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Stoney
Tasting term describing a wine with high acidity coupled with a tactile, mouth-filling flavors as if one has a stone in the mouth. Close term for flinty.
STONEY/STONELIKE
Describes a _set_ of perceptions that seem to indicate a relatively young white wine fermented from ripe, but not overly so, grapes under cold fermentation conditions.
3 Ontario Stoney Ridge Cabernet Franc-Merlot, 1995
4 Ontario Cave Spring Cellars Cabernet-Merlot, 1998
5 Ontario Henry of Pelham Cabernet-Merlot Unfiltered, 1998
6 Bordeaux Château Branaire-Ducru, 1999
7 Bordeaux Château de Camensac, 2000 ...
White fruit and stoney slate aromas display the odd but pleasant minerally scent that Riesling-lovers call "petrol." Its full, ripe flavor hits the palate with a surprising burst of tangerine, shaped by firm, steely acidity.
 See also: Wine, Aroma, Region, Fruit, Full
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