2010 Alpha Estate Malagousia Xelones Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 88 points

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  10/17/2011 - Stefanos T. wrote: 88 Points

  Light lemon-green coloured wine with an intensely aromatic nose reminiscent - yet different - of a NZ Sauvignon. The similarity is the pungency of grassy, and green peppery aromas as well as a goseberry note. Nose is intensely fruity with green candied lime and lemon. Compared with a NZ Sauvignon it is rounder with less edges. Palate is full of spicy, slightly unripe but sugar coated lime fruit with crisp acidity, medium body and clean and longish aftertaste. This version of Malagouzia is ultra clean and a product of ultra modern wine making methods with use of aromatic yeasts and is very well made. Maybe technological wines are not my style, but this is a very well made wine and not at all tiring or boring because it is balanced and not exaggerated in any point.

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  1/15/2011 - Yiannis wrote: 88 Points

  Very light yellow, almost colorless. Restrained nose with orange peel and white pepper. Mid-bodied, with surprising intensity of flavor given the subtlety of the nose, with orange peel tanginess and crispy acidity. Long, spicy finish. A very interesting version of malagouzia that will probably improve after some months in the bottle. Good value.
  Day 2: Now it is a more typical malagouzia, with candied lime, orange and floral aromas. Orange peel still dominates on the palate, but spiciness is less obvious. Still a very good malagouzia. I believe this wine would appeal to the Pinot Grigio obsessed -mostly female- wine drinkers.

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