On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:09:43 -0600, "Dick R." > wrote:

>I have read in this NG that TCA contaminated (corked)
>wines can have a barnyard or wet dog flavor. Last night
>we had a bottle of 2002 Antinori Santa Cristina (an everyday
>favorite), and even with my inexperienced palate I
>could easily detect a flavor that reminded me of wet
>cardboard. Was this wine corked?

Yep. Wet cardborad is a pretty common descriptor for TCA.

Barnyard and wet dog flavours normally indicate other faults: brett
and a volatile sulphur fault respectively.

You may find this page of interest:
http://www.wine-pages.com/guests/tom/taste5.htm

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Steve Slatcher
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