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TN: Cline 1987 Late Harvest Zin
In article >,
says...
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>Ed Rasimus wrote:
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>> As for Cline, I picked up an Old Vine Zin a few weeks ago--think it
>> was '02--and found it decidedly herbal rather than fruit forward.
>> Somehow dill in wines is a taste I haven't acquired yet.
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>At Cline, they claim that the wine is flavored by the eucalyptus trees
>that surround the vineyard. Perhaps that is what you taste.
Jon,
Interesting observation. I have found this element (hard to really tell from
"mint") in several wines. Most of these vineyards have eucalyptus trees on the
border. Several wine makers claim that they have NO effect. Others, find the
same elements and also find it more pronounced in blocks in closer proximity
to the trees! I do know that I found it for years in the Silver Oak Napa Cabs,
and soon after they quit sourcing from Milat, it disappeared. Maybe it's true,
or maybe it's not. I do find it nice, in moderation, and it seems to be more
pronounced in Cabs, Merlots and Zins. Maybe it's just that eucalyptus trees
grow in the same climatic regions as those varietals, though I seem to have
seen them near PN, and Syrah, but without the effect.
Hunt
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