Sensory grammar
Purple grape
Purple grape is the note of juicy depth.
Think Concord grapes, dark grapes crushed between your fingers, the thick, slightly wild juice of the harvest.
When it shows up in the cup it brings a full, winey sweetness, with soft acidity that makes the sip round and long.
It's typical of natural coffees and carbonic macerations, where ripe fruit takes centre stage and the coffee gains body without losing its freshness.
In sensory terms, purple grape stands for ripeness: the moment when sweetness and acidity fall into step.
Recognising purple grape means recognising the wine inside the coffee: structure, colour, length.
In the grammar of taste, it's the dark, generous word – the one that fills your mouth.
