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Plum
From EncycloWine
Plum is an aroma and flavor that typically appears in wine made with the following grapes: Merlot and Malbec.
Plum, plummy: Very common description for red wines, particularly budget-range reds made from grapes grown in particularly warm climates.
Merlot - plum, red and black fruits, green spices, floral
Zinfandel - black fruits (often jammy), black spices - often called "briary"
Syrah (aka Shiraz, depending on vineyard location) - black fruits, black spices - especially white and black pepper ...
5 or 6 fresh plum tomatoes, sliced thin
1/2 cup diced tomatoes, canned or fresh in season
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Ume-shiso
Plum paste and shiso leaf mixture most commonly served in maki form, rather sweet.
Umeboshi
Small, bitter, pickled Japanese plum ...
A variety of fruit odors and tastes, apart from the obvious one of grapes, may be discerned in wine apple, apricot, black currant, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, citrus, peach, pear, plum, ...
The majority of these wines are thus preserved in containers which support this process: barrels of oak or tanks incompletely filled, which confer a ambrée hue and a complex bouquet to them, where interfere with the cocoa odors, coffee, plum...
They both create rich, robust wines with a smooth texture and signature aromas of spice, pepper, clove and licorice leading, followed by dark fruit such as blackcurrant, blackberry, plum and black cherry, as well as truffle, earth, violets, vanilla, ...
Merlot - Slight cherry and cola flavors with a plum nose. Two reviewers stated that the wine started off a little hot and metallic, but then those characteristics faded as time went on.
This wine's nose emits a lot of black pepper, wet earth, and ripe black fruit - cassis, plum.
The dominant nature of Cabernet can sometimes have a disproportionate influence on the wine, even overwhelming Sangiovese character with black cherry, black currant, mulberry and plum fruit.
Deep, dark fruit in the form of blueberry, plum and currant debut on the palate, surrounded by a lovely mix of dark chocolate, espresso and black pepper spice. The tannins are tame, the finish is strong and the fruit is top notch.
Example: Roast duck in a plum sauce is well-served by red wines, like barbera or syrah, with pronounced black plum flavors while grilled steak in a pepper sauce will go beautifully with a peppery zinfandel.
Canberra, Australia
Plum fuirt aromas and flavours are typical of these quite fine, densely flavoured wines.
Cowra, Australia
Very charming, tasty reds with a raspberryish note and dark, close grained character.
Amongst some truly exceptional McLaren Vale shirazes whose vintage quality was a distinctive and almost sour edge to their dark cherry and plum fruit flavours, were superb wines under these labels: Rosemount Balmoral Syrah, Kays Block 6, ...
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Wine
The bouquet is aromatic and the berry-plum qualities are reflected in the palate. The wine is usually medium red in colour, medium bodied, soft and round and generally made for early drinking rather than slow maturation.
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At its best, it can be the most delightfully complex and exotic of wines, filled with heady aromas and flavors of spice, smoke, and red fruit (raspberry, cherry, plum).
Chancellor
Quite tannic and known for its plum-cedar aroma, this grape is susceptible to powdery mildew and must be carefully scrutinized before crushing.
A catchall term for mixed black-cherry, blackberry, plum and similar fruit aromas, commonplace in many good red wines.
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Sangiovese is a medium bodied dry wine with earthy aromas and berry, plum, spicy, or floral flavors. It has a smooth texture. Sangiovese is the main grape used to produce Italian Chiantis.
[edit] Fruit The main component of the wine, usually grape but other fruits are also used to make wine, such as pear, plum, etc.
By the time it is 40 years old, it has mellowed from a hot plum like flavor, to a soft nutty taste, full of complexity. As the port continues to age, it starts to loose some of its strength and intensity, but gains complexity and character.
When the grapes are harvested as late as possible the resulting wines are deep purple in colour with plum and blackberry fruit combining soft velvety tannins with a full body.
A wine fermented from non-grape fruit juice which may or may not include the addition of sugar or honey. Fruit wines are always called "something" wines (e.g., plum wine), ...
Syrah (Shiraz) - Syrah can produce monumental red wines with strong tannins and complex combinations of flavors including berry, plum and smoke. It's known as Shiraz mainly in Australia and South Africa.
One of the traditional "Bordeaux varietals", Malbec has characteristics that fall somewhere between Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. A midseason ripener, it can bring very deep color, ample tannin, and a particular plum-like flavor component to add ...
Its classic flavors are currant, plum, black cherry and spice. It can also be marked by herb, olive, mint, tobacco, cedar and anise, and ripe, jammy notes.
Fleshy:Describing a wine with good extract and a smooth texture. The sensation of drinking the wine recalls biting into ripe, fleshy fruit such as a plum.
Used to make Chianti and other Tuscan reds. Some versions (clones) include Sangiovese Grosso, and Sangiovese Piccolo. Also grown in California where it is used to produce up-and-coming medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plum-like tones.
It was aged for nine months in French barrique (mostly used), and it is well balanced with a modest 13.5% alcohol. Imported by Robert Kacher, this wine is a terrific value. Try it with Duck and Plum Sauce.
 See also: Wine, Fruit, Red, Grape, Flavor
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