herbaceous
- Resource Type
- Reference Entry
Subject Reference
- Authors
- Source
- The Oxford Companion to Wine, 5 ed., 2023.
- Subject
- Cookery, Food, and Drink
- Language
- English
tasting term for the leafy or grassy aroma of crushed green leaves or freshly cut grass. Herbaceousness is generally considered a defect only when present in excess (although American tasters [...]