Most Friday afternoons, I go to Mount Tabor Fine Wines for their weekly wine tasting. Since I wanted to try something new and I’ve been craving some acidic white wine in the Portland heat the past few weeks, I asked Sandy for a recommendation. He recommended two Greek white wines and this was one of them. The other I finished a few days ago, and I didn’t take any notes, so I’m going to skip.
This wine is described on the bottle as “Regional dry white wine of Pisatis”. It is labeled as from the “Mercouri Estate, Greece” with an alcohol content of 12.3%. It is made from the Rodatis grape variatal (never heard of it before this). The blurb on the back says “..grown at altitude on the plateau of Pholoe, Ilias – an area famous in Greek mythology for its aromatic wines.”
My notes are from the 3rd day I had this wine and I did drink it cold, so take that for what it’s worth (what’s it worth? Well, chilled wine can cover up unpleasantness and make a mediocre wine taste better.)
What did I think? The nose was pretty blah, and I have no comments on it. I had asked for a recommendation for a white wine with high acid. This wine had a nice acidity to it, but it’s what I would describe as a “rounded acidity” rather than a razor sharp acidity like Gary will often describe. It had a nice taste of fresh pears on the mid-palate with some hints of lemon as well. I would describe this wine as “pears with a hint of lemon juice squeezed on top”.
Overall, I think this is a really nice hot-weather wine to enjoy chilled. I’d rate it an 86. Probably not worth the $20 I paid for it, but it was interesting to try something new and different.
