This is a grape I don’t know at all Moscofilero but I was walking through the LCBO and they had this one on clearance, a few bucks off. at 6g/l I thought … sure let’s give it a go! Pale/straw in color with a floral nose with some honey suckle coming through. Not sure what it is about honey suckle but it’s something my nose picks up on right away. On the mid palate the wine is spot on the nose with some nice honey suckle notes along with some golden delicious apples. On the lighter side of medium in length the wine leaves behind some nice milder acidity and some citrus notes, crisp and dry. I could easily close my eyes and imagine this be in Alsace Riesling, similar to my tastes. I would give it an -88 …
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Moschofilero
750 mL bottle | VINTAGES#: 442178$17.95RP90
The 2018 Moscofilero (as Skouras spells it) comes in with four grams of residual sugar, 6.6 grams of total acidity and 12% alcohol. George Skouras called this a rainy vintage (which he sought to combat in various ways described in the producer note this issue), but this is a pretty good result. In fact, you might want to buy a lot to drink over the next couple of years. They say fine wineries show their stuff in tough years. I guess Skouras is pretty good. The wine is sweeter (that’s a relative term) and rounder than the Salto this issue, which is mostly normal. It is a little less distinguished in some respects-power and persistence-but utterly delicious and far fruitier. Despite the sweet (again, a relative term) young fruit up front, it acquires more distinction as it airs and warms, showing stonewashed hints as well. It was more interesting the next day. The aromatics are always great. This is probably a more crowd-pleasing style than the 2017 Salto this issue, but it is hardly simple. In its youth, this is pretty irresistible. Drink it on the younger side for best results, but this screwcapped Moschofilero can hold a bit, if you must. Drink Date: 2019-2023. Score – 90. (Mark Squires, robertparker.com, April 30, 2019)Read Less
PRODUCT DETAILS
Release Date:September 14, 2019Bottle Size:750 mL bottleAlcohol/Vol:12%Made In:Peloponnese, GreeceBy:Domaine Skouras S.A.Sugar Content:6 g/LSweetness Descriptor:XD – Extra DryStyle:Light & CrispVarietal:Moschofilero
