Community Tasting Note
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kostaslonis wrote: 87 points
January 28, 2013 - (Wines of Northen Greece Fair, Grande Bretagne Hotel) Wine served from 3lt bottle (constantly getting decanted).Evolved color and so was int he nose with mostly sweet aromas prevailing like vanilla. Sweet and round mouth, very fruity, tannins appearing after a while, balanced, melow, medium aftertaste. Has reached its top for a few years now, drink up
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Stefanos T. commented:
2/8/13, 10:43 PM - Dear K.Lonis I tasted the same wine at the same event and I was stunned by the intensity of the nose, the complexity and how well it has aged. Of course one cannot compare it directly to the rest of the wines of the Fair as this one was aged, but for me it was on a class of its own. To my opinion it is probably the best red wine Greece has to offer.
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kostaslonis commented:
2/9/13, 3:36 PM - Dear b.dylan, I apologize if I caused a confusion. I did not say that I hated the wine or that it wasn't worth it. I adore any wine that has aged with grace and I agree that Ramnista has always been a top greek wine. I do think though that it had reached maturity (there is nothing wrong with that, every wine will come to this eventually) and that I did not think it would gain from further time in the bottle.
Of course there was a fair amount of complexity in there but we should also consider the possibility that we might have tasted the wine at a much different time frame.
Nevertheless, I suggest you come by the wine bar one day and I promise to find an appropriate bottle to continue this discussion over. -
Stefanos T. commented:
2/11/13, 12:10 AM - Dear K.Lonis I accept your invitation with pleasure - is the wine bar Η Πύλη του Κρασιού - Λ. Αμφιθέας? We just have to arrange a meeting and I will come with pleasure!
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kostaslonis commented:
2/11/13, 4:02 AM - No worries there mate, I work every day (after 16.00) so I'll be there. Just give me a day's notice to "attack" the basement and bring the decanters into good use.
ps A head's up, no smoking inside