Douglas Lamb Wines Trade Tasting

Douglas Lamb specialise in Greek wines (along with some other French stuff) and have been in business since 1951.

• 2010 Gaia Nótios White

  Greece, Peloponnisos, Peloponnese

  Peach and white pepper. Alcohol heat, tart, medium minus tongue tannin, medium acid.

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• 2010 Argyros Atlantis White

  Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini

  Cream slight fruit and almond. Mineral tones. In the mouth it's tart green apple, slight bitterness and a medium long finish with a certain amount of tongue coating.

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• 2010 Gaia Assyrtiko Wild Ferment

  Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini

  floral, rich, cream, mineral. In the mouth it's slight spice, butter and almond. The texture is mouth coating and, for me, the finish is a little short.

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• 2010 Argyros Aidani

  Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini

  Tart fruit, slight green apple and sweet spice over flinty minerality. In the mouth it's all about apple and spice. The texture is mouth coating the acidity licks gently at the palate. Nice.

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• 2010 Argyros Assyrtiko

  Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini

  tart fruit, slight apple and spice then comes over all rich and creamy with hints of white pepper finishing with minerality.
  In the mouth it's all about the feel, rich and unctuous without being cloying. I get orchard fruit hiding under spice, including clove. Lovely.

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• 2007 Kir-Yianni Yianakohori

  Greece, Macedonia, Imathia

  leather, red fruit and spice.
  in the mouth it's wet with medium plus tannin, spice and medium minus alcohol. I'm also getting a bit of red currant and red cherry.

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• 2007 Kir-Yianni Ramnista

  Greece, Macedonia, Naoussa

  Slight bitter cherry and white pepper with hints of olive
  High tannin, burnt cherry, positively chewy texture. Medium acid and alcohol and a spicy hot long finish. Hmm to okay.

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• 2010 Gaia Agiorgitiko Nótios

  Greece, Peloponnisos, Peloponnese

  red fruit: cherry and berry, over slight menthol
  medium plus acid, medium tannin. Fresh, crisp, juicy, cherry with warm spice on finish

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• 2009 Gaia Agiorgitiko by Gaia

  Greece, Peloponnisos, Nemea

  More concentrated red fruit showing cherry and berry. Oak as well. Also slight tar.
  Cherry on the palate with a slight creaminess. Medium plus tannin, long finish with creamy persistence. Very nice indeeed.

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• 2005 Domaine Gerovassiliou Avaton

  Greece, Macedonia, Epanomi

  Farmyards, leather, spiced red berry fruit. Tobacco and cedar
  Bitter red spiced fruit - clove and nutmeg in here as well for me. White pepper, medium acid and slight green nettle. Long finish. Interesting.

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My first exposure to Greek wine. The whites were interesting with their rich mouthfeel and the reds, I'm ashamed to say, put me in mind of Southern Italian quaffers. That is not to say I did not enjoy them and, given the opportunity, I would probably get a few for the cellar.
The whole event was well organised and I tried about 30% of the wines on show. I would have tried more if I'd be there on time and my lunch guest had not arrived so early!