Cigar Box: Another descriptor for a cedary aroma.
Clean: Fresh on the palate and free of any off-taste. Does not necessarily imply good quality.
Cigar box: An aroma, in a red wine, analogous to the smell it describes, as a result of the combination of the fruit, wood and other constituents of a red wine. Not as unpleasant as it might sound.
Cigar box: Mixed cedar and tobacco, a surprisingly lovely scent that's typical of some fine Bordeaux.
Clean: Overall description for a wine with no unpleasant or "off" aromas or tastes.
cedary or cigar box
A cedar aroma is associated with the oak barrels used for aging wine. This term is most often applied to red wines, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon.
cedar wood / cigar box
cedar wood is a characteristic of semi-mature and mature Cabernet-dominant wines especially from the Medoc, owing more to the style of wine than to oak ageing.
Bottle Age: cedar, cigar box, musk, mushroom, earth, leather
(see Tasting Notes) ...
As it ages, it takes on notes of seductive spices, anise, violets, leather, olive, tobacco and cigar box. It's often aged in oak from 6-24 months. It can be quite tannic when young (so decant it for an hour or two if you aren't going to age it).
CIGARBOX Near synonym for "tobacco" aroma detected in the nose, especially if a "cedarwood" component is present. Spanish cedarwood is the traditional material for making cigar boxes.
As the wines age they can sometimes develop aromas associated with cedar, cigar boxes and pencil shavings. In general New World examples have more pronounced fruity notes while Old World wines can be more austere with heightened earthy notes.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Cedar, Quality, Red
  
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