Oenops - Aplá (Απλά) Dry Rosé 2022 (750ml) L'Etoile

Oenops - Aplá (Απλά) Dry Rosé 2022 (750ml) L'EtoileThis outstanding dry ros is made from a blend of organically farmed 50% Xinomavro, 30% Limniona and 20% Mavroudi. On the nose you find notes of fine herbs and cherries. On the palate the fruit is rich with pink grapefruit and red currant notes but the wine is crisp and dry on the smooth, clean finish.

interwoven with dried chicory

without added sulphites

Counoise and Clairette

Trevor left Dallas and accounting for wine country and moved to Napa

the other being Les

including black and red fruits

the more cerebral aspect of 2010 where the tannins are matched step for step by acidity and fruit

they never really succeed in communicating its essence or explaining its mystery

this sparkling wine delights with its crisp apple

yet there's also an underlying meaty funkiness

all locked into a medium body and accompanied by tight tannins

The final is lingering