I've always loved roses. Several years ago, I discovered David Austin roses. They're also called "English roses" and I love the catalog the company puts out. Each rose has an intriguing name--"Othello," "Evelyn," "Glamis Castle," "A Shropshire Lad"--and the descriptions of the fragrance reads like a wine description:

Evelyn: Its great glory is its wonderful fragrance, which is similar in style to an Old Rose, but with a sumptuous fruity note reminiscent of fresh peaches and apricot.

Munstead Wood: There is a strong Old Rose fragrance with a fruity note. Our fragrance expert, Robert Calkin, assesses this as ‘warm and fruity with blackberry, blueberry and damson’.

Princess Alexandra of Kent: They have a delicious fresh Tea fragrance which, interestingly, changes completely to lemon as the flower ages – eventually taking on additional hints of blackcurrants.