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10/12/2022 - kingkanu wrote:
from ungrafted vines and what a cracker, great concentration of flavour and still fresh and light on its feet, the finish was really long, probably the best xinomavro I’ve tried to date and worth hunting down
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12/27/2021 - Papies wrote:
The specific bottle failed us on the day. Had a fizzy feel on the palate ( which thankfully went away with decanting) and never came round to the bottle we had 6 months ago ( Papies 91-92) so we will call this a miss.
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7/17/2021 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
An impressive nose and at this stage the highlight of the wine. We had it in non ideal conditions and still it shown! Soft red fruit, very much on the fruit now, bright but also polished and round and simply delicious now. This is Xinomavro of the higher order and is more akin to a burgundy than anything else . A touch sweet now on the palate but with a great future ahead. On the expensive side but we felt worth it. 91-93
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5/20/2020 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points
A single-vineyard Xinomavro from the Aftorizo ungrafted vineyard planted in 1966 on their own roots. 85% destemmed, 15% whole bunches. Fermented spontaneously with indigenous over 3 months, of which 40 day macerated with the skins. Aged in 2nd-use oak demi-muids of 500-liters. 13,5% alcohol. Total production 1120 bottles.
Beautifully dark, somewhat youthful and quite translucent black cherry color. Dry, complex and somewhat earthy nose with aromas of sand dust, some sweet black cherry, a little bit of strawberry, light perfumed notes of blue flowers, a hint of gamey meat and a lifted, slightly ethery touch of of balsamic VA. The wine is ripe, harmonious and silky yet firm on the palate with sweet red fruits, ripe black cherries, some juicy blackberries, a little bit of tomato, light plummy tones, a hint of marmaladey red fruit and a touch of leather. Pretty structured and wonderfully textural feel, thanks to the moderately high acidity and quite grippy and assertive but not aggressive tannins. The finish is long, complex and quite grippy with ripe flavors of juicy cherries, some blackberries, a little bit of ripe tomato, light leathery tones, a hint of sweet plummy fruit and a sweet touch of VA lift.
At 76,80€ this must be one of the most expensive Xinomavros out there. At the same time, it is darn delicious, very harmonious and impressively complex as well. But worth the money? Well, I don't know. In one hand, this has all the elements of a great world-class wine and it is pretty darn good. But in the other hand, this still isn't anything out of the ordinary and I must say I've had even more impressive Xinomavros that can be purchased at the fraction of the price. I must commend Thymiopoulos for attempting to raise Xinomavro's profile with the aggressive pricing - especially since the wine is so impressive to boot - but unless other producers join in, it might become an uphill battle. So, while the wine certainly delivers for the price, I still can't say this is really worth the price, since the overall price level of Xinomavro is pretty affordable and this certainly isn't the only wonderful Xinomavro in the world. Definitely worth to check out, though.
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3/4/2019 - kostaslonis Likes this wine: 93 Points
Krotida Wine Gang Tasting, Trying Xinomavro (Simul Restaurant): The wine is full expressive, it shows clean red fruit, spicy, oak frame, nutty, caramel, biscuit, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.
The wine is very rich in the palate, showing again clean ripe red fruit, sweet red cherry, nice tannins, nice acidity, powerful, big but not aggressive tannins, long finish.
Simply and plainly an Outstanding wine. This is pure bliss
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