Gourmand

Smoked Wine

Note Profile

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About

Smoked Wine is a conceptual fragrance accord that combines the rich, vinous facets of wine with pronounced smoky nuances. It evokes the impression of wine that has been influenced by toasted oak barrels or ambient smoke, yielding dark, charred and slightly ashy overtones on top of fruity, fermented grape aromas. In perfumery it functions as a niche, atmospheric note used to bring depth and intrigue to boozy or woody compositions.

Scent Profile

Smoked Wine smells like a full-bodied wine accord overlaid with distinct smoke, char and ash nuances. The top reveals boozy, fermented grape facets with dark berry fruit, quickly joined by burnt wood and charred barrel staves. Under the smoke sits the quality the Australian Wine Research Institute ties most tightly to the cresols: a medicinal, Band-Aid sharpness that reads as tar rather than as ash. As it dries down that phenolic edge softens towards warm leather and the vanilla sweetness left by the oak barrel, leaving a lingering ashy trail that feels both vinous and smoky.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeHeart · ~8h lasting

Family Woody & Earthy, Fruity

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

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ScentArt

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What this is made of

Smoked Wine names no single substance

Reconstructed

A compound impression.

How the layers join

Origin

Smoked Wine as a fragrance note is an accord inspired by the sensory phenomenon of smoky aromas in wine rather than a single natural extract. In wine science, such aromas arise when grapes are exposed to smoke from wildfires, or when wine is aged in toasted or charred oak barrels, leading to the formation of volatile phenols such as guaiacol and cresols that smell smoky, ashy and charred. In perfumery, a Smoked Wine accord would typically be constructed from existing wine or grape notes combined with smoke, burnt wood, or phenolic materials to recreate this nuanced character rather than distilling an actual smoke-tainted wine.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers would use Smoked Wine primarily in the heart and early base of a composition to introduce a distinctive boozy and smoky signature. It pairs well with woods (oak, cedar, guaiac), resins, leather, tobacco and dark gourmands such as chocolate or caramel, reinforcing the charred, cellar-like ambiance while maintaining a vinous core. In niche perfumery it can support concepts that reference wine cellars, barrel rooms, wildfire-scarred vineyards or smoked beverages, offering a sophisticated alternative to straightforward wine or smoke notes alone.