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
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Fresh Fruits |
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Apple |
Chardonnay, some Chenin blanc |
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Apricot |
Sémillon |
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Banana |
young red wines, some Beaujolais |
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Black cherry |
Pinot noir |
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Black fruit |
common in red wine |
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Black currant |
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cotes de Nuit, some Syrah, Moulis, Listrac, young Margaux, Pauillac, St Estèphe |
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Berries |
young red wine |
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Blueberry |
some Cabernet Franc |
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Cranberry |
red Rhone |
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Citrus |
unripe Chardonnay |
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Figs |
Sémillon, some oak Chardonnay |
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Grapefruit |
Sauvignon blanc, Gewurzt |
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Melon |
Muscadet, Pinot gris, some Riesling |
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Orange Peel |
Grenache |
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Peach |
Chablis |
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Pear |
aged oak white, Chardonnay |
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Plums |
some Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Raspberry |
Beaujolais |
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Strawberry |
some red Bourgogne, Beaujolais |
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Dried Fruits |
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Cloves |
oak, some great Bordeaux and Burgundy |
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Chestnut |
white Burgundy |
| Dried fig |
sweet white wine, Barsac |
| Dried pineapple |
sweet white wine, Sauternes |
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Green Olive |
a few Cabernet |
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Litchee |
Gewurzt |
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Nuts |
old Meursault, Jura yellow wines |
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Truffle |
old red Bordeaux |
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Vanilla |
Beaujolais nouveau (young) |
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Black pepper |
Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, red Languedoc Roussillon, red Rhone |
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Green bell pepper |
red Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
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Flowers |
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Asparagus |
Sauvignon blanc, Pouilly Fumé, Sancerre |
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Lavender |
some red Provence and Languedoc |
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Rose |
Gewurzt, Riesling |
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Tarragon / Estragon |
Cabernet Franc, some Cabernet Sauvignon |
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Velvet |
red Burgundy, Pinot noir |
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Violet |
some red Bordeaux |
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Peppermint |
Pinot noir |
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Mint |
French old oak |
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Flower |
Chenin blanc, Moselle |
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Herbaceous |
Merlot |
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Mushroom |
old red Bordeaux |
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Various |
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Barnyard / earthy / country |
red Burgundy, mourvèdre |
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Burnt / cooked |
red Burgundy, some Beaujolais |
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Butter |
some Chardonnay |
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Cigar box (cedar / tobacco) |
some great Bordeaux |
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Deer |
very old red wine |
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Freshness |
Beaujolais nouveau |
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Honey |
Sauternes, Barsac, sweet white wine, Viognier |
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Meat |
some red Rhone |
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Mineral |
Chablis |
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Musk |
old red Wine |
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Oak |
Médoc, Graves, red Bordeaux |
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Peach Stone |
Riesling, Gewurzt |
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Rising bread |
Champagne, white Burgundy |
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Smoky |
Pouilly Fumé |
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Tobacco |
red Bordeaux |
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Toast |
white Wine, Champagne |
