The leathery smell of suede or dried leather, from the perfumery essence known as 'Suederol'. 

A leather note in wine is usually as a result of extended bottle ageing, after post-fermentation oak ageing. Known as a tertiary characteristic - meaning something that develops from bottle age, rather than directly relating to the grape or winemaking process.

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It's allied to earthy, smoky and tobacco notes.

 

What did the aroma remind you of? Walking into a glove shop in Florence, or maybe an old library. Or maybe just an old shoe...