French name for the taste of flint; see there.
Designation for the positive flavour impression of a wine in the context of a wine talk. This is mainly attributed to dry white wines that are grown on soils with a high proportion of flint or silex and are characterised by great purity and concise mineral notes. The French white wines Chablis, Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre, as well as the Italian white wine Vernaccia di San Gimignano, are often mentioned in this context. This impression is often described as a "flint aroma" or "silex note" and is reminiscent of grated flint, wet stone or light...
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