Description for a sweetish-sour, scratchy odour and taste in the context of a wine talk or wine evaluation, reminiscent of sauerkraut. To a greater extent, this is a wine defect. It is caused by increased volatile acids in combination with lactic tones, as is typical of a lactic acidity tint (sauerkraut, yoghurt tint). Two related terms are buttery and volatile.
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