprint.

Vote: 68/100

Script: I do like all the scripts used: for GARZON, for the name of the wine and for the description. Very good. 

Vote 90/100

OVERALL VOTE: 79,66 (/100) - BEAUTIFUL

LABEL 17 - PICCINI COLLEZIONE ORO vs PICCINI CLASSICO

We are back to this label because the producer PICCINI uses (and for me it's very good) the same patter of label for its production. Here I compared the two labels "Collezione Oro" and "Chianti Classico" that I found as well very traditional and at the same time beautiful.

I put in evidence in green where one verion prevails on the other and in red the contrary.

As you can see, the CHIANTI CLASSICO has a lot of "OK"; I indeed liked it very much: classical, clean, with a sentence of the Producer and his signature in red (the only thing in red); some decors.  Also the logo (smaller) matches  better, Alltogether, I think I prefer this version.  Just the proportion of the bottles are far better that of Collezione Oro.

PICCINI CHIANTI CLASSICO

General comment: Vote: 80/100

Originality: less than the other, but still good.

Vote: 70/100

Script: All capital letters. I like it.

Vote 82/100

OVERALLVOTE: 77,33 (/100) - BEAUTIFUL

LABEL 17 - PICCINI COLLEZIONE ORO

WINE DETAILS:

Origin: Tuscany/Toscana Zone: // - (ITALY)

Type of Grapes: (Red) Sangiovese 90% - Cabernet Sauvignon 10%

Producer: Piccini

Name of the Wine: Chianti Riserva D.o.c.g. - "Collezione oro"

General comment: a very classical (even though particular) label and a good example of Tuscanian school. In the tradition. Bery beautiful the gold colour as well as the top of the capsule in gold too. All together a good contrast betwenn black and gold. The central embotted logo is very beautiful.  The name "Collezione oro" (i.e. Golden Collection) sounds very appropriate. The signature is always something that gives a taste of exclusivity.

Vote: 76/100

Orignality: the smashing golden label surely makes its effect.

Vote 77/100

Script: I don't like the script "PICCINI" even though I understand it is a trademark ans hence diffucult to change. The rest is very fine, as well as the signature very readable.

Vote 70/100

OVERALL VOTE: 74,33 (/100) - NICE