Overripeness

The vintage conditions also were difficult enough to produce a lot of wines with overt signs of overripeness - which not only produces undesirable aromatic and flavor combinations such as prunes, kirsch and boysenberry syrup, but also takes away from any expression of terroir and really muddies focus and precision on the palate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the past it has been my distinct impression that these terms have been code words for overripeness and high alcohol to my palate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Those who refuse to carry California wine, when asked why, usually go well beyond “overripeness” and into culture. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They're compelling red wines of pipe-organ depth and power without excessive alcohol or overripeness. ❋ Matt Kramer (2010)

I've long admired the cool detachment of the mature Vance's prose while I take David's point about the overripeness, it's mainly seen in the Dying Earth novels. ❋ Tim Stretton (2010)

All of which suggests that, just as either the overripeness or the rawness of what you serve can speak to your cultivation, to your acquired level of artistry, so cruelty can exhibit your refinement. ❋ ROBERT ROWLAND SMITH (2010)

Sometimes not ripeness but overripeness is all, and may speak better of your taste. ❋ ROBERT ROWLAND SMITH (2010)

I'd agree in both cases: any overripeness in my prose is unintentional, and my fascination with the Middle Ages leads me to play down the role of magic in my own stories. ❋ Tim Stretton (2010)

"Inkheart" may not be rotten to the core -- instead of maggots, the fantasy adventure seethes with good intentions -- but the overripeness of its special effects can't be overstated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Turning our eyes from the presidential campaign to conservative Washington generally, we can see the same overripeness, the same flamboyant contradictions that have long since become too great to paper over. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Jim: What's up with [Jeremy]? He's 35, working at McDonald's and dating a [19 year old]? Eric: He's just being Jeremy. Jim: I think he is an [overripe teenager]. ❋ Bigfoot46360 (2010)