A room filled with 106 Greek wines from across that country and made with indigenous and international grape varieties, in both red and white offerings ... it's a lot of wine and there's a lot of interesting stuff being poured - the following wines were my favourite wines from the day.
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| Domaine Costa Lazardi 2012 Amethystos White grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Assyrtiko, Semillon Nice freshness and grassy tendency with good acidity (*** 1/2+) |
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| Domaine Costa Lazardi 2010 Amethystos Red grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Limnio Smooth and well-balanced, showing red and black fruit with white pepper notes on the finish (****) |
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| Domaine Costa Lazardi 2010 Oenodea Red grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Agiorgitiko, Syrah Good spice, plum and black cherry (****) |
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| Alpha Estate 2009 Estate Red grapes: Syrah, Xinomavro, Merlot Cocoa, cherry, raspberry with touches of herbal (****+) |
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| Alpha Estate 2009 Xinomavro Reserve Old Vines grape: Xinomavro Wonderful complexity with an explosion of fruit: blackberry, plum, blueberry plus vanilla, tarry and smoky - mouthfilling and lovely (**** 1/2) |
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| Boutari 2009 Naoussa grape: Xinomavro oak dried cherry that proves to be nice and pleasant (****) |
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| Boutari 2013 Santorini grape: Assyrtiko Starts off with an easy drinking sweetness but with a dry finish (*** 1/2+) |
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| Kir Yianni Estate 2010 Ramnista grape: Xinomavro Smoky and woodsy with blackberry fruit all with a nice cherry-woodsy finish (****) |
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| Santo Wines 2013 Santorini Assyrtiko grape: Assyrtiko Quite the quiet nose there's a nice peach pit / wet stone note to the palate (*** 1/2+) |
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| Domaine Gerovassiliou 2013 Estate White grape: Assyrtiko, Malagousia Pear, peach pit and grapefruit zest all nicely balanced (*** 1/2+) |
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| Domaine Gerovassiliou 2011 Avaton grape: Mavrotragano, Limnio, Mavroudi Coffee and cherry mix on the nose and palate making this wine real inviting (****) |
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| Domaine Spiropoulos 2009 Nemea grape: Agiorgitiko Smoked cherry with a mocha finish (*** 1/2+) |
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| Gaia Wines 2012 Agiorgitiko by Gaia grape: Agiorgitiko Bright cherry fruit that's fresh and lively with good acidity; no oak is used in this wine and it is fruity and yummy (****) |
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| Lantides 2012 Nemea grape: Agiorgitiko Black cherry and vanilla with a gentle spice from the 14 months in French oak, it's rich and quite fruity (****+) |
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| Zacharias 2010 Erythros grapes: Agiorgitiko, Cabernet Sauvignon Nice dark cherry, blueberry, mocha, vanilla, cinnamon with a peppery-spicy finish (****) |
