The Edinburgh Wine Club |
Wines of Greece: 17 January, 2019 |
Wine |
Grape |
Area |
Price |
Supplier |
Comments |
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Semeli Mantinia Nassiakos 2017 12% Equal 2nd overall |
Moschofilero |
Nemea, Peloponnese |
£10.50 |
Wine Society |
Bouquet more distinctive than palate, dry fruit acidity, lychees, pineapple, sherbet, full in the mouth. |
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Tetramythos Roditis Natur 2017 12% |
Roditis |
Mount Helmos, near Patras, Peloponnese |
£10.95 |
Wine Society |
Petillant? Sherbet lemons with a touch of bitterness, pear drops, yeasty, little length. |
|
Thymiopoulos Malagousia 2016 12% |
Malagousia |
Valley of the Muses, Central Greece |
£10 |
M&S |
Little bouquet, tarragon, herby palate, resiny at the end. |
|
Thymiopoulos Atma White 2017 13% |
Assyrtiko |
Central Macedonia
|
£12.99 |
Waitrose |
Melon bouquet but not assertive, complex palate, apple, mineral, good balance, almond finish. |
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Atlantis Santorini 2017
13% |
90% Assyrtiko, 5% Aidani, 5% Athiri |
Santorini |
£12 |
M&S |
More open bouquet and palate, herby on the nose, fresh fruit acidity, delicious, mineral, good solid flavor, well-made wine. |
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Retsina Tetramythos 12% |
Roditis |
Mount Helmos, near Patras, Peloponnese |
£8.50 |
Wine Society |
Aniseed and pine needles on the nose, low key refreshing wine, myrtle, thyme, lacks kick of traditional Retsina. |
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Porto Carras Limneon Organic 2016 13.5% |
Limnio |
PDO Slopes of Meliton (Sithonia, Halkidiki) |
£15.49 |
Borders Wines |
Powerful bouquet, smooth, mint, herbal, well-pronounced tannin (too dominant?), softness, sweetness. |
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Thymiopoulos Xinomavro 2014 14% |
Xinomavro |
Naoussa |
£11 |
M&S |
Very unusual, spicy, fruits of the forest, white pepper, cloves, sweetness, mango chutney, cherries, opulent, light tannin. |
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Tetramythos Agiorgitiko Organic 2016 12.5% |
Agiorgitiko |
PGI Peloponnese (Ano Diakopto, Egialia) |
£14.29 |
Borders Wines |
Floral, mineral, light, soft, mellow on the palate, red fruit, cherries, rich strawberries, full-bodied, lacks character. |
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Thymiopoulos Rapsani Terra Petra 2016 13.5% |
Xinomavro |
PDO Rapsani |
£20 |
Wine Society |
Lots of spice and dark fruits, damson on the nose, good legs, silky tannin, astringency on the palate. |
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Samos Anthemis 2012 15% Best Wine and Best Value |
Muscat Blanc |
AOC Samos |
£9.50 |
Wine Society |
Toffee, burnt marmalade, Caramac, dried fruit soaked in brandy, prunes in Armagnac, not cloying, fabulous, classy wine. |