star (2012-09-07)
Tam są nuty żywiczne raczej i pochodzenie ich jest chyba dosyć dobrze wytłumaczone. Ale co do eukaliptusowych nut w kreteńskim winie, to nie jest całkiem kretyński pomysł jak widać u Diganekisa, w jego Cretan Wines: Cabernet 1998. This is a true Greek Cabernet, with eucalyptus and cedar dominating light fruit. A soft and pleasant drink, nonetheless. W Nostos Manousakisa, też z Krety, także eukaliptusa wyczuli:
Syrah 2001
This sophisicated Syrah has few peers in Greece. With sexy, new world qualities, including 14.2% alcohol, it shows an informed approach to barrel age. It is a blend aged for ten months in first-use French, four-year-old French and two-year-old American oak. Its color is inky dark from the middle to the rim. Its aromas are forceful, earthy and tinged with eucalyptus. Its palate is similarly bold, characterized by the kind intensity typical of strong California Zin. This wine is bone-dry, but has a glycol attack supported by acidity and intense berry flavors. Dark berries and tannin mingle during an elegant, long finish.
Ja tam nie wiem, ale może jednak z winogron idąc pirazynowym tropem. A może dojrzewanie w beczkach amerykańskich ew. tasmańskich: Tasmanian oak timber is a mixture of eucalypts. It is light in colour, varying from straw to reddish brown with intermediate shades of cream to pink. Straight grained with open texture. Usually quartersawn for stability. Has excellent staining properties.;-) A może poszli do lasu... eukaliptusowego oczywiście;-) Emerald washed ecualyptus na fotce.

No to jeszcze o terroir opowieść Wine Geeks (będzie o eukaliptusie, a jakże!):

Terroir

Terrain is the literal translation of the French word terroir (pronounced ter-wahr), but in the world of wine it means so much more than that. Terroir encompasses every facet of the vine’s growing conditions, including not only the composition of the soil, subsoil and rocks beneath, but also the amount of sunlight and rain it receives, soil drainage, slope of the hill, climate and the groundwater that the roots are able to reach. Even a lake, mountain or patch of trees situated near the vineyard can dramatically affect the vine’s growing conditions.

Terroir determines not only how well the grapes and vines are able to grow, but also the flavor of the grapes. Many French wines are known for the terroir found amongst the wine’s fruit flavors. Chardonnays from Burgundy create wines that exhibit the limestone atop which they are grown. In the southern Rhône Valley of France, vines sprout between softball-sized rocks that cover the landscape, and its Grenache wines present the flavor of baked rocks. California vines grown next to a patch of eucalyptus trees will produce wines that show a subtle eucalyptus flavor on the palette. Vines that have plentiful rainwater or a nearby lake through which their vines can intake gobs of water will produce plump, watered-down grapes, while vines that receive little water produce tiny, flavorful grapes.
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