430-500m altitude, planted 2003, matured for 4 months in oak The wine shows med to high intensity, ripe citrus notes, quite earthy, grapefruit flesh and peel, green apple notes, a thin spice layer, rather broad Palate shows texture, some tannins even, rather dry, planky, some notes of evolution, oxidation even, med to full body, long grippy finish
Assyrtiko and Muscat of Spinas, 13.0% alc, PGI Heraklio The wine shows a bit confused nose, citrus notes but also green notes, plain and simple, lemon leaf notes Palate shows the same pattern, lime, grapefruit notes, med acidity, again bitter notes, grippy texture, med finish Still some so2 reduction notes, not that pleasant as it is now
350m altitude The wine smells different but at least interesting, rich, citrus notes, quince, some tangerine notes even, fresh, youthful, some sweet savoury mirin-like note Palate feels tiresome, grippy, high acidity, stale yellow fruit, its savoury element overpowers everything, mineral, med to full body, long persistent finish
The wine shows bright strawberry colour In the nose, the wine shows freshness, tart notes, cherry and cranberry notes, pomegranate notes Palate shows bold flavours for a rose, tannins, crunchy, strawberry notes, high acidity, some co2 freshness even, tight, some bitter notes, full body, long finish 13.0% alc A beast of a rose
The wine smells plain, dry, green fruit peel, bitter notes, med intensity, lacking depth Palate shows bitterness, med body, oily texture, almost Marsanne-like, tannins, dry, med finish 13.0%
2022 Domaine Zacharioudakis Vidiano
Greece, Crete
430-500m altitude, planted 2003, matured for 4 months in oak
The wine shows med to high intensity, ripe citrus notes, quite earthy, grapefruit flesh and peel, green apple notes, a thin spice layer, rather broad
Palate shows texture, some tannins even, rather dry, planky, some notes of evolution, oxidation even, med to full body, long grippy finish
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2024 Domaine Zacharioudakis Codex White
Greece, Crete, Heraklion
Assyrtiko and Muscat of Spinas, 13.0% alc, PGI Heraklio
The wine shows a bit confused nose, citrus notes but also green notes, plain and simple, lemon leaf notes
Palate shows the same pattern, lime, grapefruit notes, med acidity, again bitter notes, grippy texture, med finish
Still some so2 reduction notes, not that pleasant as it is now
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2023 Domaine Zacharioudakis Assyrtiko
Greece, Crete, Heraklion
350m altitude
The wine smells different but at least interesting, rich, citrus notes, quince, some tangerine notes even, fresh, youthful, some sweet savoury mirin-like note
Palate feels tiresome, grippy, high acidity, stale yellow fruit, its savoury element overpowers everything, mineral, med to full body, long persistent finish
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2024 Gentilini Mavrodaphne Iris Vineyard
Greece, Ionian, Kefalonia
The wine shows bright strawberry colour
In the nose, the wine shows freshness, tart notes, cherry and cranberry notes, pomegranate notes
Palate shows bold flavours for a rose, tannins, crunchy, strawberry notes, high acidity, some co2 freshness even, tight, some bitter notes, full body, long finish 13.0% alc
A beast of a rose
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2024 Anoskeli Vidiano
Greece, Crete, Chania
The wine smells plain, dry, green fruit peel, bitter notes, med intensity, lacking depth
Palate shows bitterness, med body, oily texture, almost Marsanne-like, tannins, dry, med finish
13.0%
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