Style in wine: a hand recognisable across vintages

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The standard

A style is established by recognisability across vintages: the same hand remains apparent in different years, although the conditions change. A single wine shows an expression, only the series shows a style.

Criteria

The same characteristics occur in several vintages
They remain apparent when weather and yield differ
They can be named without naming the wine
They concern structure and texture, not aromatics alone

Distinction

Style ≠ texture: texture is a single characteristic, style their interplay over time. Style ≠ typicity: typicity measures against an origin, recognisability across vintages against the hand of an estate.