Grape flavours
The Grape Flavours
Riesling
Petrol, nettles, revving up aeroplanes, honey, sap, lime, green apple.
Sauvignon Blanc
Gooseberries, cat's p***, cut grass, asparagus, green apple, green leaves, grapefruit.
Semillon
Butter, egg custard, straw, toast, mangoes, apricots, candle wax.
Gamay
Iodine, gym shoes, tar, cherries, jam, raspberries, fruit kernel.
Pinot blanc
Cream, apple, citron pressé, lavender, Parma violets, canned lychees, bracken.
Nebbiolo
Truffles, prunes, violets, liquorice, chocolate.
Chardonnay
Butter, peach, honeysuckle, French pâtisserie, clover, pineapple, angelica.
Merlot
Velvet, red berry fruits, plums on the branch, Dundee cake, toffees, pencil shavings, mint.
Syrah (Shiraz)
Raspberries, fruit gums, pepper, creosote, leather and saddlebags, goulash, biscuits on a baking sheet, a naked foot.
Chenin Blanc
Grapefruit, damp straw, honey, wet wool, cheese, kiwi fruit, concentrated orange juice, sprinkling of sugar.
Pinot Noir
Strawberries, cabbages, gamey meat, cherries, rusty metal, earth. compost.
Gewürtztraminer
Scented soap, exotic fruits, China tea, pot pourri, cinnamon, spices.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Blackcurrants, violets, cigar box, rose hip, green capsicum, cake, brick.
Cabernet Franc
Raspberries and blackcurrants, sponge cake and crumbs, grass and green leaves, herbaceous border, sharp steel knife.
Tempranillo
Oak, vanilla, fruit and custard, plums, velvet. ........and finally,
Muscat
Grapes!
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