Chart Wine / Aroma

Fresh Fruits
Apple	Chardonnay, some Chenin blanc
Apricot	Sémillon
Banana	young red wines, some Beaujolais
Black cherry	Pinot noir
Black fruit	common in red wine
Black currant	Cabernet Sauvignon, Cotes de Nuit, some Syrah, Moulis, Listrac, young Margaux, Pauillac, St Estèphe
Berries	young red wine
Blueberry	some Cabernet Franc
Cranberry	red Rhone
Citrus	unripe Chardonnay
Figs	Sémillon, some oak Chardonnay
Grapefruit	Sauvignon blanc, Gewurzt
Melon	Muscadet, Pinot gris, some Riesling
Orange Peel	Grenache
Peach	Chablis
Pear	aged oak white, Chardonnay
Plums	some Cabernet Sauvignon
Raspberry	Beaujolais
Strawberry	some red Bourgogne, Beaujolais

Dried Fruits

Cloves

oak, some great Bordeaux and Burgundy

Chestnut

white Burgundy

Dried fig

sweet white wine, Barsac

Dried pineapple

sweet white wine, Sauternes

Green Olive

a few Cabernet

Litchee

Gewurzt

Nuts

old Meursault, Jura yellow wines

Truffle

old red Bordeaux

Vanilla

Beaujolais nouveau (young)

Black pepper

Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, red Languedoc Roussillon, red Rhone

Green bell pepper

red Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Flowers

Asparagus

Sauvignon blanc, Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre

Lavender

some red Provence and Languedoc

Rose

Gewurzt, Riesling

Tarragon / Estragon

Cabernet Franc, some Cabernet Sauvignon

Velvet

red Burgundy, Pinot noir

Violet

some red Bordeaux

Peppermint

Pinot noir

Mint

French old oak

Flower

Chenin blanc, Moselle

Herbaceous

Merlot

Mushroom

old red Bordeaux

Various

Barnyard / earthy / country

red Burgundy, mourvèdre

Burnt / cooked

red Burgundy, some Beaujolais

Butter

some Chardonnay

Cigar box (cedar / tobacco)

some great Bordeaux

Deer

very old red wine

Freshness

Beaujolais nouveau

Honey

Sauternes, Barsac, sweet white wine, Viognier

Meat

some red Rhone

Mineral

Chablis

Musc

old red Wine

Oak

Medoc, Graves, red Bordeaux

Peach Stone

Riesling, Gewurzt

Rising bread

Champagne, white Burgundy

Smoky

Pouilly Fumé

Tobacco

red Bordeaux

Toast

white Wine, Champagne