7/12/2020 - Lnetzel Likes this wine:

First wine claiming to be a natural wine that I liked. Not as funky as I was worried about but instead clean and well tasting. Dark berries, spicy, more tannic than expected. Got some vanilla notes att first but changed my mind to caramelized/toffee:ish mild cheese. Kind of like the Norwegian "Brown cheese" or what in Sweden is called "Mesost".
Worked well with moose stew. Also tasted well a day later. Picked up two more bottles while I could find it.
Label is awesome!

5/15/2021 - burg72 Likes this wine:

I just had to try the new arrival knowing it is way to young to open!
Decanted for 4 hours which was not enough. Waited for 2 more hours and it started to show its potential. Medium bodied with firm and surprisingly well integrated tannins. Fits perfect with Pasta and I am looking forward to try the next bottle in about 1 year.

4/4/2021 - forceberry wrote:

Macerated for 12-15 days with the skins, one third in open-top fermentors. Aged for 18 months in French and American oak 225-liter barriques (75%) and 500-liter demi-muids (25%); 25% new oak, 75% used. Bottled lightly filtered. 13% alcohol, 2,7 g/l residual sugar, 5,4 g/l acidity, 0,57 g/l VA and pH 3,42.

Somewhat dark yet quite translucent cherry red color with a pale, almost colorless rim; looks lighter in color than vintages 2013 and 2012 sitting in neighboring glasses. Savory, dark-toned and still quite youthful nose with rather sunny aromas of licorice root, black cherries, some gravelly earth tones, a little bit of sweet, toasty oak spice, a sweeter hint of raspberry marmalade and a touch of raw meat. The wine feels dry, savory and quite serious on the palate with a medium-plus body and quite chewy flavors of ripe wild strawberries and sour cherries, some ripe tomato, a little bit of savory wood spice, light sweeter notes of wizened dark fruits, a sanguine hint of bloody game and a touch of sweet, toasty oak. The structure seems to rely more on the rather tough and assertive tannins than on the medium-plus acidity that feels a bit on the low side for a Ramnista. The finish is dry, long and quite noticeably grippy with flavors of quite pronounced sour cherry bitterness, juicy wild strawberry, some savory wood spice, light gravelly notes of earth, a little bit of cooked tomato, a ferrous hint of blood and a touch of tobacco leaf.

A tough, serious and structured Xinomavro that feels somewhat less sweet and less oaky than the last time I tasted this (2½ years ago). Overall the wine seems to be developing into the right direction: it feels enjoyably structured and true to the variety with a nice and healthy tannic grip and a balanced undercurrent of bitterness, very typical of Xinomavro. Although the acidity could be a tad higher here, I do enjoy how savory the wine is how modest the alcohol is for a contemporary Ramnista. Although I was a bit hesitant if this vintage would turn out great with age, my reservations were unfounded - this seems to be a wine that is going to be terrific in another decade or so. Great value at 21,50€.

8/25/2019 - SiR wrote:

Leaked, soft cork... awful smell when I removed the cork without even having to bring it to my nose.

7/3/2020 - Bjorn1510 Does not like this wine:

Purple blue Nose: Darkisch Palete: M tannin, M acied, Dry, Dark fruit, some bitterness, Inky. Not pleasant even with food Summary: Dry darkish inky, hard to swallow. Not for storage

2/10/2018 - Gerbos wrote:

Stall, hö och körsbär. Men inte mycket mer.

3/16/2018 - Elycohn Likes this wine:

Tasted blind I'm thinking this is a spontaneously fermented sour beer. Has a very hazy pale straw color murky from sediment. Fruity aromas of white flowers, lemon drop candy, white wine vinegar, and sourdough . Slightly weighty with flavors of tart grapefruit, honeysuckle, and strong yeasty bret. Purchased a few times and enjoyed but outside my spectrum.

4/6/2018 - Finrummet wrote:

Very good, especially for the price. If "sauternes" had been written on the lable (this is Grave), the price would have been a lot higher. A good weekday sweet.
It has got a little tickling on the tip of the tounge, it is not too sweet and it costs allmost nothing - like a decent claret. A total suprise!