Wine description regarding flavour impression; see under toast aroma.
Description (also barrique note, roasted flavour, wood flavour, wood note, wood tone or often just wood for short) in the context of a wine description. This is usually used to describe the typical flavour of wines matured in barriques, which is created by toasting the wooden barrels. This intensifies or emphasises the tannins, which are already mainly found in red wines. Although the flavour is quite complex, it is typical and relatively easy to identify, but varies slightly depending on the degree of toasting...
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