2004 Hatzidakis Winery Vinsanto - 16 Years In Oak Barrels

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  10/7/2023 - essenceofreal wrote: 91 Points

  Decent, not good not bad. Tasted like caramel apples. Not much acidity, well none actually.
  
  Kinda this weird phase of a bit like apple cider that has been in a barrel for years and somehow still hanging on.
  
  Not sure where this is going, will see how it is over next few days but seriously doubt this will get any better. Will stay in this form a while.
  
  Sweet, almost overly but maybe not. Depends on the mood. Cloudy and would prefer more complexity.

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  9/15/2023 - MJMcCarthy Likes this wine:

  Often confused with “vin santo” (“wine of the saints”) from Tuscany, Italy, this Greek dessert wine derives its name from “wine of Santorini.” The vines on this island are often trained in a circular manner to form kouloura (“coils”, “wreaths” or “baskets”) with the grapes at the center, protected from the fierce winds and intense sunlight on this volcanic island.
  
  These coiled vines grow for 80 to 100 years, after which they are revitalized by decapitating the trunk just above the ground, retaining the original root system. According to historical records kept by some winemakers, some vines on the island have been revitalized in this way five or more times, meaning that their venerable root system is at least 400 years old.
  
  This dessert wine is a truly divine blend of 80% Assyrtiko and 20% Aidani grapes that are late harvested and then sun-dried on mats for two weeks, a process that dehydrates the grapes and concentrates the sugars that will be fermented. The wine is aged for more than a decade and a half in oak barrels, yielding a deep amber color with intense flavors of dried fruit, caramel and honey, and with a long finish of candied orange peels. It absolutely sings when paired with Greek pastries such as baklava!

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  6/24/2023 - Papies wrote:

  Our 5th note on this 16yr old barrel aged version of the 2004 ( some are 14) and frankly very little to add that we haven’t said before . Exceptional albeit rustic beauty and an easy 94

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  3/9/2023 - FiggySmalls wrote:

  cloudy. don't love... there's ample acid but the flavor profile and mouthfeel are just murky prune and toffee ...times ten.

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  2/5/2023 - paladin732 Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Part of wine tasting at Angler. We both really enjoyed this wine quite a bit

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