Examples of oaky in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many California Pinot Noirs that are designed to be $35 are heavy, oaky and, to my palate, sweet-tasting; that’s just the type of wine that the mass market demands at that price point. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 June 2021 Vassaltis's Assyrtiko is mineral and highly acidic, with an oaky finish. — Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2021 Fernandez died May 22 at age 88, but his legacy lives on in wines such as this crianza, a modern-style, oaky red with polished flavors of blueberry and tobacco leaf. — Washington Post, 4 June 2021 His Paseante Noir reminded me of an oaky, spicy Zinfandel. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2021 Agave and oak with soft layers of honey are in the mouth with a soft smooth spice oaky finish. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 May 2021 His store served as a welcoming kind of community center for the neighborhood, and the oaky smell of any liquor shop still brings back that memory. — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 Vanilla – as in extract, not a sweet or oaky flavor – and sarsaparilla / root beer with caramel in the deep background. — Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Mar. 2021 The liquid in this beautiful ceramic bottle is full of rich vanilla, caramel and stone fruit flavors, not overly oaky at all and a shining example of the Dickel style. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2021

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