Ceccherini Cristiano

9.0

Red from the Mt.Pollino tasting i organised.
We are again in Calabria
Fabio callls himself an anarchist, but in saying that he just emphasises the fact that he knows the good way from the bad way of doing things without someone telling him what and how to do it. It's about taking responsibilities.
The company is a cooperative which does wine and figs mainly and the follow a bit of synergistic agriculture and permaculture.
He has complete respect for the land and the whole idea of give and take from Earth.
The wine is 100% guarnaccino nero he says and here starts a big argument with the Chiaromonte producer i know, but definitely the vines are old here, from 1974. Here Fabio says Guarnaccino nero is a harder version of magliocco as a plant and the wine has a deeper colour.
However the bottles i opened last night had a huge volatile to start with, barnyard was the scent, someone said hay, someone animal, i reckon it was all at once. But it did blow off after long time and the mouth was super good and long.
So i would say that this must need a big decanting of hours and it will be another story.
I will definitely give it a second chance
Mouth was better than the Toccomagliocco — 4 years ago

Kim Colonna

Owner/Sommelier/Importer Petits Creux & Grands Crus

9.5

An anarchist winemaker !! If you love unconditional wines.. — 11 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

This is a very tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Easy drinking with a nice mouthfeel. Elegant and velvety. Rich and extracted.

Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, leather, spices, tobacco, chocolates, coffee and peppercorn.

Fruit forward with a great mouthfeel, and fine grained tannins on the long finish.

Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years.

Good right out of the bottle and better after 4 hours in a decanter, when it opens up and shows the tannins.

Good by itself as a sipping wine and good with food as well. I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.

Tasty, spicy and delicious.

A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$42. — 5 years ago

Patrice Conxicoeur

9.0

Buttery and citrussy like a classic white Burgundy, yet reasonably light. Pleasant even if not super long. — 10 years ago

barak heller hayun

9.1

My first Greek wine. I love my ouzo still. Don't like mythos beer. Loving Greece and Greek and their anarchist ways. And tarmasalata and skordalia 😋

Light and pale green(ish) 👁️

Whole citrusy (fruit, pith and Peel) with some noted maturity of 🧀 ,olive brine And seasalt. And Some freshly chopped green herbs close by 👃
It screams: I'm complex!

High acidity attack.

Then this assorted citrus variety with the herbs on the side. Many layers of taste come with sweetness and bitterness hints coming and going 👄

Long and pleasent 🎯

This is next level shit.

Paired well with my baby's simple quinoa with added tahini and shug (Yemen chilly sauce).
Plain oysters or grilled fish/seafood would be more appropriate.

Not on the cheap side (119 nis) for my usual white allowance but this is from better territory so good vfm.

More like this please.... — 7 years ago

Meredith Preuss

10

Christmas dinner wine! — 8 years ago