Community Tasting Note
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Stefanos T. Likes this wine: 92 points
September 26, 2014 - This is a special bottling of Thalassitis with higher levels of sulfites being added than on the normal label.
I like it even more than last time a couple of years ago.
Intense mineral, petrol and nutty notes with floral honey notes along with citrus fruit. Very deep and intense flavor, full body and long finish. This is how I expect a moderately aged Santorini to be..2,217 views
6 Comments
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owr commented:
8/3/15, 2:55 PM - Stefano's ... Did you notice if the wine had plastic cork or not?
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Stefanos T. commented:
8/12/15, 7:42 AM - Sorry friend, I do not remember, but if you are still interested, I can find out...
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owr commented:
8/12/15, 8:03 AM - If it is at your fingertips ... or can be found out easily - that would be great. Mine has a plastic top and I did not have the experience you did with the wine (not even close) and I suspect it is the "cork" oxidized the wine. I am also a year later opening mine then yours.
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Stefanos T. commented:
8/13/15, 2:32 AM - Dear owr, everybody seems to be away on holiday and I cannot find any information about the cork. I think though that it is very probable that Paraskevopoulos from Gaia uses plastic corks in some of his wines. Differences in evaluation could be due to expectations. Could also be that Assyrtiko is an acquired taste and here in Greece most of us (wine geeks) tend to like it with some age in bottle...
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owr commented:
8/21/15, 3:35 AM - Stefanos ... I am a wine writer by trade - I know the difference between oxidized and quirky funk due to age. Thanks for looking into this - I still have one bottle left so I will re-evaluate it. Cheers
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Stefanos T. commented:
8/21/15, 10:38 PM - Hello again. Confirmed: Paraskevopoulos winemaker and owner of Gaia wines uses 'plastic' corks for his whites because he thinks these are the best closures for his wines...