The physical sensation in your mouth. While texture applies to all wines, it is often more obvious in red wines, because of the presence of tannin, which have very definite tactile characteristics that can range from ultra smooth to somewhat chewy or even astringent and coarse.
Words to Describe Texture
While not in anyway an exhaustive list some of the words that I tend to frequently use when describing a wine’s texture are creamy, smooth, opulent, rich, lean, velvety, supple, viscous, fat, oily, waxy, juicy, silky, voluptuous and succulent. These are all physical sensations in the mouth that add dimension to a wine’s flavor descriptors.
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