Description for the odour and flavour in the context of a wine evaluation or wine talk. These mostly mature wines are characterised by a typical note of walnuts or hazelnuts. This often occurs with the grape varieties Aligoté, Chardonnay, Chasselas, Frühroter Veltliner, Neuburger, certain Trebbiano varieties and Pinot Blanc. Furthermore, oxidatively matured wines such as Malaga, port, sherry and vin jaune also exhibit this typical tone. If it is more pronounced, it can be a wine defect (see Ageing tone) and in extreme cases can manifest itself as an unpleasant rancid tone. Flavours similar to the nutty impression are buttery and yeasty. Other common impressions are bread-like and waxy notes.
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