Kir Yianni - Xinomavro, Naoussa Cuvée Villages, Greece (2019)

TASTING NOTES

Often compared to Piedmont's Nebbiolo, Xinomavro provides unbeatable value for loves of dusty-fruited, higher acidity driven reds. Notes of cherry and strawberry that present as light and fresh. The tannins are soft and supple with a nice medium body. Earthy and mineral undertones also.

Matured in a mixture of 225 and 500 litres French and American oak casks with further 6months months in bottle before release. Pigeage is used to extract some tannins and colouring after a controlled fermentation in steel tanks. The fully hand harvested grapes are from selected blocks within the private vineyards of the producer in Naoussa. These vineyards lie in the foothills of the and are between 80-350m in elevation. A Mediterranean climate with moderating factors, it is a great growing environment for the grape.