2011 Sigalas Assyrtiko Santorini

Community Tasting Notes (113) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  7/7/2022 - SpenceP wrote: 94 Points

  Preserved lemons, yeast, faint watermelon, cooked cucumber, salty minerals, nuts, delicate flowers, distinct acidity, long rich aftertaste ending on a note of caramel, followed by a more ethereal ghost of an aftertaste that goes on even longer. Lovely. I don't have enough experience with this wine to predict how much longer it will last, but it's wonderful right now.

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  5/11/2020 - Viking 61 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Wow. what a QPR. Deep honey color and was fantastic with mussels in a white wine sauce. Drink now.

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  5/5/2020 - unrelenting Likes this wine: 95 Points

  In my 20 years of wine, I have yet to find a better value. $18 for a wine that had evolved over 9 years, wow! It's now highly oxidized but, likely because of the high acidity, it's still quite fresh and has at least a year of peak drinking left. The complexity is massive and the finish is respectable (hits the front palate modestly).
  The oxidized palate is not for the neophyte but, for those that like aged white Burg, please add this to your collection and thank me in 10 years.
  This was my inaugural year, after which time I have been buying most years. I frankly forgot about these bottles but now that I know the ageability of this wine, I'm not going to not touch the newer vintages.
  #Stay safe, we're in this together.

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  11/4/2019 - DollarMenunaire wrote:

  This bottle has been on a strong plateau. It didn't even budge after sitting open in the fridge for a day.

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  8/10/2019 - bhouk wrote:

  Light gold. Salty and slightly nutty. Maybe a little oxidation. Interesting at eight years, but probably more enjoyable for me at six. Out of 2011s but still have a couple of 2012s that I need to check in on.

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