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Aiolos Tasting

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Tasted October 7, 2018 by kostaslonis with 70 views

Introduction

Tasting wines during the annual wine fair.

Flight 1 (35 notes)

White
2017 Anatolikos Vineyards Malagousia Greece
88 points
The wine shows ripe fruit, lemon with a few floral notes.
The wine is round, nice oak, almond, medium to high acidity, medium body and finish
White
2017 Anatolikos Vineyards Fine Assyrtiko & Malagouzia Greece, Thrace
88 points
The wine spent 6 months in oak of 1st, 2nd and 3rd use.
The wine shows a more flinty character with lemon. In the palate the wine is rich, bold oak frame, nutty, nice body, short to medium finish.
Rosé
2017 Anatolikos Vineyards Fine Rosé Greece, Thrace
88 points
The wine is a blend of 60% Mavroudi and 40% Assyrtiko.
The wine is rich in the nose, showing ripe fruit, candied fruit and sugar notes.
The wine shows the same flavours in the palate with a more nutty character,nice intensity, interesting, medium finish.
Orange
2017 Anatolikos Vineyards Assyrtiko Natural Orange Wine Greece, Thrace
89 points
The wine is a blend of 80% Assyrtiko, 20% Malagouzia, 220 days in amphora.
The nose shows ripe fruit, nuts, honey, syrup and hazelnut.
The palate shows sweetness, honey, syrup, ripe to overripe white fruit, peach, apricot, balancing acidity, medium body and medium to long finish
White
2017 Skouras Moschofilero Salto Greece, Peloponnisos, Nemea
89 points
The nose is a bit shy with white fruit in a faint floran background.
The palate shows more lemon, medium acidity, medium to high intensity, its very fresh, needs a bit time, nice one
White
2017 Skouras Viognier Cuvée Larsinos Greece, Peloponnisos
88 points
The wine shows full ripe peach, apricot and jasmine notes.
The wine shows rich body, ripe white fruit, nice acidity, almost mineral (but I'm guessing its so2), medium body, long finish. Again, it feels its been rushed to bottle, needs time.
White
2017 Skouras Viognier Eclectique Greece, Peloponnisos
90 points
The wine quite shy at first, with a bit of time in glass you get oak, roasted nuts, some overripe white fruit and syrup.
The wine is more expressive in the palate, ripe apricot, integrated oak, rich, high acidity, long finish, definately needs time
White
2016 Skouras Chardonnay Dum Vinum Sperum Greece, Peloponnisos, Arcadia
90 points
The wine shows rich character with a lot of oak and lemon.
The wine seems more balanced in the palate, oaky but with fruit, medium to full body, high intensity, mineral, long finish. Probably better with food.
White
2015 Pio Cesare Langhe Chardonnay Piodilei Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
87 points
The wine just feels uninspiring, the nose shows low intensity with some oak notes and ripe white fruit, the palate is dominated by oak, medium acidity and short finish.
White
2017 Pio Cesare Gavi Italy, Piedmont, Gavi
88 points
The wine is light and crunchy, green, fresh, some herbal notes, nice body, good to have by the glass but also with food.
White
2017 Ktima Pavlidis Assyrtiko Emphasis Greece, Macedonia, Drama
89 points
6 months on its lees.
The wine shows lemon, some floral and mineral notes.
The wine is smooth and round in the palate, it shows ripe lemon notes, medium acidity, medium body and finish
White
2017 Ktima Pavlidis Chardonnay Emphasis Greece, Macedonia, Drama
88 points
The wine shows a rather shy nose, with a nutty and spicy profile.
In the palate, the wine shows rich lemon notes, nice acidity, brioche, medium body, medium to high intensity, long finish.
Red
2017 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Clásico Argentina, Mendoza
86 points
The wine is soft, easy, floral with clean red fruit.
In the palate, the wine is very easy to drink , soft tannins, balanced, low to medium body, short to medium finish. Very different Malbec which I'm guessing is the point of this.
(update 2020: I've changed my mind about this winery and what they are trying to achieve for the better, but I'm keeping the original tasting note for future reference. )
Red
2015 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Terroir Valle de Uco Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
88 points
The nose is richer that the Classico, the red and black fruit is riper with a nice sweet spice.
