[TN] Gruet PN, '08 CdR

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.

Mark Lipton

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

Thanks. Jon