or: dominant

This is another choice often used in conjuction with wine (or people) who come on too strong. Just one example of many below.

Brentwood Wine Co. LLC:New World Auction - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... Unctuously-textured and full-bodied, but neither heavy nor overbearing...the wine's
sweet tannin and low acidity are hidden in a cascade of fruit and ...

I can't say how well the sites below and many more like them were translated, if indeed they were translated, or how "language aware" the writers were, but many wine experts at least do not appear to have a problem with "massive".

The palate is simply massive, with a dense structure of tannin and ...
www.thewinedoctor.com/tastingsprofile/ridge.shtml

The palate is a combination of power and structure. A massive wine ...
www.thewinedoctor.com/tastingsprofile/darenberg.shtml

Palate shows massive depth and faultless structure, massive while ...
myweb.ecomplanet.com/KWFC4971/mycustompage0003.htm

Big, plummy fruit flavors, massive structure and tannins. ...
www.wineloverspage.com/wines/tasting102599.shtml

Lipsmacking stuff, notwithstanding its massive structure. ...
www.wine-people.com/novdec2001tasting.htm

This wine was thrown into an Aussie wine tasting as a ringer, ... huge structure
that showed pretty good balance, I really think this wine just needs ...
www.westcoastwine.net/tastes.htm

***** Aftertaste: The taste or flavors that linger in the mouth after the wine is tasted, spit or swallowed. The aftertaste or "finish" is the most important factor in judging a wine's character and quality. Great wines have rich, long, complex aftertastes
[http://www.thevinetimes.com/wine101/glossary.htm] ******



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As to whether being \"massive\" is a positive or a negative point, I would suggest it all depends on how long you want to cellar your wine.

Huge tannic beast on the palate, GREAT STRUCTURE, MASSIVE FINISH. IT\'S GONNA TAKE AWHILE FOR THIS ONE TO SMOOTH OUT. Aroma/Taste: B+/B+ ...
www.grape-nutz.com/visits/nc/02_03/journal.html

CÔTE-RÔTIE \'\'LES BECASSES\'\' rouge 2003 en primeur
90-92 Parker Vin qui offre une excellente complexité dans ses arômes. La violette et la réglisse sont harmonieusement liées pour donner un vin trés intense. L\'attaque est franche et nette, la STRUCTURE MASSIVE AVEC DES TANINS TRES PRESENTS, ENCORE UN PEU DURS MAIS QUI VONT SE PATINER AVEC L\'ELEVAGE EN FUTS DE CHENES pour un tiers de fûts neufs. Beaucoup de fruits en bouche, de la longueur et un finale solide. A essayer
[http://shopping.lycos.fr/search/cote_rotie_2003.html]

Le domaine a été constitué parcelle après parcelle par Pierre Ramonet à partir des années 1930. Ses petits enfants, Noël et Jean-Claude Ramonet, veillent aujourd\'hui sur 17 hectares de vignes, deux grands crus et onze premiers crus.
Les blancs ont fait la réputation internationale du domaine : ils sont des modèles de puissance et de concentration, d\'une grande pureté dans l\'expression minérale. LEUR STRUCTURE MASSIVE RECLAME UNE GARDE LONGUE, qui peut parfois se compter en décennies
[http://www.chateauclassic.com/produits/15200/43/domaine ramo...]

A wine can be a perfectly good one without being cellarable for extended periods.