Random wines tried before service

Oinoscent
Tasted Wednesday, July 14, 2021 by kostaslonis with 129 views

Introduction

Trying wines brought by Panagiotis Sepsas, owner of Nicliani Cellars

Flight 1 (4 Notes)

  • 2016 Hundred Acre Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Wraith

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    The wine was sampled at Oinoscent, via Coravin, bottle brought by importer. The wine was opened 1 week

    The wine shows pale red colour.
    The wine shows beautiful nose, based in oak, nutty, sweet spices, cloves, earthy, sous bois, a bit of alcohol heat (15.5%), cherry and currant, cigar box and leather.
    The wine is aggressive in the palate, alcohol heat again, cigar box, coffee, chocolate, medium tannins, acidity and body, a few green notes and medium finish

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  • 2018 Realm Cellars The Bard

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    The wine was sampled at Oinoscent, via Coravin, bottle brought by importer.

    The wine shows dark ruby colour.
    The wine shows pure black fruit, ripe to overripe prunes, chocolate and toast.
    The palate is big, plush and smooth, velvety tannins, medium to high acidity, broad and almost sweet, full body with long finish

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  • 2018 Andremily Syrah No. 7

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County

    The wine was sampled at Oinoscent, via Coravin, bottle brought by importer.

    The wine shows nice pure red colour.
    The wine shows beautiful, heady perfume, floral, ripe red fruit, earthy, spicy, minty and peppery.
    In the palate, the wine shows heat, earthy, leaner than expected, smoky, toast, red fruit, the oak is way upfront, medium acidity, a mineral and herbal scented medium finish

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  • 2018 Torbreck The Steading

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    The wine was sampled at Oinoscent, via Coravin, bottle brought by importer.

    The wine is very strange in the nose, thick and dense fruity core, floral and cinnamon notes.
    In the palate, the wine is way more silky than expected, sweetness from the ripe black fruit, currant, cherries, nice oak frame, cinnamon again with a bit of heat in the medium to long finish

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