authoritatively flavored

English translation: figurative: inducing respect

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English term or phrase:authoritatively flavored
Selected answer:figurative: inducing respect
Entered by: Peter Simon

10:21 Jul 23, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Wine / Oenology / Viticulture / wine
English term or phrase: authoritatively flavored
Beautifully textured, tremendously pure, and authoritatively flavored yet remarkably elegant, it can be drunk now and over the next 12-15 years.
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Ivan Niu
China
Local time: 18:57
figurative: inducing respect
Explanation:
This is of course figurative in meaning and probably could mean something like commanding, inducing respect, i.e. you can't ignore the taste, you will respect its quality/flavour. Examples of use mostly non-figurative, that's what you may find disturbing as no 'authoritative person' is intended.
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Peter Simon
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4 +2figurative: inducing respect
Peter Simon
4powerful, well-defined
Mark Nathan


  

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figurative: inducing respect


Explanation:
This is of course figurative in meaning and probably could mean something like commanding, inducing respect, i.e. you can't ignore the taste, you will respect its quality/flavour. Examples of use mostly non-figurative, that's what you may find disturbing as no 'authoritative person' is intended.

Example sentence(s):
  • In a commanding and self-confident manner that induces respect and obedience

    Reference: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/authori...
Peter Simon
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powerful, well-defined


Explanation:
"Authoritative" also has a suggestion of "distinguished" or "noble", which are often applied to "big" wines.

I think it is good to use a word like "powerful" because "yet remarkably elegant" then makes more sense, i.e. power/strength balanced by elegance and finesse.

Mark Nathan
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