Pungent
The strong, distinctive and assertive smell characteristic of some wine types, such as the burnt odor typical of Madeira. Often, a synonym for acidity; rarely used in a complimentary way.
Pungent - A very aromatic sometimes "earthy" wine with a high level of volatiles.
Punt - The indentation in the base of a wine bottle originally intended to strengthen it (especially champagne bottles).
PUNGENT: Having a powerful, assertive smell linked to a high level of volatile acidity.
RACKING: The practice of moving wine by hose from one container to another, leaving sediment behind. For aeration or clarification.
Pungent
A pungent wine has strong aromas that are often out of balance with the others in its bouquet. Often, pungent wines are intensely sour, astringent and grating on the palate ...
Pungent
Another synonym for acidity, the number of synonyms perhaps underscoring the critical nature of acidity to a wine's character. As you might guess, this one implies excessive sourness and is rarely used in a complimentary way.
Pungent smell or harsh, bitter taste due to excess sulphur.
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Cellar (Portuguese).
SO2 is a pungent, choking gas which is somewhat soluble. The most practical source for the home winemaker is the salt, potassium metabisulphite, ...
Pungent: The hot taste of capsaicin -- the compound in chiles (jalapeno, etc.) that gives them their fiery heat -- in a chile wine or mead, Punt: The concave indentation in the bottom of a wine or champagne bottle.
It can even be downright funky, with pungent barnyard aromas. In fact, Pinot Noir is the most fickle of all grapes to grow: It reacts strongly to environmental changes such as heat and cold spells, and is notoriously fussy to work with once picked, ...
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.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2): A pungent gas used in wine to inhibit wild yeast growth, to protect wine from air oxidation and to inhibit browning in juice and wine. It works quite well but, dang! it smells like burning match heads.
Most noticeable were the variations in the wine's pungent, grassy aromas, which were most pronounced on the bottle resealed with the original screwcap, and almost absent from bottles sealed with gas. The latter had more delicate and floral aromatics.
When SO2 is greatly in excess, it can also produce a pungent aroma in white wines, considered by most to be a fault. The aroma is best described as that of a match that has just been struck.
Gewürztraminer is one of the most pungent wine varietals, easy for even the beginning taster to recognize by its heady, aromatic scent.
However, heating it causes alcohol vapor to become very pungent so that the aromas are overpowered. Brandy, like whisky and red wine, exhibits more pleasant aromas and flavors at a lower temperature, e.g., 16 degrees Celsius (61 degrees Fahrenheit).
The pungent aroma of the grape can be delightful, and because of the name of the grape, the nose is referred to as "spice.
Wellington, New Zealand
Big, pungent wines, crisply flavourful, intense, clear.
Canberra, Australia
Fresh, tasty, capsicum and tropical flavoured dry whites, often blended with semillon.
GRASSY: A signature descriptor for Sauvignon Blanc and a pleasant one unless overbearing and pungent.
GREEN: Tasting of unripe fruit. Wines made from unripe grapes will often possess this quality. Pleasant in Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
PRUNEY
Overripe, sun-dried grapes can induce an undesirable pungent quality into table wines; sometimes compared to "the taste of dried prunes".
PUCKERY (see also HARD, TANNIC)
Synonym for ASTRINGENT.
Rancio
An obscure tasting term that describes the pungent smell of a (usually fortified) wine that has been intentionally oxidized or exposed to heat. Examples of wines showing rancio include some Madeiras or Australian liqueur muscats.
Acrid: Describes a harsh or bitter taste or pungent smell that is due to excess sulfur.
spicy: Wines often smell quite spicy with aromas of pepper, cinnamon, and other well-known spices. These pungent aromas are usually lumped together and called spicy.
This organic acid is found in all wines, usually at minimal levels, and can accentuate aromas and flavours. Too much can result in volatile acidity, which gives wines pungent - often unpleasant - aromas and flavours like those found in vinegar.
Grassy Having the scent of grass, including freshly mown grass and hay. A pleasant signature descriptor for Sauvignon Blanc unless overbearing and pungent.
Thought to have originated from an ancient grape imported by the first Phocean Greek settlers around 500 BC, the grape is used to create a crisp, almost pungent white wine mostly consumed in the Bellet area of the Cote d'Azur.
These pungent aromas are usually lumped together and called spicy.
supple A supple wine is one that is soft, lush, velvety, and very attractively round and tasty.
 See also: Wine, Aroma, Grape, Taste, White
  
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