Azienda Agricola COS
Pithos Bianco Terre Siciliane Grecanico
Delicious funky orange Italian wine. Some grassy elements amid orange peel. Chalky at times. Almost refreshing, but with just enough complexity to hold you back so you can enjoy sipping rather than devouring.
Delicious funky orange Italian wine. Some grassy elements amid orange peel. Chalky at times. Almost refreshing, but with just enough complexity to hold you back so you can enjoy sipping rather than devouring.
Jan 12th, 2018My first orange wine, and an Italian one to boot.. and a really cool one at that, but I honestly just don't know what to think about the presence of tannins in a white wine.. my puzzler is puzzled, as Dr. Suess would say. Minerality and funky overripe apricot abound on the nose with a tannic attack on the palate, balanced by some peach, mandarin, and "cellar room funk." Pretty cool stuff - I can see why people are trying to hunt this stuff down.
My first orange wine, and an Italian one to boot.. and a really cool one at that, but I honestly just don't know what to think about the presence of tannins in a white wine.. my puzzler is puzzled, as Dr. Suess would say. Minerality and funky overripe apricot abound on the nose with a tannic attack on the palate, balanced by some peach, mandarin, and "cellar room funk." Pretty cool stuff - I can see why people are trying to hunt this stuff down.
Jul 12th, 2017Holy tannin Batman! This white wine has grip, it also has nice apricot pith, underripe peach, and lemon pith, great texture as well.
Holy tannin Batman! This white wine has grip, it also has nice apricot pith, underripe peach, and lemon pith, great texture as well.
1 person found it helpfulJan 13th, 2018Dried apricot, mango, and tea leaves. Quite full on the palate with a good amount of tannins from the extended skin contact. Nicely done!
Dried apricot, mango, and tea leaves. Quite full on the palate with a good amount of tannins from the extended skin contact. Nicely done!
1 person found it helpfulJan 16th, 2016A lot going on; yellow peach skin, persimmon, dry cider, saffron, Ceylon tea...
A lot going on; yellow peach skin, persimmon, dry cider, saffron, Ceylon tea...
Aug 13th, 2015Interesting with raw shrimp marinated in syracusan lemon
Interesting with raw shrimp marinated in syracusan lemon
Jan 2nd, 2016A very unusual wine. Certainly unique flavour.. like the other orange wine I’ve had, almost something cider-like about it. Slightly oaky, minerally.
A very unusual wine. Certainly unique flavour.. like the other orange wine I’ve had, almost something cider-like about it. Slightly oaky, minerally.
Apr 21st, 2019darker orange wine. clean and serious-tasting w a pleasant bitterness
darker orange wine. clean and serious-tasting w a pleasant bitterness
Feb 22nd, 2018Very interesting orange wine from Sicily. Floral notes followed by white stone fruits. Not much acid but drinks delightfully.
Very interesting orange wine from Sicily. Floral notes followed by white stone fruits. Not much acid but drinks delightfully.
Feb 19th, 2018