Flavor Clusters/Descriptors Flashcards
What are the Primary Aroma and Flavor clusters?
Floral
Green Fruit
Citrus Fruit
Stone Fruit
Tropical Fruit
Red Fruit
Black Fruit
Dried/cooked Fruit
Herbaceous
Herbal
Pungent Spice
Other
Secondary Aroma and Flavor clusters
Yeast (lees, autolysis)
Malolactic conversion
Oak
Tertiary Aromas and Flavor clusters
Deliberate oxidation
Fruit development (white)
Fruit development (red)
Bottle age (white)
Bottle age (red)
Floral Descriptors
acacia
honeysuckle
chamomile
elderflower
geranium
blossom
rose
violet
Green Fruit descriptors
apple
gooseberry
pear
quince
grape
Citrus Fruit descriptors
grapefruit
lemon
lime (juice or zest?)
orange peel
lemon peel
Stone Fruit descriptors
peach
apricot
nectarine
Tropical Fruit descriptors
banana
lychee
mango
melon
passionfruit
pineapple
Red Fruit descriptors
redcurrant
cranberry
raspberry
strawberry
red cherry
red plum
Black Fruit descriptors
blackcurrant
blackberry
bramble
blueberry
black cherry
black plum
Dried/Cooked Fruit descriptors
fig
prune
raisin
sultana
kirsch
jamminess
baked/stewed fruits
preserved fruits
Herbaceous descriptors
green bell pepper (capsicum)
grass
tomato leaf
asparagus
blackcurrant leaf
Herbal descriptors
eucalyptus
mint
medicinal
lavender
fennel
dill
Pungent spice descriptors
black/white pepper
liquorice
Other Primary Flavor descriptors
flint
wet stones
wet wool
Yeast (lees, autolysis) descriptors
biscuit
bread
toast
pastry
brioche
bread dough
cheese
Malolactic conversion descriptors
butter
cheese
cream
Oak descriptors
vanilla
clove
nutmeg
coconut
butterscotch
toast
cedar
charred wood
smoke
chocolate
coffee
resinous
Deliberate oxidation descriptors
almond
marzipan
hazelnut
walnut
chocolate
coffee
toffee
caramel
Fruit Development (White) descriptors
dried apricot
marmalade
dried apple
dried bananas
Fruit Development (Red) descriptors
fig
prune
tar
dried blackberry
dried cranberry
cooked blackberry
cooked red plum
Bottle Age (White) descriptors
petrol
kerosene
cinnamon
ginger
nutmeg
toast
nutty
mushroom
hay
honey
Bottle Age (Red) descriptors
leather
forrest floor
earth
mushroom
game
tobacco
vegetal
wet leaves
savory
meaty
farmyard
