Negative description (also slimy) for the wine taste or consistency of a wine, indicating the wine defect Lindton; see there.
This wine defect used to be widespread especially in wines low in acidity, alcohol and tannin. The term "lind" in this case, as one might suspect, does not have a positive meaning of "mild" or "gentle". The affected wines are cloudy and have a syrupy (smooth = lime) consistency. Oily threads are drawn when pouring into the glass. The Kohlensäurecarbonic acid...
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