Wine Aroma Chart
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 Wine Aroma Chart
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