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"But that didn’t stop the experts from describing the “red” wine in language typically used to describe red wines. One expert said that it was “jammy,” while another enjoyed its “crushed red fruit."

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Food for thought: What is the flavor of "crushed red fruit" anyway? Cherries, strawberries, raspberries, cranberries, and tomatoes are all red. Oh, and watermelon (unless you count the outside). They don't taste very much alike.

"Fruits rouges" in French (the test was done in France, so most probably in French) has a rather specific meaning, it refers to a mix of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blackcurrant and redcurrant, basically.

It's often used to describe this particular flavour in yogourts or other things like that, in France. I can imagine the exact taste just fine.

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