by Saina » Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:58 am
Skouras Agiorgitiko Grande Cuvée 2006 from Nemea, Peloponnesos, Greece. 23,40€; 14% abv. 12 months in new French oak. 100% Agiorgitiko. Sadly, the scent is completely dominated by nasty oak aromas: char and espresso, dark fruit and toffee. This is a terrible shame since the structure seems very attractive, so it would have been nice to smell something of the grape rather than the vessel it was aged in. Crunchy acidity, palate-cleansing tannins, invigorating. All these elements not only clash but have an epic battle in the mouth. But if you enjoy modernism as a style, but like good structure and don't mind oak, this is prime stuff, so I'm 2^(43112609)-1 on this.
I don't drink wine because of religious reasons ... only for other reasons.
