Community Tasting Notes 11

• Anita Therese wrote:

  January 14, 2023 - Floral og fersk sursøt duft med hint av bringebær og roser. Sødmefull og delikat fersk bærpreget kjølig frukt på smak med lange, lette og raffinerte tanniner. Bløt og fin fersk utgang. Nydelig til pizza

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• Joachim A wrote: 89 points

  September 18, 2021 - Litt floral eller parfymert lukt, og noe som minner litt om pinot. Medium/medium pluss tanniner og syre. Merker faktisk litt lakris i ettersmaken. Sitter lenge. Bra kjøp.

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• Joachim A wrote: 89 points

  September 18, 2021 - Som sist. Tanninene kunne tålt litt kjøtt, men ikke det heftigste. Merket ikke lakris denne gang.
  Kjøper absolutt denne igjen, godt kjøp.
  

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• Tannatastic Likes this wine: 92 points

  June 26, 2020 - A rather high-toned wine, with lovely aromatics, not quite floral, more berries-and-garrigue. Lifted, mouthwatering acidity (keeping it very fresh), stuffed with red fruits you'd associated with that cutting acidity - cranberries, redcurrants, possibly a slightly less-sweet raspberry.
  
  The finish adds a lovely complexity in the form of a bitter/herby pomegranate (possibly molasses) finish and a minerality I'd associate with something akin to Etna Rosso.
  
  I suppose you pays your money and you takes your choice with wine - but for me this is one of the best bottles of anything by Apostolos Thymiopoulos - and I count myself as an unashamed fan of all his wines. Absolutely loved it :-)

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• forceberry wrote: 86 points

  May 20, 2020 - A cool-climate Xinomavro made in a style more reminiscent of Burgundy than Barolo. The grapes are sourced from some of the highest vineyards in Naoussa at the elevation of 550 m (1800 ft) above sea level. 12,5% alcohol.
  
  Moderately pale, translucent and quite deep cherry red color. Ripe and slightly wild nose with distinctive aromas of raspberry candies, some ripe beet root, a little bit of juicy red cherry, light bretty notes of Band-Aid, a lambic-like hint of phenolic spice and farmhouse tones and a touch of leather. The nose isn't particularly funky, but there's a subtle yet obvious undertone of brett. The wine is ripe, juicy and quite gentle on the palate with a medium body and slightly sweet-toned flavors of strawberries, some savory phenolic spice, a little bit of succulent plummy fruit, light bretty notes of leather and farmhouse, a hint of earth and a touch of burnt hair. The wine is very soft and silky with its modest acidity and very gentle, easy tannins. The finish is ripe and quite gentle with a little bit of tannic grip and rather long, juicy aftertaste of strawberries, some leathery tones, a little bit of bretty Band-Aid, light plummy tones and a hint of sour cherry bitterness.
  
  If one is accustomed to see Xinomavro as a stern and aggressively tannic wine, this is something completely different. While the wine is light and delicate in style, I really wouldn't call this Burgundian, since the wine is also lacking quite a bit in acidity as well, which makes the wine rather soft, mellow and easy-drinking. Stylistically this feels closer to the Poulsards of Jura and the less serious village wines of Beaujolais than something that would bring Chambolle-Musigny to mind. The subtle bretty character brings nice, rustic complexity to the wine without overwhelming any lighter nuances of the fruit, though. All in all, an enjoyable wine, but I'd really want to see a bit structure and intensity here as well. This is nice, but nothing beyond that. Priced according to its quality at 13,70€.

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• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Thymiopoulos
• Varietal Xinomavro
• Designation Alta
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Greece
• Region Macedonia
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• Appellation Naoussa
• UPC Code 5200363542154

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