In the palate, the wine is fuller, tasty, juicy red fruit, some spices and oak, medium body, tannins and finish.
(update 2020: I've changed my mind about this winery and what they are trying to achieve for the better, but I'm keeping the original tasting note for future reference. )
Red
2014 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Reserva Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
89 points
The wine shows density in the nose, soft and delicate though, ripe red fruit with cinnamon dominating the spice spectrum.
In the palate, the wine shows more depth compared to Classico and Uco, its floral, with ripe red fruit, silky tannins, more elegant than any other wine called "Reserve", medium body and finish.
(update 2020: I've changed my mind about this winery and what they are trying to achieve for the better, but I'm keeping the original tasting note for future reference. )
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Red
2015 Henschke Henry's Seven Australia, South Australia, Barossa
90 points
The wine is spicy, with ripe red fruit, the oak smells a bit "dry", attractive and decadent.
In the palate, the wine is rich but not overpowering, ripe red fruit, cherry, roasted nuts, cinnamon, oak more integrated than it smells, medium body, acidity and finish.
Red
2015 Anatolikos Vineyards Fine Mavroudi of Thrace Greece, Thrace
The wine spent 18 months in oak.
The wine shows sweet spices with floral and ripe red fruit notes.
The wine shows some spicy and oak notes, grippy and grainy tannins, medium body and finish.
Red
2017 Anatolikos Vineyards Natural Red Wine Greece, Thrace
The wine is a blend of 60% Mavroudi, 40% Limnio, 270 days in amphora.
The wine is still closed, low intensity of floral, ripe red fruit, spicy and coffee notes, you could even say it has some mineral values.
The palate is the same with the nose, coffee, spices, red fruit core, medium body and finish.
Red
2016 Skouras Syrah Fleva Greece, Peloponnisos
89 points
Tasted from a magnum that was just uncorked.
The wine shows a fully spicy and sweet character, cinnamon, nutmeg, the oak is quite forward.
The palate is fairly easy and smooth, same flavour profile, grippy tannins, medium body, cinnamon and nutmeg scented chocolate, high acidity and medium finish.
Red
2012 Skouras Synoro Greece, Peloponnisos
88 points
The wine shows delicate aromas of ripe red fruit and sweet spices.
In the palate, the wine ripe red fruit, some oak notes, spices, cinnamon, balancing acidity, medium body and finish.
I'm guessing this would appeal to a wide audience.
Red
2017 Dougos Limniona Greece, Thessaly, Rapsani
89 points
In the nose the wine shows high intensity and elegance with ripe red fruit, spices and oak.
In the palate the wine is rich but again elegant, ripe red fruit, nice firm but juicy tannins, balancing acidity, medium body and finish.
This could go nicely on its own and with food.
White
2015 Argyros Assyrtiko Estate Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
93 points
Served from magnum.
The wine shows flint, lemon and mineral notes with a beautiful sea breeze fresness lifting everything up.
The wine is very rich in the palate, high acidity, ripe citrus fruit, mineral, high intensity, balanced, great texture, salty, quince scented long finish.
Outstanding quality, this is a beautiful example of Santorini.
White
2014 Argyros Assyrtiko Estate Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
90 points
The wine shows lower intensity compared to the 2015, the fruit is drier and the mineral/flint element is also lower.
The palate seems more evolved, nice acidit, some syrup notes, ripe citrus and lemon fruit, preserved lemon, high acidity, flinty-salty long finish.
The quality is great, it just feels rather unbalanced and a couple of steps back compared to the 2015 tried before.
White
2013 Pieria Eratini Erateines Efchés Greece, Macedonia
92 points
This is a blend of 40% Assyrtiko - 40% Chardonnay - 20% Malagouzia, the wine came for the wine straight from the cellar of the winery, so the best possible provenance.
The wine shows a very attractive and welcoming character with fresh and ripe citrus, lemon fruit.
In the palate, the wine is very tasty, medium body, juicy ripe citrus fruit, medium to high acidity, bright and lively, mediumto long finish.
Oustanding quality and a very humbling experience from a wine that I'd never think of ageing. Well done. If given blind, I would say it was an Aussie Semillon.
