saddle leather
noun
: leather made of cowhide that is usually tanned with vegetable tannins and is used especially for saddlery
also
: smooth polished leather simulating this
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This wine is deep inky purple in the glass with aromas of black berry, saddle leather, cassis, and red plum with silky soft tannins and flavors of black currant, raspberry, and a touch of graphite in the finish.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
The 2021 has aromas of cigar box, saddle leather, red cherry, and a touch of star anise.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
As for the interior, it’s adorned with supple saddle leather upholstery in a rich toffee finish.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
Touches of saddle leather and Navajo prints warm up furniture, and a tree-branch chandelier makes a serious statement at the entrance.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
In the lobby, guests are welcomed by a soaring marble fireplace worthy of an Aspen chalet, and the 216 rooms and suites feature saddle leather headboards.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
The Thorogood 1957 Series work boot is a prime example, hand-made in Wisconsin from super-tough full-grain saddle leather.
—Bob Beacham, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
Didacus Sicilia Menfifi | $120 From a Sicilian vineyard located 1,300 feet above the Mediterranean, this pure Cab Franc offers a heady bouquet of dark berries, baking spice, mocha, thyme and saddle leather.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2023
The gentle wind, the breathing of the horses, and the creak of saddle leather as the horses shifted position were the only sounds.
—Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 May 2025
The 2021 has aromas of cigar box, saddle leather, red cherry, and a touch of star anise.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
As for the interior, it’s adorned with supple saddle leather upholstery in a rich toffee finish.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
Touches of saddle leather and Navajo prints warm up furniture, and a tree-branch chandelier makes a serious statement at the entrance.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
In the lobby, guests are welcomed by a soaring marble fireplace worthy of an Aspen chalet, and the 216 rooms and suites feature saddle leather headboards.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2023
The Thorogood 1957 Series work boot is a prime example, hand-made in Wisconsin from super-tough full-grain saddle leather.
—Bob Beacham, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
Didacus Sicilia Menfifi | $120 From a Sicilian vineyard located 1,300 feet above the Mediterranean, this pure Cab Franc offers a heady bouquet of dark berries, baking spice, mocha, thyme and saddle leather.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2023
The gentle wind, the breathing of the horses, and the creak of saddle leather as the horses shifted position were the only sounds.
—Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
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“Saddle leather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20leather. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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