Byzantium
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Byzantium 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Dealu Mare)
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- $10
At just $10, Byzantium’s Cabernet Sauvignon offers great bang for the buck. Pleasant aromas of ripe, red plums, espresso and toasted oak complement the lush black cherries and earth notes on the palate. Balanced acidity and firm but pleasant tannins extend through the coffee and black cherry finish.
— A.I.
(12/1/2010)
Byzantium 2005 Rosso di Valachia Red (Dealu Mare)
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- $12
An intriguing nose of tobacco, mint, cherry and spice leads this earthy red. Flavors of spice, tobacco, red berry and tea are supported by ageable tannins and good complexity.
— S.K.
(12/1/2009)
Byzantium 2007 Rosso di Valachia Red (Dealu Mare)
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- $10
Although the nose on this medium-bodied Romanian blend of Pinot Noir, Merlot and Feteasca Neagra is pretty with ripe, black plums, vanilla and a hint of cashew nuts, it takes some airing out for the charred oak flavors to settle, allowing red plum and coffee grind notes to appear on the palate. Gripping tannins and high acidity give this wine a puckery astringency…
— A.I.
(12/1/2010)
Byzantium 2004 Blanc de Transylvanie White (Transylvanian Plateau)
- $15
A blend of Pinot Gris, Gewürtztraminer and the indigenous Feteasca, this wine offers perfumey scents of lychee fruit and orange blossom with some animal musk. Flavors of peppermint, lychee and white pepper follow, and a touch of sweetness keeps it all in harmony. Imported by North American Beverage Group.
— M.D.
(6/1/2006)
Byzantium 2002 Rosso di Valachia Red (Dealu Mare)
- $15
Nice fruit aromas of blueberry and plum mingle with tobacco, with graphite adding to the mix in the mouth. Dry and light-bodied, this wine is linear in its fruit, but rewarding.
— M.D.
(6/1/2006)
Byzantium 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon (Dealu Mare)
- $15
Chunky and on the verge of plump, this wine has turned from its fruit at this stage and shows plenty of brown leaf and earth. Probably not going anywhere, so drink up now. Imported by North American Beverage Group.
— M.D.
(6/1/2006)
Byzantium 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Dealurile Munteniei)
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- $8
An appealing nose of fennel, pepper, cedar and spice gives this Romanian Cabernet a hearty start, but the flavors are slightly rustic with a cooked fruit, spicy/tea leaf edge. An interesting wine though, with a nice spirited finish.
— S.K.
(12/1/2009)
Byzantium 2004 Chardonnay (Murfatlar Cernavoda)
- $15
Some sweetness in the mouth doesn’t quite balance the tart feel, while candy banana flavors and peppermint aromas don’t speak of this wine’s varietal characters. All in all, just not put together well. Imported by North American Beverage Group.
— M.D.
(6/1/2006)
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