Daniel M

9.2

A freeloader amongst the wines from Serbia my wife brought me back. It's actually a Greek wine made by a monastery on Mount Athos. And it's a Bordeaux blend to top it off (cabernet Sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot). It smells like a very well born Saint Emilion wine... Really, blind I would have called saint emilion grand cru classé. Cassis, meat juice, earthy notes like clay, tobacco leaves, cigar... Wow this is great! The palate is wonderful, it has all you need in great right bank bordeaux: good acid drive, great length and width, cassis and tobacco notes all along, a soft, velvety mouthfeel that develops into a very noble grain that turns into mocha and coffee in the rear. The tannic wall in the rear is rich, intense and drying but also grainy and a giving a thicker, grainier feel which is not unlike the ones I know from saint emilion. Great concentration and focus, nice smokey and meaty notes, that umami thing that I associate even more with pomerols. Wow this is really great! I didn't expect something like this from Greece! — 8 months ago

Rashed Chowdhury

9.0

Grape: Baladi, from West Bank, Palestine. Medium ruby color, tobacco and blueberry nose. The nose reminds me of a Rhône wine because of the gamy and fatty meat flavors. On the palate, it’s a good balance of fruit, tannin and acidity, but lacking length. The wine has the earthiness of a Bordeaux and game flavors of a Syrah. From @sommselect dot com: “From a 133-year-old winemaking monastery, made from Holy Land native grapes like Dabouki, Hamdani, Jandali, and Baladi. They are all planted in the Biblical Hills of Bethlehem and Hebron.” — 6 years ago

Shannon

10

Smells like a sugary strawberry but taste like a vanilla silk rosé — 6 years ago

Mary Ellen Bonisteel

8.9

Notes of cherry, perfect on a chilly night! — 7 years ago