Alpha Estate
Reserve Vieilles Vignes Unfiltered Xinomavro
Greece
This is one of the oldest-vine xinomavros out there, 80+ years I believe. It certainly has the old-vine elegance though without quite the seve, that inner density. It pours out neon-bright in the glass and gushing with fresh, just-crushed primary-fruit scents, almost like a Beaujolais. Texturally it is on the pinot noir rather than the nebbiolo side of xinomavro - extremely polished. It doesn't show any wood flavors, except that the fruit seems singed at the margins like the charcoal crust on a steak, turning gravelly with air.
This is one of the oldest-vine xinomavros out there, 80+ years I believe. It certainly has the old-vine elegance though without quite the seve, that inner density. It pours out neon-bright in the glass and gushing with fresh, just-crushed primary-fruit scents, almost like a Beaujolais. Texturally it is on the pinot noir rather than the nebbiolo side of xinomavro - extremely polished. It doesn't show any wood flavors, except that the fruit seems singed at the margins like the charcoal crust on a steak, turning gravelly with air.
2 people found it helpfulJul 13th, 2015
Мощный аромат - малина, красные ягоды - но несколько плосковатый, без развития. Вкус - специи, красные ягоды, чуть перцово, чуть гарно. Очень элегантно. Послевкусие долгое. Еще смело поживет года два-три, полагаю.
Мощный аромат - малина, красные ягоды - но несколько плосковатый, без развития. Вкус - специи, красные ягоды, чуть перцово, чуть гарно. Очень элегантно. Послевкусие долгое. Еще смело поживет года два-три, полагаю.
Jun 20th, 2015Pretty good a bit spicy and acetic
Pretty good a bit spicy and acetic
May 8th, 2015
Robin had this 11 years ago
Robin had this 11 years ago
Apr 2nd, 2014