NV Canava Roussos Nama

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 84.5 points

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  8/16/2022 - forceberry wrote: 86 Points

  The "holy communion wine" of Canava Roussos. A blend of Aidani, Assyrtiko, Athiri, Mandilaria and Mavrathiro, all sun-dried for 15 days after the harvest, then vinified together. 10% alcohol. There's no vintage designation in the label, just lot lumber "L1904".
  
  Youthful, fully opaque blackish-red color with a purplish hue. The nose feels very sweet, rich and quite opulent with aromas that feel both evolved and youthful; there are rich notes of crème de cassis and primary grapey fruit, counterpointed by evolved raisiny tones and slightly oxidative notes of syrupy molasses, all these accentuated by slightly lifted nuances of ethery VA and a hint of blueberry jam. Overall the nose feels like partially fermented grape must made with raisins - and in a good way! The wine feels sweet, somewhat thick and slightly sticky without coming across as particularly heavy in any way. The wine is only medium in body and there are intense yet somewhat linear flavors of blackcurrant juice concentrate, some primary grapey tones, a little bit of raisiny fruit, light pruney tones, an oxidative hint of syrupy character and a touch of blueberry jam. The medium-plus acidity keeps the wine somewhat in balance, but doesn't really lend much freshness or structure to the wine, whereas the gently grippy tannins bring in some needed firmness to the mouthfeel. The finish is sweet, slightly sticky and somewhat primary with a long, soft aftertaste of grape juice and blueberry jam, some blackcurrant marmalade tones, a little bit of raisiny fruit, light syrupy tones and an ethery hint of VA.
  
  A fun, positively simple and tasty little late harvest wine. Although still not particularly complex, this wine was much better than the more evolved and even a bit tired bottle we tasted earlier this year. This wine tastes quite like unfermented grape must and therein lies its charm - with age this wine turns somewhat duller and more raisiny, losing those grapey and jammy primary notes that work surprisingly well with this style of sweet yet surprisingly light and airy kind of dessert wine. Although not a grand vin in any way, this was fun, good and thoroughly enjoyable stuff.

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  1/21/2022 - forceberry wrote: 83 Points

  The "holy communion wine" of Canava Roussos. A blend of Aidani, Assyrtiko, Athiri, Mandilaria and Mavrathiro, all sun-dried for 15 days after the harvest, then vinified together. 10% alcohol. There's no vintage designation in the label, just lot lumber "L2102".
  
  Translucent and slightly evolved cherry-red color with a brick-orange hue. The nose is quite reticent and slightly oxidative with aromas of prunes, some apple jam, light raisiny notes, a little bit of syrupy richness, a hint of earth and a touch of cherry juice. The wine feels sweet, soft and velvety on the palate with a medium body and soft flavors of strawberry jam, some dried dates, a little bit of cherry marmalade, light raisiny notes and a hint of pomegranate juice. The wine is surprisingly low in acidity for a Santorini wine and even the faint tannic grip doesn't bring much firmness to the palate. The rather long finish is rich and slightly sticky with mellow and sweet - almost cloying - flavors of strawberry jam, some dried dates, a little bit of pomegranate juice and a hint of raisin.
  
  A tasty but also rather simple and soft little sticky. Nothing particularly complex or memorable and lacking a bit in freshness, thanks to the modest acidity. Nothing too thrilling, but nothing truly disappointing either - especially considering the modest price of just 6€ for half a bottle.

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