On those nose it smells of minerals, citrus and if you rinsed your glass with lemon Pledge™. Tasting it you get creamy citrus zest, minerality, sweet pine. And that pines lingers around like a party guest that doesn't take the hint that they need to leave.
Glad I got to try this. I think this wine has more use being cooked with than drunk!
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Deep, intensely green color with very small bubbles forming on the inside of the glass. Very weird nose with aromas of moist soil, paint thinner, some apple, a little bit of ozone, a hint of herbal greenness and a touch of menthol. After a few moments I pick up a vague yet discernible note of pine resin and deduct that this must be Retsina. The wine is dry, moderately acid-driven and quite chemical on the palate with flavors that repeat the nose rather verbatim. Overall the wine doesn't come across as pleasant in any way. The medium-long finish repeats the nose and the palate.
Pretty much how I remembered it to be. I wouldn't touch this.
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Pale yellow-green color. The nose seems initially very musty and almost mouldy, not unlike a corked wine. When you get accustomed to the nose, you start to find more complexity in the pungent aroma: notes of resin and pine needles, some green herbs, a little lemon juice concentrate and hints of menthol. The wine is medium-bodied in the mouth with very soft, flabby and dull due to its low acidity. There are flavors of resin, sawdust, pine oil, turpentine, varnish, some menthol and a hint of dull lemony fruit. The finish is rather light, dull and mustier than the midpalate with flavors of ripe citrus fruits, resin, sawdust and menthol.
The almost TCA-like nose was really off-putting, but the palate was not as bad - still I must say that this wine was a miss, not a hit. Whether you like the musty, resinous character or not, the base wine is really lousy with complete lack of structure and flabby, dull fruit. Not recommended and not worth the 6,98€.
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Medium intensity gold with pale reflections. Medium intensity nose with obvious resine and balsamic aromas, pine, thyme, eucalyptus. Soft attack, low body, medium-long aftertaste of medium intensity. Well, it's a retsina, not as bad as others I've tasted, maybe it could pair well with cured goat cheese with olive oil.
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Smelled like a dusty pile of pine 2x4's. Well, the pine flavor stands out, for obvious reasons. Kind of watery. Bit of lemon. I didn't find it offensive like some at the table, but it was not good. Who knows, maybe with the right regional cuisine, on a hot day in Greece, this might be okay. Until then, I'll avoid it.
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Tasted blind – medium lemon, clear. Nose of Pine-Sol, citrus and floral. Flavours of pine with underlying apple and floral notes. Low to medium acidity, light to medium body with a medium finish. This is not enjoyable. Drinkable.
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11/23/2019 - Rudolph Schmidt wrote:
On those nose it smells of minerals, citrus and if you rinsed your glass with lemon Pledge™. Tasting it you get creamy citrus zest, minerality, sweet pine. And that pines lingers around like a party guest that doesn't take the hint that they need to leave.
Glad I got to try this. I think this wine has more use being cooked with than drunk!
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7/11/2017 - kevkcho Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Typical Retsina, good acidity makes it a bit more drinkable but still not my type of wine.
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4/22/2016 - Hodby Does not like this wine:
Pale straw color. Lemon, pine sap nose. Bitter, piney, oily. No rating.
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10/13/2014 - forceberry wrote: 58 Points
Tasted blind.
Deep, intensely green color with very small bubbles forming on the inside of the glass. Very weird nose with aromas of moist soil, paint thinner, some apple, a little bit of ozone, a hint of herbal greenness and a touch of menthol. After a few moments I pick up a vague yet discernible note of pine resin and deduct that this must be Retsina. The wine is dry, moderately acid-driven and quite chemical on the palate with flavors that repeat the nose rather verbatim. Overall the wine doesn't come across as pleasant in any way. The medium-long finish repeats the nose and the palate.
Pretty much how I remembered it to be. I wouldn't touch this.
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10/11/2014 - Eisch wrote: 83 Points
Light pine tones,slight frizz ant & sweet finish
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11/20/2012 - forceberry wrote: 58 Points
Pale yellow-green color. The nose seems initially very musty and almost mouldy, not unlike a corked wine. When you get accustomed to the nose, you start to find more complexity in the pungent aroma: notes of resin and pine needles, some green herbs, a little lemon juice concentrate and hints of menthol. The wine is medium-bodied in the mouth with very soft, flabby and dull due to its low acidity. There are flavors of resin, sawdust, pine oil, turpentine, varnish, some menthol and a hint of dull lemony fruit. The finish is rather light, dull and mustier than the midpalate with flavors of ripe citrus fruits, resin, sawdust and menthol.
The almost TCA-like nose was really off-putting, but the palate was not as bad - still I must say that this wine was a miss, not a hit. Whether you like the musty, resinous character or not, the base wine is really lousy with complete lack of structure and flabby, dull fruit. Not recommended and not worth the 6,98€.
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6/11/2012 - Man in Black wrote:
Medium intensity gold with pale reflections. Medium intensity nose with obvious resine and balsamic aromas, pine, thyme, eucalyptus. Soft attack, low body, medium-long aftertaste of medium intensity. Well, it's a retsina, not as bad as others I've tasted, maybe it could pair well with cured goat cheese with olive oil.
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11/8/2011 - ShawnHenning wrote: 96 Points
Delicious! We love this wine.
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7/20/2010 - Weston3220 wrote: 82 Points
WSET Level 3 Part 2 Week 3 Portugal + Eastern Europe (Downtown Vancouver [AI School]): First time having Retsina was scared of all the horror stories
Med Lemon Pee Yellow
A: Pronounced nose
Lemon, Pine Neddles, Pine-sol
T: Dry, Low- Acid, Med- body, Med- Alc, Short Finish[A Good Thing], Med- Intensity
Lemon, Rosemarry
Conc: Overall not as bad as I was expecting on the palate the pine is not crazy overpowering but it is there
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8/4/2009 - Beavis77 wrote:
Smelled like a dusty pile of pine 2x4's.
Well, the pine flavor stands out, for obvious reasons. Kind of watery. Bit of lemon.
I didn't find it offensive like some at the table, but it was not good.
Who knows, maybe with the right regional cuisine, on a hot day in Greece, this might be okay. Until then, I'll avoid it.
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4/22/2009 - godx wrote: 75 Points
Tasted blind – medium lemon, clear. Nose of Pine-Sol, citrus and floral. Flavours of pine with underlying apple and floral notes. Low to medium acidity, light to medium body with a medium finish. This is not enjoyable. Drinkable.
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2/15/2007 - FjordogFjell wrote: 65 Points
Til gresk salat. Lukt: Litt muggen lekehytte, grønnsåpe, søt og kvalmende, overmoden frukt. :-(
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