Fruit bomb: A rather jocular term for a wine in which forward fruit dominates the flavor profile. Although such a wine is almost always pleasant to drink, the term implies a lack of balance, with fruit excessive for the wine's acidic structure.
Fruit Bomb
A wine that’s fruit-forward in that the fruit aromas dominate over others. The wine may lack balance, with too much fruit for the wine’s acidity. Think Jim Carrey rather than Jeremy Irons, or Carmen Electra not Helen Mirren.
FRUIT BOMB
An informal wine term often applied to wines produced from very ripe grapes that emphasize lush fruit flavors combined with soft, low acid structures ...
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This is a fairly big wine, with ample acidity and raw tannins, but does not finish hot with alcohol like many similarly wide-open fruit bombs. Instead, it finishes with good balance and proper length, and in a pleasing style.
Australian Shiraz has a general reputation for being "fruit bombs" with intense fruit flavors and a high alcohol content.
The real luxury wines, fruit bombs of almost unbelievable extraction (this is a style that seems to divide wine lovers right down the middle--some love it, while others decry it as artificial and excessive) include: ...
Fruit bomb
Soft wines from very ripe grapes that contain big fruit flavors and low acid levels
Hard
Aggressive wines high in acidity or tannins.
Hogshead
Usually a 60-gallon oak barrel
Hot
Unbalanced high alcohol wines.
 See also: Wine, Fruit, Flavor, Red, Grape
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