Wine Tasting Descriptions

From the book "The Wine Bible" by Karen MacNeil. I may pick this book up.

Astringent -An overly tannic white wine.[2]
Acidic -A wine with a noticeable sense of acidity.[3]
Balanced -A wine that incorporates all its main components—tannins, acid, sweetness, and alcohol—in a manner where no one single component stands out.[4]
Big -A wine with intense flavor, or high in alcohol.[5]
Body -The sense of alcohol in the wine and the sense of feeling in the mouth.[2]
Bouquet -The layers of smells and aromas perceived in a wine.[2]
Chewy -The sense of tannins that is not overwhelming.[2]
Closed -A wine that is not very aromatic.[2]
Complex -A wine that gives a perception of being multi-layered in terms of flavors and aromas.[6]
Concentrated -Intense flavors.[2]
Connected -A sense of the wine's ability to relay its place of origin or terroir[7]
Crisp -A pleasing sense of acidity in the wine.[5]
Dry -A wine that is lacking the perception of sweetness.[3]
Expressive -A wine with clearly projected aromas and flavors.[8]
Fat -A wine that is full in body and has a sense of viscosity.[5]
Finish -The sense and perception of the wine after swallowing.[5]
Firm -A stronger sense of tannins.[2]
Flabby -A lacking sense of acidity.[5]
Fresh -A positive perception of acidity.[2]
Fruit -The perception of the grape characteristics and sense of body that is unique to the varietal.[2]
Green -Overly acidic wine. Typically used to describe a wine made from unripe fruit.[5]
Hard -Overly tannic wine.[2]
Heavy -A wine that is very alcoholic with too much sense of body.[5]
Hollow -A wine lacking the sense of fruit.[2]
Hot -Overly alcoholic wine.[5]
Lean -The sense of acidity in the wine that lacks a perception of fruit.[2]
Mature -A wine that has aged to its peak point of quality.[2]
Oaky -A wine with a noticeable perception of the effects of oak. This can include the sense of vanilla, sweet spices like nutmeg, a creamy body and a smoky or toasted flavor.[3]
Powerful -A wine with a high level of alcohol that is not excessive alcoholic.[2]
Rich -A sense of sweetness in the wine that is not excessively sweet.[2]
Round -A wine that has a good sense of body that is not overly tannic.[2]
Smooth -A wine with a pleasing texture. Typically refers to a wine with soft tannins.[5]
Soft -A wine that is not overly tannic.[2]
Supple -A wine that is not overly tannic.[2]
Sweet -A wine with a noticeable sense of sugar levels.[3]
Tannic -A wine with aggressive tannins.[3]
Tart -A wine with high levels of acidity.[2]
Toasty -A sense of the charred or smoky taste from an oaked wine.[3]