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Oinoscent
Tasted Friday, February 4, 2022 by kostaslonis with 31 views
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Tasting a shitload of wines throughout the day
Oinoscent
Tasted Friday, February 4, 2022 by kostaslonis with 31 views
Tasting a shitload of wines throughout the day
2020 Calabretta Carricante Sicilia
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Medium intensity, ripe citrus and quince, citrus peel, earthy, shows depth, needs time.
Palate again medium intensity, same flavour profile, ripe citrus and quince, spicy, mineral, warmth, lemon preserve, dry herbs, hay, like a warm summer mid day, medium finish. Interesting
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2020 Calabretta Etna Rosato
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Nerello mascalese. Light cherry red color, low to med intensity, ripe red cherry and strawberry, floral notes, a few heavier notes as well.
Palate shows sour cherry, red cherry, elevated acidity, mineral, thin to med body, a few tannins, medium finish. A wine for food rather than on its own
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NV Calabretta Sicilia Cala Cala
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Low to med intensity. red fresh cherry & currants, a touch earthy, a strange dusty road/cement note, a bit gamey way in the back
Palate showing medium body, medium to high acidity, not many but drying tannins, warmth, oxidative notes, off putting for me, underripe red cherry
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2017 E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Juicy, fresh, ripe red and black fruit, licorice, thin oak frame, silky tannins, juicy palate, light body, herbal bitterness, med tannins, low to medium acidity, short to med finish
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2020 Calabretta Elisir Vino da Tavola
Italy, Sicily, Vino da Tavola
The wine shows fresh red fruit, cherry, currant, thin nutty layer, fresh, light, ethereal, a touch floral, sour cherry. Very smooth palate, silky tannins, med acidity, fresh cherry & berry, nicely balanced, medium body and finish.
Nice everyday wine
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2019 Calabretta Terre Siciliane Sara
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Nerello Mascalese, 50yo vines, 550m altitude, 1500btl, 12 months old barrique and old tonneaux
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There is a heavier profile here like roasted almond/earth, toasty oak, ripe to overripe red/black fruit, chocolate/coffee notes.
Aggressive, highly oaky, planky, dry red fruit, high acidity, mineral, underripe sour cherry, medium finish
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2020 Calabretta Etna Gaio Gaio
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Very interesting in the nose, welcoming, ethereal, nice combination of ripe red fruit, sour cherry, pot pouri, a touch leather, a few spicy notes, clove, carnation
Palate with nice fruit again, a bit warm, medium to high acidity, med tannins, sour cherry, red cherry, red currants, a touch on the leaner side though, med finish. Needs time
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2019 Calabretta Pinot Nero Etna
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Very typical varietal expression on the riper side, red cherry, black cherry, more linear
Palate quite acidic, red fruit, cherry, lean body, very aggressive, short finish
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2019 Calabretta Nerello Cappuccio Terre Siciliane
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
The wine shows light nose, ripe red cherry & currant, floral notes, clove, black fruit, rather welcoming
Palate with the same flavor profile, ripe fruit, red fruit, cherry, currant, med tannins but drying, med acidity, med to long finish. A wine for food as it is, a bit warm, earthy, a few balsamic notes
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2012 Calabretta Nerello Mascalese Sicilia Vigne Vecchie
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Raisiny nose, balsamic notes, dried prunes and black fruit, warm, alcohol heat (16%), old oak, smells fully developed, palate with the same profile, very oaky, alcohol heat, med tannins, earthy, balsamic, lacks body, med finish
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2019 Umberto Cesari Rubicone Solo Merlese
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Rubicone
Highly aggressive, oaky, planky, wood varnish, vanilla, alcohol heat (14%), palate shows the same flavor profile, highly unbalanced, very oaky, varnish, aggressive, medium body and finish
Annoying, lazy and even stupid winemaking
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2020 Pateromichelakis Romeiko White Ro
Greece, Crete, Chania
Herbal, quince, citrus peel, lime and lemon preserved, palate with same profile, ripe citrus, quine, med body and acidity, a few oxidative/almond notes, short finish
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2020 Pateromichelakis Abakas
Greece, Crete, Chania
Assyrtiko in oak, the wine is leaner than expected for an oaky assyrtiko, medium intensity, oak hiding fruit, vanilla, varnish.
