Unfortunately the wine wheel stops short of many other possibilities.
That New Zealand Sauv.blanc we recently tried is a good example. It has an earthy, flint-mineral flavour to it, however under the earthy column, there is nothing in regards to soil-like characters. The wine also had some lime tones and again, a fruit missing from the wheel.
But it is at least a good starting point and has most of the common flavours listed.
On the plus side, it also provides some very negative characters to describe a wine. Often you can drink a wine, not like it and not be able to describe why (or even bother). Now you can try to pinpoint the flavour that it may have that you don't like and try to avoid buying any wines that might have such a tasting note listed on the backside of a bottle.


"Those who preach the myths of audio are ignorant of truth."