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Flavour Analysis

Le Puy lentil’s first impression is distinct loamy earth, but hazelnut, chestnut and kombu dashi soon reveal the profile beneath. A pea note brings light sweetness, while a cut grass note adds fresh aroma, and spinach and almond notes give the profile a layered, lingering finish.

Dominant Flavour Families

Earthy
Vegetal
Maillard
Carnal / Animalic
Woody

Flavour profile of le puy lentil

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Loamy

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Le Puy lentil

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le puy lentil6.8

Damp, humus-rich earth—loamy and petrichor-like—with soft, mossy depth and clean minerality. Strong in le puy lentil.

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