oakiness
Woody wine note
Oakiness is the quality of tasting or smelling like oak, especially in wine aged in oak barrels.
The term describes flavors of vanilla, toast, or wood that oak imparts: The chardonnay had a pleasant oakiness without being overpowering.
Too much oakiness can overwhelm a wine's fruit character.
Orchid pod extract
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- caramelCooked sugar confection
spice · coconut · cedar · clove · nutmeg · cinnamon · char · buttery
Barrel-making trade
- stavesPoles or music lines
- casksStaved wooden containers
- charredBurned until black
- toastingBrowning by heat
maturation · bourbon · whiskey · scotch · spirits · racking · hoops · bungs
Tree's central wood
- tanninPlant-derived astringent compound
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- seasoningSubstance improving food taste
staves · timber · hardwood · deciduous · acorn · bark · sapwood · lignin
White wine grape variety
- cabernetDry red wine variety
- merlotDark-skinned wine grape
- burgundyDeep purplish red
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
complexity · finish · mouthfeel · integration · balance · extraction · malolactic · terroir
vanilla
Orchid pod extract
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
caramel · spice · coconut · cedar · clove · nutmeg · cinnamon · char · buttery · cream
cooperage
Barrel-making trade
toasting · maturation · bourbon · whiskey · scotch · spirits · racking · hoops · bungs · cellar
heartwood
Tree's central wood
- tanninPlant-derived astringent compound
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
seasoning · staves · timber · hardwood · deciduous · acorn · bark · sapwood · lignin · cellulose
chardonnay
White wine grape variety
structure · complexity · finish · mouthfeel · integration · balance · extraction · malolactic · terroir · sommelier
oakinessfruitiness
Flavor suggesting ripe produce
brightness · unwooded · freshness · crispness · minerality