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Default [TN] Gruet PN, '08 CdR



"Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
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> On 2/24/10 1:17 PM, Zeppo wrote:
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>> Hi Mark,
>> Is the 'slightly to Vicks cough drops' indicative of eucalyptus growing
>> in the vineyard? I've heard that leaves a distinct mark on the flavor of
>> the wine? Not sure if that grows in the NM high desert as much as
>> throughout California.

>
> Hi, Jon!
> No, not a eucalyptus smell (something that's quite familiar to me
> after 20 years spent among them in the SF Bay Area), but rather the taste
> of cherry coughdrops -- not something I seek out in wine, but neither do I
> find it repellent. For a good whack o' eucalyptus, try any of the red
> wines of Cline and/or Sean Thackery. Both of them have it in spades IMO.
> Some people claim to get it also in Heitz Cabernets, but to me that's more
> like mint, a related smell.
>

Ah. Wrong variety of cough drop. I'll look for the Cline or Thackery.

Thanks.
Jon