Oenocosmos tasting

Athens Hill
Tasted Wednesday, December 1, 2021 by kostaslonis with 40 views

Introduction

A small wine tasting of new imports by Oenocosmos merchant at Athens Hill in Thisio

Flight 1 (22 Notes)

  • 2020 Cantina Terlan Pinot Grigio Tradition

    Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol

    Nice ripe stone fruit, earthy, a bit flinty, some heavier floral notes, same palate, high fruit intensity, medium acidity, flinty medium finish

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  • 2020 Cantina Terlan Chardonnay Tradition

    Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol

    Restrained in the nose, not giving away much, ripe fruit, peach, quince, medium body, tight, medium acidity, medium finish

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  • 2020 Cantina Terlan Gewürztraminer Tradition

    Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Alto Adige - Südtirol

    Extrovert and quite spicy, with floral notes, citrus and pineapple, same palate, nice body, balanced with refreshing acidity, a touch reductive, medium body and finish

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  • 2020 Cantina Terlan Sauvignon Terlano Winkl

    Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Terlano

    Sampled from magnum.
    The wine is tight, reductive, flinty with some citrus in the back. The same goes for the palate, flinty, citrus, peach and apricot, medium body, needs time, medium acidity and finish. Interesting

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  • 2019 Cantina Terlan Pinot Bianco Terlano Riserva Vorberg

    Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Terlano

    The wine shows medium intensity, ripe stone fruit, peach. In the palate, the wine shows intensity, medium to high acidity, tight but elegant, citrus, green apple, medium to full body, long finish. Needs more time

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  • 2020 Cantina Terlan Terlano Terlaner Cuvée

    Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Alto Adige, Terlano

    The wine shows medium intensity, a bit confused with loads of ripe fruit, peach, citrus, apricot, light yeast, brioche notes.
    In the palate, the wine shows beautiful body texture, medium acidity, elegant, nice fruit, bright, long finish

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  • 2019 Duckhorn Vineyards Chardonnay Napa Valley

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Elegant, medium intensity, buttery, ripe citrus, ripe stone fruit, peach, vanilla, nutmeg, yeast, bread but not heavy
    In the palate, the wine follows the same pattern, butter, more oak here, full body, high acidity, almond, walnut, a bit aggressive, long finish. Needs time

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  • 2018 Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch

    USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

    Very elegant, light, refreshing, citrus, tropical fruit, light and welcoming. Higher intensity with more butter notes, the oak is also more upfront, the fruit sits in the back, citrus, stone fruit, pineapple, medium to full body, long finish

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  • 2017 Paraduxx (Duckhorn Vineyards) Proprietary Red

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    The wine shows fresh fruit character, red and black fruit, ripe cherries, ripe berries, vanilla, sweet spices, oak, a touch hot but not overwhelming.
    In the palate, the wine is still too fresh, almost green, red currant, cherries, sweet spices, tight tannins, tobacco, needs time to calm down and open up, medium finish

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  • 2018 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley Flawed

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    corked

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  • 2018 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Three Palms Vineyard

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    The wine shows medium intensity, its very tight, closed, dense ripe red fruit core, sweet spices. In the palate, the wines shows tight character, fresh, ripe fruit, sweet spices, tight tannins, heavy handed on oak, very fruity too, this also needs time, alcohol heat, medium finish

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  • 2018 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Tight, dense, very ripe cherries, berries, heavy oak, nutmeg, cinnamon, green pepper.
    In the palate, the wine is smoother, ripe fresh currants, cherries, alcohol heat, tight tannins, still aggressive, hard to drink as it is, long finish

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  • 2016 Shafer Relentless

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Syrah & petite syrah
    The wine is heavily oaked from the start, tight, ripe red fruit, black fruit, extremely hot from alcohol.
    In the palate, the wine shows fresh red fruit, cherries, currants, tannins tight but not aggressive, heavy oak again, sweet spices, full body, long finish. Very difficult as it is

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  • 2017 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District

    Highly aggressively hot and oaky in the nose, very stiff, earthy and spicy. In the palate, the wine is again harsh, with angular tannins, high acidity, alcohol heat, green fruit, thin, medium finish

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  • 2019 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

    The wine shows elegant ripe cherries, red berries, there is a touch of green element here, fresh herbal notes, still a bit closed as it is.
    In the palate, the wine shows refreshing acidity, red cherries, red currants, a few sweet spices, thin oak frame, very elegant in the palate, medium acidity standing a bit taller at this point, very juicy texture, medium finish

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  • 2019 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills

    USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills

    The wine is more fragrant than the Sonoma tasted before, more floral, the fruit is more sour, cherry, pomegranate, silky, thin oak and spicy frame.
    In the palate, the wine shows medium body with more pronounced tannins that are still a bit tight now, red cherries, currants, there is no herbal element here, medium body and long finish

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  • 2014 Château Montus Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec

    France, Southwest France, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec

    Petit manseng and petit courbu, 28 months in 600lt
    The wine shows freshness, ripe citrus, peach and apricot, earthy and spicy, lemon leaves, vanilla roundness
    In the palate, the wine is silky, fleshy, very interesting, fresh fruit, citrus, quince, medium body, elegant, some tannins from the oak, long finish. Outstanding and wine of the wine fair for me

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  • 2016 Château Bouscassé Madiran

    France, Southwest France, Madiran

    Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
    The wine shows tight profile, earthy, gamey, rustic, irony and bloody, very ripe black fruit, currants, raisins, licorice, heady, black olive
    Palate is smooth, very ripe fresh black fruit, tight tannins, medium to full body, irony, earthy, nice balance, a touch hot, medium finish

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  • 2015 Château Bouscassé Menhir

    France, Southwest France, Gascony, Côtes de Gascogne

    Tannat and merlot
    The wine feels closed still, the wine lacks depth and complexity of the 2016 rouge tried before. Lean, fresh red cherries, irony, iodine, with time more raisins.
    In the palate, the wine shows a fresher profile, red fruit, tight tannins, lacks complexity again, medium finish. Can’t see the point in this one

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  • 2014 Château Bouscassé Madiran Vieilles Vignes

    France, Southwest France, Madiran

    This is pure Tannat. The wine shows impressive breadth, straightforward, very ripe black fruit, earthy, again irony and bloody, sweet oak, vanilla, balanced oak treatment despite its heavy use. The wine shows medium body, elegant (all things considered), tight tannins, more irony in the palate, medium finish

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  • 2016 Château Montus Madiran

    France, Southwest France, Madiran

    The wine shows elegant profile, very ripe black fruit, black cherry and currant, prunes, earthy, black olive, dark chocolate, dense sweet oak but in balance.
    In the palate, the wine shows fruit, black and blue berries, high acidity, a touch alcohol, tannic strength, lean, aggressive as it is, long finish

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  • 1999 Château Montus Madiran Cuvée Prestige

    France, Southwest France, Madiran

    This is pure Tannat.
    The wine shows developed profile but nowhere near its peak, irony, bloody, leathery, fresh red cherries, currants, decadent character, sour cherry, pot pouri
    In the palate, the wine shows more evolution, red cherries and currants again, leather, iron, brett-iodine, tight tannins that are still kicking, earth, sweet notes, honey, syrup, a bit of marmalade and tobacco, medium to full body, medium finish

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