Flinty
Having a mineral character; associated with wines from grapes grown in limestone, such as French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
Flowery
Having an aroma of flowers.
Flinty:
Used to describe the fragrance
or taste of some white wines,
especially a White Bordeaux.
If you can remember what flint smells like
when struck with steel,
you'll have an idea of this characteristic.
Flinty: A descriptor for extremely dry white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, whose bouquet is reminiscent of flint struck against steel.
Flinty
Dry, mineral character typical of French Chablis and Sauvignon Blanc. Wet stones.
Flowery
Aroma suggestive of flowers.
Flinty
Dry, mineral character that comes from certain soils, mostly limestone, in which the wine was grown; typical of French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
Flowery
Aroma suggestive of flowers.
Flinty Gun-flint on the nose and taste.
Flowery Floral - rose, honeysuckle, jasmine.
Full / Full bodied Body and weight on the palate.
Flinty: Describe the aroma or taste of some white wines; like the odour of flint striking steel.
Flinty
You know that taste and smell that's in the air when you strike a piece of steel on a flint? Well, a wine can taste like that - flinty - meaning it has a hard, dry, clean taste.
Flinty
A metallic smell and taste associated with wines vinified from white grapes such as Sauvignon Blanc that have been grown in particular soils.
Flinty
A dry, mineral-like flavour component that comes from soils containing a lot of limestone. It is an interesting flavour that is a big selling point for French white wines.
Flinty: A stony taste in wines.
Floral/Flowery: Wines pleasant in aroma, reminiscent of the perfume of some flowers.
Fortified: Wines that are made stronger by adding brandy.
Flinty: A hard, stony taste in wine. A "flinty" wine is said to recall gunflint. Wines from the Chablis and Sancerre appellations in France have always been associated with a flinty smell and taste due to the calcareous soil.
flinty: A flavour not unlike struck match and flint stone that can be found in some white wines, notably Chablis. Very high sulfur dioxide levels may contribute to this aroma.
Flinty
Next time you are taking a stroll through chalk downland, reach down and pick up two mid-sized flints.
Flinty
Flinty usually describes dry white wines, such as chablis and sancerre, with an aroma of flint striking steel. This character is believed to come from the limestone soil in which the grapes were grown and is a positive attribute.
Flinty: A tasting term used to describe white wine having a hard, austere, dry, clean taste. An example might be a Chablis that has a bouquet reminiscent of flint struck by steel.
FLINT/FLINTY
Synonym for "stoney". Derived from French phrase "gout de pierre a fusil", literally a smoky, whiff of gunflint, almost acrid taste.
Flinty
Dry, mineral character that comes from certain soils (mostly limestone) in which the wine was grown.
Flowery
Aroma suggestive of flowers. The most predominant floral aromas referred to are jasmine, honeysuckle and rose.
Crispness is a desirable quality in light, flinty white wines that are drunk young.
Crystalline. Perfectly limpid and bright.
Crystals. The natural, harmless flakes of tartaric acid found in some wines.
Deep.
Pouilly-Fumé is often said to have a distinctive smoky, minerally, gunflinty character; certainly I have found a few examples that are true to this type, some taking the description to the most pungent (although still enjoyable) extreme.
Flinty
A stone or mineral-like character.
Floral
Tasting and/or smelling of flowers
Free-run
Wine or juice that is obtained without pressing
Free SO2/FSO2
The unbound portion of SO2 forms available for antimicrobial activity ...
Fresh snapper ceviche with tequila, lime and roasted sweet peppers with a flinty, lemony zested Sancerre by Reverdy
John Ash's grilled marinated prawns with fresh melon salsa, matched with a light, mildly crisp and easy Fetzer Sauvignon Blanc ...
The soil here is very flinty with deposits of limestone that the locals believed imparted a smoky, gunflint flavor to the wine and hence Fumé, the French word for "smoke" was attached to the wine.
Includes the standard "pipi du chat" (cat pee) / gooseberry aroma, and has plenty of forward, ripe green, flinty, smoky fruit. Also some citrus - lime, grapefruit, and maybe a touch of granny smith apple.
In the Chablis region of France, it is the only grape permitted and it renders a "crisp, flinty" wine. In the Meursault appellation, chardonnay takes on a lush, ripe, "fleshy", "buttery" quality.
You may never know what it means when someone describes a white wine as tasting flinty or herbaceous and you may never understand why anyone would want to drink a red wine that is described as tasting chewy or leathery.
Flavour & Character
Traditional flinty and very dry now often produces ina buttery, lemon flavours, sometimes nutty flavoured, often with a strong hint of tropical fruit.
Flint
Tasting term referring to a mineral stoney taste. Most of flinty wines are characterized by high acidity and a flavour sensation that seems often rather earthy.
Chablis Grand Cru, France
Superb renditions of Chardonnay at its most elegant, flinty fragrant and fine, yet richly layered and warm.
The Chardonnay grape itself is very neutral, with many of the flavors commonly associated with the grape being derived from such influences as terroir and oak. It is vinified in many different styles, from the elegant, "flinty" wines of Chablis to ...
The high acid balance of these wines can leave a metallic impression on the palate. Chablis, the great Chardonnay of the Burgundy region of France, is often said to be "steely." Flinty is another term that seems to have the same or similar meaning.
Australia and New Zealand have succeeded in producing world-class wines from this grape in recent years by using cold fermentation methods that result in a desired "flinty" taste in the dry versions.
Australia and New Zealand have succeeded in producing world-class wines in recent years, from several clones of this variety, by using cold fermentation methods that result in a desired "flinty" taste in the dry versions.
 See also: Flint, Wine, Grape, Fruit, White
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