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Wine
and aroma
Wine
aromas table chart
Wine
is a poetic drink. Everyone has a personal perception
when tasting a wine. Hundreds of aromas and
flavors can be found in red and white wines. Here
are a few fine classics of combination between wine
and aroma :
dried
fruits - vegetal - various
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 |
Musk |
old
red Wine |
Oak |
Médoc,
Graves, red Bordeaux |
Peach
Stone |
Riesling,
Gewurzt |
Rising
bread |
Champagne,
white Burgundy |
Smoky |
Pouilly
Fumé |
Tobacco |
red
Bordeaux |
Toast |
white
Wine, Champagne |
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