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Aiolos En Primeur Tasting

Aiolos HQ

Tasted September 9, 2021 by kostaslonis with 75 views

Introduction

Tasting high end wines in Aiolos HQ

Flight 1 (10 notes)

Rosé
2020 Domaine de L'Ile Côtes de Provence Porquerolles Rosé France, Provence, Côtes de Provence
The wine shows pale rose colour, light and easy in the nose with stone fruit.
In the palate, the wine is again easy and smooth, with ripe stone fruit, mandarin, nice acidity, with nerve, intensity and long finish.
Unexpected...
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Red
2019 Marchesi Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli Siepi Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The wine is a blend of 50% Sangiovese 50% Merlot.
The wine shows pale ruby colour, nice smooth nose, light on the oak, spices, nutmeg and cinnamon, ripe red cherries and strawberries, rather light for such young age.
The wine is spicier in the palate, with tighter tannins, the oak is harsher, more plank than oak but not that aggressive, red currants, some blue notes, there is a green element right in the middle (so a bit of whole cluster maybe ?) medium body and long finish.
This will need years
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Red
2019 Orma Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The wine is a blend of 50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
The wine shows bright ruby colour.
The wine shows clarity, red fruit, currants, cherries, mint freshness, the oak is refined, smooth, nice and subtle, sweet spice frame.
In the palate, the wine shows strength, more pronounced mint, the fruit is in the back. The wine shows tight tannins, high acidity, a bit aggressive and "painful" on the tongue, long finish.
Its a bit unforgiving and even unpleasant on its own now
Red
2019 Bibi Graetz Testamatta Anniversario Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The wine is pure Sangiovese.
The wine shows smoother and more friendly profile in the nose tha the Orma tried before, its rounder, with ripe red cherries, more red than black fruit, light chocolate notes with a touch of coffee.
The palate is rich, ripe red fruit, nice tannins a bit tight, medium body, alcohol heat, mineral and medium finish
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Red
2019 Bibi Graetz Colore Toscana IGT Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
The wine is pure Sangiovese.
The wine is smooth and elegant in the nose, showing red fruit, cherries, light spice, nutty and mint notes.
In the palate, the wine is again fine, elegant, with elegant tight tannins, a bit of alcohol heat, marascino cherries, currants, oaky, mineral driven medium long finish
Red
2018 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
The wine is a blend ofg 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot, 0.5% Petit Verdot.
The nose is very welcoming straightaway, the fruit is ripe, big but not overly opulent, black cherries and currants, rich oak and mint notes.
The palate is showing tight tannins, alcohol heat, the oak is more upfront, medium acidity, aggressive as it is, long finish
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Red
2018 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley USA, California, Napa Valley
The wine is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec
The wine smells more subtle than the Inglenook tasted before, the fruit is riper, rounder, smoother, very elegant and beautiful, the oak offers some spice .
In the palate, the fruit is again ripe, fresh and elegant, very elenant, gorgeous, finely tight tannins, minty, nice thick oak frame, full body and long finish
Red
2018 Inglenook Rubicon USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
The wine is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
The wine is very tight still, firm oak frame, sweet spice notes, earthy, the fruit is in the back, coffee notes, well hidden alcohol.
In the palate, the wine is very smooth, elegant, fine, light spice hints, beautiful, alcohol again well in balance, a touch of mineral, nice oak frame, minty, long finish.
Outstanding quality
Red
2018 Joseph Phelps Insignia USA, California, Napa Valley
95 points
The wine is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Malbec, 2% Cabernet Franc
The wine looks very thick and dense straight from the glass, ripe fruit, black cherries and currants, beautiful oak frame, sweet spices mainly nutmeg.
In the palate, the follows the same pattern, elegant and refined, black fruit, cherries, tight tannins, minty freshness, a bit of alcohol heat, currant, nice oak frame, long finish
Outstanding quality, so elegant one could even drink it now
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White - Sweet/Dessert
2018 Klein Constantia Vin de Constance South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
94 points
The wine is elegant and fine in the nose, juicy, fresh, grapey, nice ripe stone fruit, peach, nectarine, leafy freshness, floral, freshly made orange marmelade.
The wine is smooth in the palate, the sweetness is there but well balanced and not cloying at all, grapey, stone fruit, mandarin, orange marmelade, preserved orange peel, nice acidiy, long elegant finish
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