The word bouquet comes from the French and means bouquet of flowers. The term is used for wines because it refers to the characteristic aroma of a wine in the glass, which, like a colorful bouquet of flowers, can have a wide variety of scents. The bouquet, or bouquet, is composed of the aromas of the (different) grapes as the wine matures.
The bouquet is a criterion for assessing the quality of the wine. When to speak of individual aromas or already of a bouquet is still the subject of much debate, even among experts.
It is a recognized fact that the bouquet of an aged wine depends on which grape variety was used in which growing region. However, the vintage also plays a decisive role, as the wine and its bouquet continue to change as it matures – usually in the bottle. This is also referred to as tertiary aroma, i.e. the third phase of aroma formation. The term storage bouquet is also frequently used in specialist literature. Overall, the term bouquet refers to all the aromas and flavors that a wine has. Accordingly, a bouquet can not only have pleasant aromas but also off-notes that indicate that the wine is of inferior to unpalatable quality, which usually manifest themselves immediately on the palate.