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Keywords: ripe, rich, smell, pomerol, nuits

(British) Fat, rich, lush-sounding.

of a voice; affectedly mellow and rich; "the radio announcer's plummy voice"

When wines are rich, concentrated, with the smell and taste of ripe plums they are referred to as plummy.

Often a quality of big, ripe red wines.

Rich, concentrated wines can often have the smell and taste of ripe plums. When they do, the term plummy is applicable.

Often applied to big, round, ripe reds from Pomerol, St-Emilion, Cote Du Nuits and Napa

Rich, flavorful concentrated wines which can often have the smell of a Delicious ripe plum.

Soft, round, supple, juicy - like ripe plums.

The very rich flavours of a ripe Merlot are often described as plummy.

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Keywords: desirable, adj, advantageous, role, profitable

Of the nature of a plum; desirable; profitable; advantageous.

very desirable; "a plummy leading role"

adj. - good, desirable

Keywords: color

having a plum color.