Glossary
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leafy
A leafy character in a wine is similar to a herbaceous character only in that it refers to the smell of leaves rather than herbs. A wine that is too leafy is a vegetal or green wine. |
lean
Lean wines are slim, rather streamlined wines that lack generosity and fatness but can still be enjoyable and pleasant. |
lively
A synonym for fresh or exuberant, a lively wine is usually young wine with good acidity and a thirst-quenching personality. |
long
A very desirable trait in any fine wine is that it be long in the mouth. Long (or length) relates to a wine's finish, meaning that after you swallow the wine, you sense its presence for a long time. (Thirty seconds to several minutes is great length.) In a young wine, the difference between something good and something great is the length of the wine. |
lush
Lush wines are velvety, soft, richly fruity wines that are both concentrated and fat. A lush wine can never be an astringent or hard wine. |
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