Glossary
Supple
/SUP-ul/
Soft, flexible wine with yielding texture.
Full Definition
Supple describes wines with soft, yielding, flexible texture. Supple tannins bend rather than grip. The term suggests elegance and drinkability. Supple wines are approachable and enjoyable young. Often develops with bottle age as tannins polymerize.
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