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Tsantali 2001 Organics Cabernet Sauvignon (Halkidiki)

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Price $22

As with the previous year’s bottling, this wine is shut down with tannins and toasty oak. Dark and polished, with flavors of black fruits, coffee and spice trying to emerge, the wine’s nose gives it away as an ager, offering damp earth, later transforming to coffee, spice and rich, dark fruit. Throw a case in your cellar until 2008, then try a bottle a year after that. — M.D. (12/15/2006)

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Tsantali 1998 Cava Tsantalis Red (Halkidiki)

Price $15

Kava is a Greek classification that may be applied to red wines that have aged at least one year in barrel and two additional years prior to release—that’s the derivation of this wine’s name. As you might expect, this is a mature wine, with leather, tobacco and earth nuances wrapped around a core of dried fruit and molasses. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and… — J.C. (9/2/2004)

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Tsantali 2006 Rapsani Red (Halkidiki)

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Price $15

The nose of this iconic red from Tsantali exhibits black currant, violet and pepper aromas, followed by cheerful but elegant flavors of red and black berries, spice and a lively acidity. Food-friendly with lots of character, the wine will pair well with red meat, heartier fare. — S.K. (8/1/2010)

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Tsantali 1999 Metoxi Red (Mount Athos)

This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and the indigenous Limnio shows the great improvement in Greek winemaking over recent years. While the '96 version is thinning out a bit, yet stubbornly tannic, this '99 is round and supple, packed with plum, black cherry and vanilla flavors and finishes long. — J.C. (9/1/2004)

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Tsantali 2001 Metoxi Red (Mount Athos)

Price $20

Dark earth, graham cracker and plush purple fruit aromas introduce a wealth of blueberry and black plum flavors wrapped in oaky spice. The wine is smooth from eight months in new French oak, though the oak could not fully tame such ripe, heavy tannins. Can be drunk over the next decade. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Limnio. — M.D. (12/15/2006)

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Tsantali 2005 Metoxi X Red (Mount Athos)

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Price $25

Black cherry, cigarbox, pepper and mocha give this vclvety red class. Sultry, integrated and unfolding, the wine offers additional warming spice, cinnamon and chocolate on the palate. Mellow black fruits and a delicious cinnamon finish seal the deal. — S.K. (8/1/2010)

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Tsantali 2005 Rapsani Reserve Red (Halkidiki)

Price $19

The Rapsani Reserve starts with aromas of bitter cocoa, leather and tobacco, leading into savory sips of plum, chocolate, pepper and cinnamon. Intense and assertive, this wine will offer more generous black fruit as it ages. A serious wine that pairs with robust meat dishes. — S.K. (3/1/2011)

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Tsantali 2000 Organics Cabernet Sauvignon (Halkidiki)

Price $24

Right now this vibrant, dark purple wine is closed up and dominated by toasty new oak—vanilla and cedar notes take the lead. But the wine appears to have the structure to support this ambitious oak treatment, the fruit just needs some time to re-emerge. Try in 2008. — J.C. (9/2/2004)

Most Reviewed Designations

Agioritikos Agiortiko Abaton Agiroritikos Rose Ambelonas Ambelonas at Agios Pavlos Epilegmenos Reserve Kanenas Maronia Vineyards Maronia Vineyard Metoxi Metoxi X Organics

Most Reviewed Varietals

Agiorgitiko Athiri Cabernet Blend Cabernet Sauvignon Mavrodaphne Mavroudi Merlot Muscat Red Blend Rosé White Blend Xinomavro

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