Authentic wine tasting

T16
Tasted Friday, October 25, 2024 by kostaslonis with 155 views

Introduction

Authentic wine (Georgopoulos) portfolio tasting at his office in T16 building

Flight 1 (13 Notes)

  • 2023 Stefano Amerighi Syrah Rosa

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Provence color, floral notes, peach, apricot, shows density, some herbal notes.
    Palate with a lot of fruit, peach, stone fruit, shows red fruit, med body, shows tannins, med finish.
    A serious rose

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  • 2021 Stefano Amerighi Syrah Cortona

    Italy, Tuscany, Cortona

    The wine shows high intensity, spice ntoes, fresh black fruit, a touch mineral, violet.
    Palate shows nice tannins, ripe black fruit, med body, a touch grippy, youthful, a bit brett/iodine but not aggressively so, med finish

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  • 2020 Stefano Amerighi Cortona Apice

    Italy, Tuscany, Cortona

    The oldest vines, more oak, 13.50%
    The wine is much thicker, ripe fruit, lots of floral notes, firm spice notes, the oak frame is there enclosing all the fruit, decadent, opulent, welcoming.
    The palate is more tense, elevated acidity, more red fruit, med to full body, fine grained tannins, persistent finish.
    Outstanding quality, it could use some time

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  • NV Domaine des Marnes Blanches Bulle Ton Body Vin de France

    France, Jura, Crémant du Jura

    Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois, grapes from Alsace, 12%
    Tight, citrus, yeast, clean notes, grapefruit, bread and sesame notes.
    Nice carbonation, med body, same flavours, some lime/lemon notes, green apple, finely balanced between oxidation and fruit notes, med finish

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  • 2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Space Monkey

    France, Vin de France

    Pinot Blanc & Auxerrois, 12.50%
    Warmer, nutty, ripe citrus fruit, yeasty, broad.
    Palate showing smooth fresh fruit, ripe pear, green apple, med body, leaner than expected, nutty, med to high acidity, med finish

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  • 2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Vin de France Dionysos (Is on fire)

    France, Vin de France

    Gamay grapes from Beaujolais,
    Bright color, red cherry notes, ripe strawberry, some toast notes, currants, a bit oxidative,
    Palate is very smooth though, juicy, red fruit, some bitter notes, elegant, airy, fresh, youthful, med finish

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  • 2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Zeus (Gone Wild)

    France, Vin de France

    Grenache from southern Rhone
    Ethereal nose, typical Grenache profile, floral notes, spicy, red fruit, cranberry.
    Palate with full on red fruit, feels plush, huge juicy bomb but in a great way, nice edgy and firm tannins, elegant acidity offering freshness, great mouthfeel, a few bitter notes, long finish

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  • 2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Pinot Noir Côtes du Jura

    France, Jura, Côtes du Jura

    10-48yo vines, demi-muids - oak - amphora for 10 months, 11%
    Lean, red fruit, bitter herbal notes, some oak notes covering the fruit.
    Palate with more freshness than the nose, juicy youthful red fruit, cherry, acidity and tight tannins (for a Pinot), some oak notes (almost plank), med finish
    Interesting

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  • 2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Arbois Les Fouilles

    France, Jura, Arbois

    20-45yo vines of Trousseau - Pinot Noir - Poulsard, demi muids and oak for 10 months, 12.50%
    Gamey at first, very ripe red fruit, some floral notes, very dense, thick, youthful.
    Palate follows the same pattern, slight gamey, tannins, purity of red fruit, med body, med finish.
    Give it time, air and food next to it

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  • 2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Chardonnay Les Molates

    France, Jura, Côtes du Jura

    35yo foudre and oak for 10 months, 13%
    Fresh, youthful, ripe citrus fruit, some herbal notes, grapefruit, pear, green apples, white spice notes.
    Palate is juicy, fresh, lime, grapefruit, shows strength, power but with a nice fresh lift, leaf notes, high acidity, med to long finish.
    Beautiful, could be a nice way to enter the "Jura world"

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  • 2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Chardonnay Côtes du Jura En quatre vis

    France, Jura, Côtes du Jura

    45yo vines, calcaire soil, demi muids for 22 months, 13%
    Full on buttery, vanilla notes, ripe citrus and stone fruit notes, yeasty notes, ripeness but not tiresome, fresh.
    Palate with again lively acidity, lime, lemon, grapefruit notes, med body, leaner than expected, citrus, grapefruit, some bitterness, yeast, nutty, walnut, amond, long finish

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  • 2023 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Savagnin Côtes du Jura Les Molates

    France, Jura, Côtes du Jura

    20yo foudre and oak for 10 months, 12.50%
    Lean, tense, a touch bitter, green and slighly grassy, nutty, even some celery notes
    Palate shows med body, med to high acidity, lemon acidity, grapefruit, citrus notes, tight, youthful, fresh, mineral, persistent finish

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  • 2022 Domaine des Marnes Blanches Savagnin Aux Bois

    France, Jura, Côtes du Jura

    10yo vines, oak for 22 months, 13.50%
    Full on buttery, vanilla notes, sweet spice notes, hazelnut, high intensity, walnut, there is again a heavy note like the "les molates 2023"
    Palate shows full body, vanilla, buttery notes, full on nutty, hazelnut, high acidity, tight, tense, mineral, broad shouldered, long finish. Extremely youthful

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