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Gooseberries, 'cat's pee', asparagus. What white varietal?: Sauvignon Blanc
Citrus fruits, petrol, honey. What white varietal?: Riesling
Butter, melon, apple, pineapple, vanilla (if oaked). What white varietal?: Chardonnay
Wet wool, beeswax, honey, apple, almond. What white varietal?: Chenin Blanc
Peaches, pear, nutmeg, apricot. What white varietal?: Viognier
Banana, bubble-gum, red fruits. What red varietal?: Gamay
Raspberry, cherry, violets, 'farmyard'. What red varietal?: Pinot Noir
Black cherry, mixed spices, mint, and also usually somewhat raisin characteristics. What red varietal?: Zinfandel
Tobacco, pepper, blackberry, and usually some blue fruit as well. What red varietal?: Syrah or Shiraz
Herbs, black cherry, leathery, earthy. What red varietal?: Sangiovese
Black cherry, plums, pepper, coffee. What red varietal?: Merlot
Blackcurrants, chocolate, mint, tobacco. What red varietal?: Cabernet Sauvignon
Fruit: black currant, blackberry, black cherry Herbal: bell pepper, asparagus (methoxy-pyrazine), green olive Spice: ginger, green peppercorn, pimento Bottle Age: cedar, cigar box, musk, mushroom, earth, leather: Cabernet Sauvignon
Fruit: cherry, strawberry, raspberry Floral: violet, rose petal Oak (rarely): vanilla, coconut, sweet wood, oak, smoke, toast, tar Carbonic Maceration: banana, bubblegum, cotton candy (spun sugar): Gamay
Fruit: currant, black cherry, plum Herbal: bell pepper, green olive Floral: violet, rose Spice: caramel, clove, bay leaf, green peppercorn Oak (light): vanilla, coconut, sweet wood Oak (heavy): Merlot
Fruit: cherry, strawberry, raspberry, ripe tomato Terroir: mushroom, earth, barnyard, truffle, leather, meat Floral: violet, rose petal Spice: sassafras, rosemary, cinnamon, caraway, peppermint Herbal: rhubarb: Pinot Noir
Fruit: strawberry, bluebarry, orange peel, plum Floral: violet Spice: cinnamon, clove, thyme Oak (light): vanilla, sweet wood Oak (heavy): oak, smoke, toast, tar: Sangiovese
Fruit: black currant, blackberry Floral: grass Herbal: sandalwood, cedar Spice: black pepper, licorice, clove, thyme, bay leaf Terroir: musk, civet, truffle, earth Oak (light): vanilla, coconut, swee: Syrah
Fruit: raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, cranberry, black cherry, (jammy can be used with all) Spice: cinnamon, black pepper Herbal: briar, licorice, nettle Carbonic Maceration: tutti-frutti, candy, bubblegum: Zinfandel
Stone Fruits: apple, pear, peach, apricot Citric Fruits: lemon, lime, orange, tangerine Tropical Fruits: pineapple, banana, mango, guava, kiwi Floral: acacia, hawthorn Terroir: flint, mineral, mint M: Chardonnay
Floral: honey, honeysuckle Fruit: quince, melon, esp. Honeydew, cantaloupe Mineral: flint, smoke Herbal: grass, hay Wood: vanilla, sweet wood, oak (not usually) Aggressive: iodine, "gym s: Chenin Blanc
Fruit: lemon, apple, pear Floral: (vague) Oak: vanilla, sweet wood, almond, smoke Malolactic (unusual): butter, cream: Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigio)
Floral: woodruff, rose petal, violet Petroleum: terpene, diesel, kerosene Stone Fruits: apple, pear, peach, apricot Mineral: flint, steel, gunmetal Tropical Fruits: (not usually): Riesling
Herbaceous: grass, weeds, lemon-grass, gooseberry Vegetal: bell pepper, green olive, asparagus, capsicum Fruity: grapefruit, lime, melon Malolactic: Butter, Cream Oak(light):vanilla, sweet wood Oak(h: Sauvignon Blanc
Floral: orange blossom, acacia, violet, honey Herbal: mown hay, tobacco Fruit: apricot, mango, pineapple, guava, kiwi, tangerine Spice: anise, mint Malolactic: butter, cream Oak (light): vanilla, swe: Viognier
Lemon, apple, pear, and generally with a floral note tying it together. What white varietal?: Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio

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