2022 Jim Barry Assyrtiko

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  9/28/2023 - grapenomad wrote: 91 Points

  Pale lemon green in the glass. Great primary profile - peach, lemon juice, melon. Light-bodied, a bit of salinity, fresh acidity, low abv. Great drinking, SO MUCH better than the previous vintages.

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  7/2/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:

  10th MW Symposium, Wiesbaden - Day 4: Alcohol 12.0%, dry 2.9 g/l residual sugar, 7.9 g/l acidity, 2.8 pH
  Vineyard: Lodge Hill Vineyard
  Elevation: 497metres Rainfall: 580mm/year Soil: 0-40cm; brown loamy topsoil with a thin calcrete duri crust underlain by pale grey-green weathered siltstone and clays. 40-112cm; some grey calcerous stiltstone with a high carbonate content. Vines 10-20 yo. Yield: 50hl/ha hl/ha
  Soil Type: Brown loam over slate and rock.
  
  Vinification: Hand picked and sorted. 90% of the Assyrtiko is fermented in stainless steel, while 10% is fermented in neutral French oak barrels. Both parcels are matured for 3 months on lees before blending, adding texture and complexity to the final wine.
  Maturation: Matured for 3 months on lees before blending, adding texture and complexity to the final wine. Oak influence: 10% is fermented and matured for 3 months on lees in neutral French oak. Months in bottle: 8
  
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  Dry, tart, aggressively reductive flinty, citrus peel, palate is more round, fruit, tropical fruit, med to high acidity, med finish

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  6/10/2023 - K&B wrote:

  Too sweet for my taste

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  3/18/2023 - Damien1 Likes this wine:

  This is pale lemon
  
  This is med intensity, aromas of blossom, apple, lemon, brioche, dough (can't find a note about lees ageing or stirring??).
  This is youthful
  
  This is dry, light body, high acid, flavours of ... (missed pineapple, zest, tasting notes say minerality/bath salts)
  finish is med+, intensity is med
  
  drink now - suitable for ageing (says the tasting notes)

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