Mike Tommasi wrote:
> Dee Dovey wrote:
>> I'm not sure what this taste is, but DH doesn't taste it. I recall it
>> once or twice previously in the last few years. This time I took note
>> of the winemaker and see that it is wine from a reputable winemarker,
>> so I will not mention it, as it smells like barnyard dung. I'm
>> wondering if it is the grenache, although I've not noticed it in other
>> grenache/syrah.
>>
>> It is just a hint in the taste. You can't smell it.
>>
>> Yes, I know barnyard dung -- born a hillbilly.
>
> Bad bottle, probaly brettanomyces infection. Grenache does not smell of
> dung :-)

No, but some people identify Mouverdre as the "culprit" in Beaucastel.

Or it could be brett, as you say, Mike.

If it is just a hint, many wine lovers would say it is a good thing,
though opinions differ.

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