The intensity and character of the aroma can be assessed with nearly any descriptive adjective. Usually refers to the particular smell of the grape variety. Wine not in balance may be acidic, cloying, flat or harsh etc. A full-bodied wine rich in extracts with a pronounced finish. Possesses that elusive quality where many layers of flavour separate a great wine from a very good one.
Balance combines all flavour and taste components in almost miraculous harmony.
The science and study of winemaking. Also spelled oenology. Impression left by the wine during and after swallowing. A long persisting finish always indicates a wine of good quality, rich in extracts. In wine-speak, the finish is also referred to as persistence or palate length.