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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It has some plummy fruit, with sufficient tannin for only £2.74.
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One of the problems we've had of late is the wine keeping too much tannin as it matures.
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Pastiche: This charming, mediumbodied red wine from Joseph Phelps offers plentiful fruit, admirable length and little tannin .
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Red wines are fermented at a higher temperature than whites to extract colour and tannin from the skins.
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The 1994, like all vintages, is a burly wine with loads of blackberry fruit and a good lashing of tannin .
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The best examples have a good balance of dry tannin and rich fruit.
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This process allows the harsh tannin to mellow and the wine to develop complexity.
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Those caterpillars that feed on older leaves, with a high tannin content, are less nutritious for the chicks.