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April 29, 2017 - Wine tasting in Greece; 4/28/2017-5/6/2017 (Athens, Santorini and Porto Heli): This has an expressive nose of red fruits and earth - nice aromatics. Tastes of tart crunchy red fruits with a lot of earthy minerality on the finish. Quite nice and reminds me a bit of some Etta Rosso with its bright acidity, lighter body and minerality. Very good QPR and quite enjoyable. My first time with these grape varieties which we are sampling while on holiday in Santorini.
Also tried on tasting visit at Domaine Sigalas. Learned that they are experimenting and are the only winery on the island growing their red grapes using a trellis system. They found that the basket system was producing grapes that were too tannic. Interesting as this ended up being our favorite of the red wines sampled on the island. Mavrotagno is apparently a highly tannic grape with very thick skins, the trellis structure allows more sun exposure and breaks down some of the tannins in the skin.2 people found this helpful 2,216 views
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Wineteacher commented:
10/30/17, 11:00 AM - I have tasted the Mm at the winery a couple of times in the last two years plus at home also. I have found that this is one of the better reds made on the island because it has a little more lushness and the wine has less harsh tannins. The body is also more rounded, rather than the very lean reds made on the island of either Mavrotragano or Mandeleria. According to Panayiota at the winery, the trellising exposes the grape bundles to the sun better which gives it more ripening opportunities. Ripeness softens the juice and the tannins on the skin. It is a very good effort for Santorini reds.