Headspace
The air space in the bottle between the wine and the closure, or in a tank between the wine and the lid.
Herbaceous, herbal
Pleasant odours reminiscent of herbs, such as fresh herbs, dried herbs or specific herbs.
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Ullage refers to the unfilled space in a container of liquid, especially those carrying wine, such as aging barrels and wine bottles.
When you sniff a wine and savior its aromas you are in fact sampling from the 'invisible soup' of substances that float around in the headspace of the wineglass.
[edit] Ullage Also known as headspace, the unfilled space in a wine bottle, barrel, or tank.
affects the kind of constituents that escape, with alcohol becoming more concentrated in wine stored under conditions of low humidity and weakening with high humidity. As the water and alcohol are released, volume decreases, leaving headspace, ...
 See also: Bottle, Aging, Wine, White Wine, Complex
  
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