- 100% Xinomavro
- Handpicked grapes from dense, low-yielding vineyards
- Aged 16 months in a blend of French and American oak
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
Greece
Region:
Macedonia
Appellation:
Naoussa
Variety:
Xinomavro
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | GR-KYI-04-20 | 12/750ml |
| 5L/6L (Methuselah) | GR-KYI-04-20U | 1/6000ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Jancis Robinson
Score
17.5
Date
2024-06-12
"Mid crimson with some brick but deeply coloured for Xinomavro of this age. Gorgeously seductive and spicy dark-red fruit, sour cherry both fresh and dried. Firmly chewy but on the way to dry and mellow. Complex flavours unique to Naoussa. Long finish. The oak in retreat. (JH)"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2019
Wine and Spirits
Score
92
Date
2024-02-01
"This wine achieved something rare at our panels: a unanimous yes vote from the tasters. Editor Joshua Greene called it vibrant, bright, floral, spicy, while Lisa Granik, MW, appreciated its pure blackberry fruit. For this cuvée, winemaker Stéllios Boutáris focuses on vineyard parcels with lighter soils, to coax out more aromatic complexity. He ferments the juice in large vats of French oak, then ages the wine for 16 months in French and American barriques (80 percent) and 500-liter barrels."
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
91
Date
2024-12-19
"The 2019 Naoussa Xinomavro Ramnista Single Vineyard offers medium-plus intensity with ripe berry notes and strawberry tart followed by tart tones of unripe plum and minty apple. The aromas are on the ripe and dry side. However, it is still drinking nicely today and probably will for the next few years thanks to its balanced acidity and that hint of tannic tightness."
2019
Jancis Robinson
Score
17+
Date
2023-10-23
2017
Wine and Spirits
Score
93
Date
2017
Wine Advocate
Score
91
Date
2021-03-04