Truth be told, I felt that this wine smelled a bit like a different substance folks use to get a buzz. That is to say, this drink smelled like weed.
But I want to note that the wine's pungency is likely at least partly my fault. In my rush to organize the wine tasting, I didn't chill the white wines. That fact led a number of us reviewers to agree that this beverage could be a reasonable option when cold.
At the time of the tasting, however, we were less than impressed. On the issue of whether the wine was worth its low price, we were split, with two negative answers, two affirmative answers, and one taster writing, "I think so?"
The wine conjured to mind adjectives like "skunky," spicy," "pungent," "punchy," and "mineral."