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Cloves

Designation (also known as cloves or spice nails) for the intensely fragrantduftend and burningbrennend sharpscharf tastingGeschmack dried Blüte of the clove tree, originally native to the Indonesian archipelago of the Moluccas (Spice Islands). The evergreen tree can grow more than ten meters high. The name derives from the nail-like shape of the buds and the clove-like Geruch.

Cloves - Tree, dried cloves

The substance causing the Aroma is Eugenol. In the context of a Weinansprache, it describes the typical and very pleasant aroma of a wine. The scent of cinnamonZimt or clove oil reminds one of Glühwein or Christmas baking. The tone is characteristic of wines that have undergone Gärung in Eichenholz or have been aged in a Barrique-Ausbau. An aroma of cloves is also typical, even in low expressions of the wine fault Pferdeschweiß, which is then perceived positively. See also under Aromastoffe.

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