Re: Overdosed terroir

Betreff: Re: Overdosed terroir

Datum: 2006-11-27 13:08:31
Absender:  "Colin Hills"

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Thanks Klaus,
always good to be reminded of what terroir is all about, takes a bit
of the mystery out of it but hope the New World producers know it's
correct meaning! It is so easy to unnecessarily be baffled by science!
Colin

On 11/23/06, Klaus Mueller <muellerwein@hotmail.de> wrote:
>
> Dear menbers,
>
> I think there is no word more widely used in the wine world today
> than terroir. What once started in France is used for all wines in
> the world now. Everything and nothing can be terroir, but what
> displays it really.
>
> Terroir is a play of all natural elements influencing the vines
> during their lifes. True terroir wines can be outstaniding. Not only
> the big, very expensive wines show terroir. It is the normal drinking
> wines that show the real terroir of the growing areas. A good basic
> Chablis or a nice medium dry Riesling from the Mosel with their light
> elegance, a good bordeaux with the little bit greenish and cassis
> Cabernet flavour or a rich and full bodied red from Australia or
> California, are showing the typical attributes of the regions. Going
> further into the ultra premium wines they additionally show flavours
> of the vineyards too.
>
> But a lot of these ultra expensive wines lacking real terroir now,
> because they are overoak and overtalked. So let the true wines tell
> their story. Not about their terroir, which is nothing but marketing
> today, but about their origin!
>
> Best regards
>
> Klaus
>
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