minerality
Taste of wet stones
Minerality describes a quality in wine, water, or other beverages that evokes stones, chalk, slate, or wet rocks.
Wine critics use it to characterize certain whites and some reds: The Chablis had a flinty minerality.
The term is impressionistic rather than scientific—whether minerals in soil actually transfer to taste remains debated.
It suggests something clean, crisp, and earthy rather than fruity or floral.
Harshly unyielding in manner
- chalkyPale and dusty-textured
- petrichorScent of rain-soaked ground
- saltyTasting of brine
- brinyStrongly of salt
metallic · iodine · sulfur · saline · stony · gravelly · slate · limestone
Grape-growing estate
- soilGround matter for planting
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- appellationName or title given
- microclimateLocalized atmospheric zone
geology · bedrock · clay · limestone · chalk · schist · slate · volcanic
Firm and breakable
- acidityLow pH condition
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- dryFree from moisture
- steelyHard and unwavering
clean · brightness · tension · backbone · structure · Chablis · Riesling · Sancerre
flinty
Harshly unyielding in manner
briny · metallic · iodine · sulfur · saline · stony · gravelly · slate · limestone · earthy
vineyard
Grape-growing estate
- soilGround matter for planting
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- appellationName or title given
microclimate · geology · bedrock · clay · limestone · chalk · schist · slate · volcanic · granite
crisp
Firm and breakable
steely · clean · brightness · tension · backbone · structure · Chablis · Riesling · Sancerre · finish
quartz
Crystalline silicon dioxide
calcium · magnesium · phosphorus · potassium · selenium · iron · copper · manganese · silica · ore
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
- magnesiumAlkaline earth metal
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
iron · silica · copper · manganese · zinc · selenium · electrolytes · sodium · chloride
mineralityfruitiness
Flavor suggesting ripe produce
fruity · jammy · floral · ripe fruit · tropical