WSET Level 3 SAT - Nose Flashcards
Primary Aromas and Flavours - Clusters (11)
- Floral
- Green fruit
- Citrus fruit
- Stone fruit
- Red fruit
- Black fruit
- Dried/cooked fruit
- Herbaceous
- Herbal
- Pungent Spice
- Other
Secondary Aromas and Flavours - Key Questions
Are the flavours from…
Yeast?
MLF?
Oak?
Secondary Aromas and Flavours - Clusters
- Yeast (lees, autolysis)
- MLF
- Oak
Tertiary Aromas and Flavours - Key Questions
Do the flavours show…
Deliberate oxidation?
Fruit development?
or, bottle age?
Tertiary Aromas and Flavours - Clusters
- Deliberate oxidation
- Fruit development (white, red)
- Bottle age (white, red)
Primary Cluster - Floral (8)
- acacia
- honeysuckle
- chamomile
- elderflower
- geranium
- blossom
- rose
- violet
Primary Cluster - Green Fruit (6)
- apple
- gooseberry
- pear
- pear drop
- quince
- grape
Primary Cluster - Citrus Fruit (5)
- grapefruit
- lemon (juice or zest?)
- lime (juice or zest?)
- orange peel
- lemon peel
Primary Cluster - Stone Fruit (3)
- peach
- apricot
- nectarine
Primary Cluster - Tropical Fruit (6)
- banana
- lychee
- mango
- melon
- passion fruit
- pineapple
Primary Cluster - Red Fruit (6)
- redcurrant
- cranberry
- raspberry
- strawberry
- red cherry
- red plum
Primary Cluster - Black Fruit (6)
- blackcurrant
- blackberry
- bramble
- blueberry
- black cherry
- black plum
Primary Cluster- Dried/Cooked Fruit (8)
- fig
- prune
- raisin
- sultana
- kirsch
- jamminess
- baked/stewed fruits
- preserved fruits
Primary Cluster - Herbaceous (5)
- green bell pepper (capsicum)
- grass
- tomato leaf
- asparagus
- blackcurrant leaf
Primary Cluster - Herbal (6)
- eucalyptus
- mint
- medicinal
- lavender
- fennel
- dill
Primary Cluster - Pungent Spice (2)
- black/white pepper
- liquorice
Primary Cluster - Other (3)
- flint
- wet stones
- wet wool
Secondary Cluster - Yeast (7)
- biscuit
- toast
- pastry
- brioche
- bread
- bread dough
- cheese
Secondary Cluster - MLF (3)
- Butter
- Cheese
- Cream
Secondary Cluster - Oak (12)
- vanilla
- cloves
- nutmeg
- coconut
- butterscotch
- toast
- chocolate
- coffee
- resinous
- cedar
- smoke
- charred wood
Tertiary Cluster - Deliberate Oxidation (8)
- almond
- marzipan
- hazelnut
- walnut
- chocolate
- coffee
- toffee
- caramel
Tertiary Cluster - Fruit Development - White (4)
- Dried apricot
- marmalade
- dried apple
- dried banana
- etc.
Tertiary Cluster - Fruit Development - Red (7)
- Fig
- prune
- tar
- dried blackberry
- dried cranberry etc.
- cooked blackberry
- cooked red plum etc.
Tertiary Cluster - Bottle Age - White (10)
- petrol
- kerosene
- cinnamon
- ginger
- nutmeg
- honey
- toast
- nutty
- mushroom
- hay
Tertiary Cluster - Bottle Age - Red (11)
- forest floor
- earth
- mushroom
- tobacco
- vegetal
- wet leaves
- leather
- savory
- game
- meaty
- farmyard
