An aroma related to vegetative or grassy characters. Some reds, notably under-ripe Cabernet sauvignon (a distinct tomato-leaf smell), and some whites (Sauvignon blanc’s asparagus and capsicum flavors, for example) are described as “herbaceous”.
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