wine lingo of the day: "when you first..."

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"When you first stick your nose in it, the waxiness jumps at you; it's like smelling a melted candle. But it's a candle scented with cantaloupe, honeycomb and flowers. On the palate, you initially get dry honeycomb, followed by green papaya and clay. It's hard to put a descriptor on the citrus note: Meyer lemon peel?..."

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“When you first stick your nose in it, : 

“When you first stick your nose in it,

the waxiness : 

the waxiness

jumps at you; : 

jumps at you;

it’s like smelling a melted candle. : 

it’s like smelling a melted candle.

But it’s a candle scented with cantaloupe, : 

But it’s a candle scented with cantaloupe,

honeycomb and : 

honeycomb and

flowers. : 

flowers.

On the palate, you initially get dry honeycomb : 

On the palate, you initially get dry honeycomb

followed by green papaya : 

followed by green papaya

and clay. : 

and clay.

It’s hard to put a descriptor on the citrus note: Meyer lemon peel?...” : 

It’s hard to put a descriptor on the citrus note: Meyer lemon peel?...”

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“When you first stick your nose in it, the waxiness jumps at you; it's like smelling a melted candle. But it's a candle scented with cantaloupe, honeycomb and flowers. On the palate, you initially get dry honeycomb, followed by green papaya and clay. It's hard to put a descriptor on the citrus note: Meyer lemon peel?...”

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