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2022 Sandlands Assyrtiko Lodi
4/2/2024 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 91 Points
This isn't exactly what I would think of as a classic example of Assyrtiko, because it doesn't have the classic, Volcanic, Santorini notes... but this is really delicious. Very pale in the glass... like more clear than Chasselas and other Alpine wines. There's a slight mineral note to this, but it's a bold, fruit forward, wine... with a ton of restraint. Structurally, this is built on Med++ acidity and intensity of fruit. More on the citrus side, but there's a slight melon tone, with a light floral note, this does all the best things of, maybe, an Albariño... but a little better. Not something I would want to age, but I do want it with some raw fish, with the sun shining on me. The triumph and tragedy of this wine is that it's $22, but you can only get two bottles per vintage. In an alternate universe, I would grab two cases.
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2008 Gravner Breg Anfora
3/1/2024 - Seafoam Manor wrote:
This is all over the place and probably past its prime. It's just plain weird and I don't mean the style. Upon opening, it was pretty much just bretty band-aid sauce, but (after opting to not send it down the drain) it was a lot more interesting after two days in the fridge... although still not great.
Bourbon colored... literally. Like, my wife actually walked in and said, "what the hell is going on and why are you drinking a wine glass full of Bourbon". This gave me expectations of pronounced depth and intensity, but this has a faded feel that almost seems like it was corked, despite no evidence from actually smelling the cork.
On the palate you get dried orange peels, saltanas, cloves, nutmeg, bruised orchard fruit, along with bretty iodine and light leathery notes. Outside of the label, you would never guess that this is 15%abv and the acidity keeps this surprisingly light on its feet. The problem is that the volume is just turned down, making me think that this might have been really great a few years back. The fan in me makes me want to think that this was corked or otherwise an off bottle.
My guess is that this bottle might be a bit of an outlier and it makes me want to try something more current.
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2019 Solminer Wines St. Laurent Ricci Vineyard
3/1/2024 - Seafoam Manor wrote: 90 Points
Surprisingly youthful and this still had a bit of spritz to it. This drinks like a giant bowl of wild, brambly, wild berries. It very much skews to the red end of the spectrum, with touches of spice and stemminess. Brisk acid keeps it elevated, but this is just all about the fruit. This is a bit one-note, but it's a really good note.
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