Negative description (also slimy) for the consistency of a wine, indicating the wine defect Lindton; see there.
This wine defect used to be particularly common in wines low in acidity, alcohol and tannin. In this case, the term "lind" does not have a positive meaning of "mild" or "gentle". The affected wines are cloudy with a syrupy, slimy consistency. Oily threads are drawn when pouring into the glass. The carbon dioxide bubbles rise only slowly and remain "stuck" in the wine. The...
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