Community Tasting Note

• Thegreen1985 Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 27, 2021 - Greek white wine from Macedonia: Assyrtiko. Fermented in new oak barrels of varying origins and types. Aged for 6 months on the lees. 13,5 % alcohol.
  
  Pale golden color.
  
  Aromas of pine needles, minerals, honey melon and hints of lemon. Distinct flavors of pine resin and lemon. Hints of green apple and vanilla. Strong minerality in the background.
  
  Dry. Medium body. Fresh acidity. Good balance. Very good structure. Some complexity.
  
  Short finish with pine needle.
  
  First, if you don’t like pine resin, don’t buy this wine. Someone not familiar with resin might associate the flavor with mold bread.
  
  In my taste this is a quality wine with clear and enjoyable flavors of pine resin. It improves with air and when it warms up a bit from fridge temperature. Its very refreshing on its own and very good with food (cheese, barbecued veggies, chicken and pork). The highlights are a nice intensity and minerality, plus a quality structure. On the negative side it’s not very elegant or complex. 91/100

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2 Comments

• Thomas D. commented:

  6/1/22, 9:20 AM - Thanks for the nice review, the way that pine/cedar is build in has an own way of „elegance“, I would say, so not fully lack of elegance and complexity

• Thegreen1985 commented:

  6/1/22, 10:20 AM - Thanks for the comment and your interesting tasting note. I tried the wine one year ago and I just popped and poured. Seems likely that one year of aging and 72 hour of air resulted in an even better experience for you? I wish I had one more bottle so that I could find out.

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