une dégustation tout en délicatesse

English translation: a deliciously subtle pleasure

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French term or phrase:une dégustation tout en délicatesse
English translation:a deliciously subtle pleasure
Entered by: claude-andrew

16:31 Mar 7, 2021
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink / Champagne description
French term or phrase: une dégustation tout en délicatesse
Cette cuvée est la création douceur de notre gamme,
sa couleur invite à **une dégustation tout en délicatesse**.
L’identité du champagne se marie avec l’élégance des fruits rouges aux nuances framboisées qui viennent apporter tous leurs arômes portés par la délicatesse des bulles.
Sa bouche, ronde et gourmande, fait ressortir la complexité des fruits rouges...
Ce champagne sera le compagnon idéal d’un crumble aux fruits rouges ou d’un moelleux au chocolat.
claude-andrew
France
Local time: 03:12
a deliciously subtle pleasure
Explanation:
As in, for example, "the colour holds out the promise of a deliciously subtle pleasure."
Or something along those lines - getting well away from the French.
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Philippa Smith
Local time: 03:12
Grading comment
Thanks Philippa for your inspired suggestion!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7a deliciously subtle pleasure
Philippa Smith
3It's colour promises) a very delicate mouthfeel
ormiston
4 -3a very gentle tasting
Nicolas Gambardella


Discussion entries: 3





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -3
a very gentle tasting


Explanation:
A gentle taste is the opposite of an overpowering one. Yes, it normally characterise the wine taste rather than the procedure of tasting. But it would work I think. "call for a gentle testing"

Avoid "finesse" which means something different (and is a standardised descriptor)

Nicolas Gambardella
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: 'gentle' tends to beg the question what an 'aggressive' tasting might be like? And 'tasting' rather undervalues 'dégustation', which often means simply 'enjoy drinking', i.e. not in any kind of 'sampling' way (which it does in EN)
6 mins
  -> Indeed. I misunderstood the context. Thanks Tony

disagree  ormiston: Sorry but this is not clear English
11 mins
  -> Actually it is. But as Tony mentioned, I was in the wrong context.

disagree  Yvonne Gallagher: not at all idiomatic English
1 hr
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It's colour promises) a very delicate mouthfeel


Explanation:
https://www.thespruceeats.com/mouthfeel-765730
Wine tasting has created a whole world of poetic descriptios!

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Note added at 30 minutes (2021-03-07 17:02:32 GMT)
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SO sorry. My spell check added that apostrophe
Of course it's ITS!

ormiston
Local time: 03:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I don't think the 'colour' would particualrly make you think about the 'mouthfeel' — this really sounds more like tasting notes than (what I assume is) a purely marketing text?
16 mins
  -> The text goes on to describe the taste experience. Your objection feels a little unfair.
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
a deliciously subtle pleasure


Explanation:
As in, for example, "the colour holds out the promise of a deliciously subtle pleasure."
Or something along those lines - getting well away from the French.


Philippa Smith
Local time: 03:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks Philippa for your inspired suggestion!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
13 mins
  -> Ta Tony!

agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thanks Phil!

agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes or subtly refined, elegantly subtle...
1 hr
  -> Thanks Yvonne! Yes, there are many options here...😄

agree  Saeed Najmi: Or even a pleasure so deliciously subtle
1 hr
  -> Thanks Saeed!

agree  Stephanie Benoist
1 hr
  -> Thanks Stephanie!

agree  Shilpa Baliga
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Shilpa!

agree  James A. Walsh
22 hrs
  -> Many thanks James!
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