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Table 1 Concentrations (μg/L), odor quality and thresholds of a selected subset of aromatic compounds found in Parellada wines fermented with the T73Ges strain

From: De novo production of six key grape aroma monoterpenes by a geraniol synthase-engineered S. cerevisiae wine strain

Compounda

Aroma descriptorb/OTVsc (μg/L)

YR70d

YR377d

Monoterpenes

Linalool (6)

Floral/(6)

2.36 ± 0.41

141.18 ± 19.55

Citronellyl acetate (9)

Fresh, fruity reminiscent of rose/(250)

0.81 ± 0.14

116.32 ± 12.23

Geranyl acetate (10)

Pleasant, flowery reminiscent to rose lavender/(9)

nd

12.84 ± 1.51

Citronellol (11)

Rose-like/(40)

2.27 ± 0.38

526.35 ± 67.17

Nerol (12)

Fresh, sweet, rose-like/(300)

1.33 ± 0.06

12.62 ± 1.03

Geraniol (13)

Rose-like/(40–75)

nd

749.17 ± 93.64

α-Terpineol

Lilac/(330–350)

nd

nd

Alcohols

3-Methyl 1 butanol (2)

Fusel oil, whiskey characteristic pungent/(250–300)

79,376.67 ± 12,716.18

81,726.68 ± 4,294.14

1-Hexanol (4)

Herbaceous, woody, sweet, green fruity/(2,500)

343.79 ± 93.98

383.42 ± 54.91

1-Octanol (7)

Fresh, orange–rose/(110–130)

24.13 ± 4.24

27.21 ± 3.59

2-Phenylethyl alcohol (14)

Rose-like (750–1,100)

24,524.45 ± 3,065.82

26,508.69 ± 2,570.46

Esters

Isoamyl acetate (1)

Fruity, banana, sweet, fragrant/(2)

458.55 ± 49.51

484.51 ± 79.92

Ethyl caproate (3)

Fruity with a pineapple–banana note, winery/(1)

190.52 ± 21.36

175.71 ± 16.52

Ethyl caprylate (5)

Pleasant, fruity, floral, wine-apricot note/(15)

225.23 ± 17.95

178.66 ± 23.60

Ethyl decanoate (8)

Fruity reminiscent of grape (cognac)/(23–122)

61.42 ± 5.50

56.46 ± 6.60

Total monoterpenes

 

6.77 ± 0.99

1,558.48 ± 195.13

  1. nd, not detected.
  2. aNumbers between brackets refer to the GC peaks in Fig. 3.
  3. bAroma descriptors according to Feranoli’s [35].
  4. cOdor detection threshold values (OTVs) in water (μg/L) were taken from the lists of Leffingwell & Associates (http://www.leffingwell.com/).
  5. dValues represent the means and standard deviation of two different microvinifications, three technical replications and two analytical replications.