Azienda Agricola COS

Pithos Bianco Terre Siciliane Grecanico

9.240 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Sicily, Italy
Grecanico
Top Notes For
Alicia Cypress

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, 2018
Kyle Groombridge

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.

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, 2017
Bryant Bickel

Holy 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, 2018
Evan Keaschuk

Dried 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, 2016
Lindsey DeSmidt

A 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, 2015
Erica Orr

Interesting with raw shrimp marinated in syracusan lemon

Interesting with raw shrimp marinated in syracusan lemon

Jan 2nd, 2016
Aaron Hefferin

A 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, 2019
elaine s

darker orange wine. clean and serious-tasting w a pleasant bitterness

darker orange wine. clean and serious-tasting w a pleasant bitterness

Feb 22nd, 2018
Peter Slagowitz

Very 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
Fernando Vázquez

Melocotón verde (piescu en asturiano), corteza de naranja, sensación terros, muy mineral. Un vino muy especial

Melocotón verde (piescu en asturiano), corteza de naranja, sensación terros, muy mineral. Un vino muy especial

Apr 27th, 2017