Palate showing again vanilla, oak derived profile, a few ripe stone fruit, medium body, low acidity, med finish
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2018 Pateromichelakis Romeiko Red Ro
Greece, Crete, Chania
Heavier nose, a touch reductive, taosted oak, prunes, plum, warm, alcohol heat (14%), palate the same, oak, med tannins, lean, short finish. Pointless
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2017 Pateromichelakis Mavro
Greece, Crete, Chania
Again full on oaky, warmth, varnish, overripe, black fruit, prunes, tomato paste, olive paste, chocolate, fruit in alcohol, liqueur, coffee.
Palate again with coffee, prunes, thin to medium body, lacks depth or complexity, boring, med finish
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2018 Pateromichelakis Glyko Ro
Greece, Crete, Chania
Made with overripe Romeiko grapes
Oxidized, a lot of volatile acidity, 12%, raisin notes, prunes, palate light, again volatile acidity but overall low acidity, short finish, black cherry jam
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NV Pateromichelakis Romeiko Kuzulo Rifi
Greece, Crete, Chania
This is a traditional marouvas
Full on developed brown color
Volatile acidity in the nose, raisin, almond, roses, rose petal liqueur, sugary, cinnamon, clove, honey
Palate with the same notes, cinnamon, cumin, rose liqueur, sour cherries, dried fruit, raisin, medium body and acidity, alcohol heat 15%), long cloying, coffee scented finish
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2010 Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Volant
USA, California, Central Coast
28% Syrah, 22% Grenache, 17% Mourvedre, 17% Cinsault 16% Carignan
The wine shows garnet color.
The wine shows ripe do dried red currant, red cherry, earthy, olive, tomato paste, warmth (13.50%) but not heat, a touch floral, thin oak/spicy frame, cinnamon and nutmeg
In the palate, the wine shows elegance, ripe fruit, red fruit, sweet spice, nice oak frame, a touch of sweetness, vanilla, medium body, medium acidity, med spicy finish
Again a touch of sunny/warmth profile, showing beautiful evolution
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2018 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières-Coulée de Serrant
20hl/ha, late picking, 3-5 trie
Bottles was 2 days open.
The wine shows bright golden color.
In the nose, the wine shows high intensity, ripe quince, lemon preserve, lemon peel, orange peel, highly oxidative notes, a touch smoky, lemon leaves.
In palate, the wine shows high intensity, high acidity, citrus, lemon, med to full body, lemon, quince, pineapple, a bit gamey, savoury in the nose but spicier in palate, fresh/underripe fruit, long finish
The wine is still unbelievably fresh with insane minerality
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2019 Vassaltis Gramina Cuvée des Vignerons
Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
The wine shows density in the nose, minerality, citrus notes, salty, lemon leaf, lemon, stony, quince, a touch linear at this point, closed
Palate very salty, ripe citrus and stone fruit, high acidity, med to full body, long finish.
This feels closed, needs time to open up, yeast notes, apple notes, pear, a touch cider-y (bright, zesty, yeast)
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2018 Vassaltis Assyrtiko Plethora
Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
Highly oxidative, very broad, high intensity, dense oak frame, honey, ripe to overripe citrus toast, almond, bread, palate similar in style, very aggressive as it is, highly oxidative, overripe citrus, quince, high acidity, mineral, very salty, oaky, full body, long finish.
A style I'm not really fond of
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2020 Triennes Rosé
France, Provence, Mediterranée
Made from Cinsault. The wine shows medium intensity, ripe red cherry and currant, floral notes, a touch earthy, oaky and spicy, almost fake or very "technical" profile, like a perfume
The palate holds the same profile, high acidity, red currant and cherry, medium body, SO2 spikes, reductive, medium finish
Nope
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2017 Domaine Châtelain Pouilly-Fumé Harmonie
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
80% limestone Kimmeridgean/Portlandian, 20% siliceous clay
Reductive, onion like notes, floral notes, peach notes, citrus notes, citrus peel, mineral
Palate is better than the nose despite showing same profile, more fruit, again reductive, citrus, quince like acidity, tight, medium body, high acidity, toasty, harsh as it is, long finish. Needs time
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2019 Samartzis Dio Potamia Barrique
Greece
55yo vines at 380m
The wine shows medium to high intensity, citrus, melon, lemon, lemon peel, oak frame, buttery, vanilla, almond.
Palate more dependedd on oak, ripe melon, lemon, high acidity, vanilla, medium to full body, tight still, aggressive, needs time to settle down, long finish
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2019 Ca' Marcanda (Gaja) Promis Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Very ripe, red fruit, juicy, inky, cherries, currants, berries, smoky, oaky very spicy, high intensity, bready.
Palace very juicy, toasty, very oaky, high acidity,inky, black cherries, angular tannins, prines, black berries, tannins from the oak too, long finish. Lacks depth and complexity, plus its too fresh
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