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by Rahsaan » Tue May 26, 2009 10:12 pm
Why pick on this term. There is a lot of poetry in wine description. It may not be an analytical term that can be measured, but it conveys an impression.
As long as the one conveying the impression doesn't take him/herself too seriously..
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by John Treder » Tue May 26, 2009 11:15 pm
Sorry, it took me a long time to figure this out.
What's a "noble tannin"?
Eldest son of Lord Tannin.
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by Mike Filigenzi » Wed May 27, 2009 8:24 pm
Hmmm. Sounds suspiciously like a term used to justify a liking for a wine.
Could you have "noble tannins" in an otherwise crappy wine? Has the term ever been applied to anything made by Bronco or Gallo?
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by JC (NC) » Thu May 28, 2009 12:33 pm
At a tasting at the Nantucket Wine Festival I received some ribbing for using the terminology "fuzzy tannins." (I guess it does sound like an oxymoron but I used it to refer to a 2000 Cain Five in which the tannins were still present but softening.) Just to check my own glossary I googled the term and found numerous tasting notes that spoke of fuzzy tannins.
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