having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"
Whole leaves found in broken grades.
Teas with large, long leaves.
Describes the slightly herbaceous, vegetal quality reminiscent of leaves. Can be a positive or a negative, depending on whether it adds to or detracts from a wine's flavor.
Where the tea tends to be of large or longish size.
A leafy character in a wine is similar to a herbaceous character only in that it refers to the smell of leaves rather than herbs. A wine that is too leafy is a vegetal or green wine.
This can be good or bad in a wine as it sometime adds to a wine. It is a slightly herbaceous quality, that reminds you of leaves.
Somewhat analogous to "vegetal". Desirable in minute detectable amounts, if adding to notes of complexity in the wine (see also yeasty/yeastlike).
