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red currant
noun
: either of two Old World currants (Ribes sativum and R. rubrum) often cultivated for their fruit
also
: the fruit
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Pick it up in a hot pink or bright red currant hue to add a pop of color to your look.
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Tart raspberry, red currant, lively but with some depth.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Silky smooth tannins lead the way to flavors of red currant, cherry, clove, and raspberry with bracing minerality in the finish.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
An intriguing nose with smoldering earth and graphite that has crunchy blackberry and red currant fruit on the palate with the enticing aroma of a lit cigar ruminating in one’s head for several seconds after the finish.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Tart raspberry, red currant, lively but with some depth.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Silky smooth tannins lead the way to flavors of red currant, cherry, clove, and raspberry with bracing minerality in the finish.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
An intriguing nose with smoldering earth and graphite that has crunchy blackberry and red currant fruit on the palate with the enticing aroma of a lit cigar ruminating in one’s head for several seconds after the finish.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Red currant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20currant. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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