White
2009 Pieria Eratini Erateines Efchés Greece, Macedonia
This is the first vintage of this wine, bottle brought straight from the cellar of the winery, so perfect provenance.
The wine shows lower intensity in the nose and the palate compared to the 2013. The palate profile is the sams as the 2013, ripe and dried citrus, lemon notes, medium body and acidity, short to medium finish.
White
2016 Domaine Yves Cuilleron St. Joseph Blanc Le Lombard France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
This is a pure Marsanne.
The wine shows ripe white fruit in the nose, some bitter nuances and herbal notes.
In the palate, the wine is very easy, smooth, medium body, nice ripe white fruit, almost on the riper/sweet side, balanced, medium finish. Would be nice to have by the glass.
White
2016 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Condrieu La Petite Cote France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
91 points
The wine shows floral notes, nice ripe white fruit, easy on the palate, ripe peach, medium body, balanced, nice refreshing acidity, medium finish. A rather gastronomic wine
Red
2015 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Crozes-Hermitage Laya France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
88 points
The wine shows an attractive character with clean ripe red fruit, garrique and gamey.
In the palate, the wine feels a bit drier, with ripe red fruit, more gamey, medium body and mineral medium finish.
Red
2015 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Cornas Le Village France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
93 points
The wine shows a beautiful and very welcoming profile of ripe red and black fruit, garrique, gamey and tobacco notes, with a few brett bits here and there (iodine).
The wine shows its character in the palate with ripe red fruit, more gamey notes, more brett-y, elegant smooth tannins, medium body and medium to long finish.
Oustanding quality
Red
2015 Domaine Yves Cuilleron Côte-Rôtie Lieu-dit Bonnivieres France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
94 points
The wine shows full garrique, gamey and spicy profile, ripe red fruit, very elegant and decadent (which I love).
The wine is very elegant in the palate, smooth tannins, mineral, gamey, medium body and medium to long finish.
Outstanding
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Red
2014 Hatzidakis Winery Mavrotragano Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
90 points
The wine shows a very aromatic nose, filled with sweet spices, ripe red fruit and heat from the alcohol.
In the palate the wine is more aggressive, bloody/iodine, red fruit, grippy tannins, the oak is upfront, high acidity and medium finish.
Red
2017 Katogi Averoff Spanies Gaies Galari Greece, Epiros, Metsovo
88 points
This is a blend of 60% Agiorgitiko, 20% Petit Verdot, 20% Tannat, vines trained in a Lyra, wine spent 6 months in new oak.
The wine has a very strong bitter almond note in the nose with ripe red and black cherries in the back and a thin oak frame.
In the palate, the wine shows soft tannins, the oak is in the background, a few sweet spice notes, round and easy drinking, short to medium finish.
Could work on its own
Red
2017 Katogi Averoff Spanies Gaies Tampouri Greece, Epiros, Metsovo
This a tank sample of a pure Cabernet Franc, trained in a Lyra, spent 6 months in oak.
The wine shows lightness in the nose wtih red fruit and fresh herbs.
In the palate, the wine is again soft, a few oak notes, ripe red fruit, short to medium finish.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1989 Argyros Vinsanto 20 Years Barrel Aged Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini
94 points
The wine shows high intensity in the nose, dried fruit, caramel, apricot, peach and coffee notes.
In the palate, the wine shows richness, high intensity, candied fruit, caramel, coffee, honey, syrup, raisin, high acidity, very well balanced, long finish.
Outstanding quality. No matter the vintage the best dessert wine of Greece.
Red
2015 Domaine Karydas Xinomavro Greece, Macedonia, Naoussa
The wine shows red fruit, medium intensity in the nose, some gamey and spicy notes with bags of ripe sour cherry.
In the palate, the wine feels quite aggressive, grippy tannins, red fruit, a few tomato bits, medium acidity and finish.
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