Table 3. Odor active values (OAVs) of active aroma compounds detected in 11 red wines

No.  Compounds Odor descriptor Odor Series1) OTV2)(μg/L) Odor activity value (OAV)3)
CabernetFranc CabernetSauvignon Chanceller Malbec Marchel MBA Merlot Narsha PinotMeunier Sangiovetto SauvignonVert
Alcohol
1 Isoamylalcohol alcohol, harsh, bitter 4, 5 30,000b 8.82 7.30 6.98 11.09 6.60 11.24 9.53 8.43 9.16 9.83 7.91
2 PhenylethylAlcohol rose, honey 2 200,000d 5.42 8.68 4.99 7.72 4.27 6.01 9.91 4.98 5.11 5.77 5.10
3 Isobutylalcohol alcohol 5 75,000d 1.00 2.31 1.29 1.10 0.85 0.00 0.88 0.81 0.64 1.11 1.54
total 15.23 18.30 13.26 19.91 11.72 17.25 20.33 14.23 14.91 16.71 14.54
  Aldehyde      
4 Acetaldehyde pungent 5 500d 0.12 1.95 1.62 0.35 0.79 0.04 0.34 0.15 0.14 0.26 0.13
total 0.12 1.95 1.62 0.35 0.79 0.04 0.34 0.15 0.14 0.26 0.13
  Esterandacetate      
5 Aceticacid,2-phenylethylester flowery 2 1.9d 0.00 2.41 7.64 11.35 10.34 26.12 18.46 31.56 1.52 7.77 4.57
6 Butanoicacid,ethyl ester strawberry,apple 1 20a 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.94 10.44 0.79 0.00 10.98 0.00 10.38 0.00
7 Heptanoicacid,ethyl ester fruity,green apple 1 2.2d 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 0.29
8 Octanoicacid,ethyl ester sweet,fruity, pear 1, 2, 4 5a 23.24 5.01 31.88 47.37 35.23 204.88 56.79 134.60 74.44 51.45 59.13
9 Hexanoicacid,ethyl ester fruity,green apple 1 8d 7.69 1.00 23.66 100.09 46.28 7.58 22.73 53.00 49.05 69.28 49.43
10 Isoamylacetate banana,fruity,sweet 1, 4 30a 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.03 0.00 0.00 5.23 0.00 0.00
total 30.93 8.42 63.19 167.69 102.29 240.40 97.97 230.15 130.25 139.12 113.41
  C13-norisoprenoid      
11 α-Ionene fruity, sweet 1, 4 2.6d 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.00
12 TDN kerosene 1, 5 2c 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.27 0.00
total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.07 0.00
  C6-compound      
13 1-Hexanol herbaceous, grass, woody 3 110d 56.79 63.03 40.84 149.25 76.20 32.52 56.02 45.02 85.34 52.08 130.89
total 56.79 63.03 40.84 149.25 76.20 32.52 56.02 45.02 85.34 52.08 130.89
  Terpene      
14 α-Terpineol floral, sweet 2, 4 1.1d 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
  total       0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 36.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1) 1, fruity; 2, floral; 3, green; 4, sweet; 5, fatty.
2) Odor threshold value: a. Ferreira et al., 2000; b, Li et al., 2008; c, Sacks et al., 2012; d, Welke et al., 2014.
3) OAV, concentration/odor threshold.