Should have posted this a while ago, but life got busy…. Skouras Cuvée Prestige, Vin de Pays de Peloponnese 2010 (£9.50 The Wine Society) Fresh and tangy wine, like Roses Lime Juice with a slightly toasty edge, not complex but tasty with an almost oily/petrolly Riesling-like grapiness. B Mediterra Silenus […]
Greece
Samos Co-op Anthemis 2005, Samos, Greece (£7.50/half The Wine Society) The classic barley sugar and grapey headiness of Muscat are joined by gentle floral and fresh vanilla edges. Sweet and sticky, in a fruit-cake-y way, but still has some zesty orange peel acidity to keep it fresh. B+ Warre’s Otima […]
Wine Tasting Video: Port, Madeira, Samos Muscat & PX Sherry
Samos Co-op Vin Doux 2007 (£4.99 per half Cooden Cellars, Theatre of Wine, Adnams) Light lemon/orange scented, grapey delight, with the classic edge of barley sugar, rich but gentle, with a sprightly finish, and just the right amount of spirity bite. B+ Samos Co-op Anthemis 2003 (£11.50 The Wine Society […]
A sweet Greek trio
Hatzidakis Santorini 2008 (£9.49-£13.50 Waitrose, Tanners, Adnams, Theatre of Wine, Green & Blue, Cooden Cellars) Tangy, pleasing style that combines richness with crispness, lots of fresh fruit – green apple, lime, lemon – and a taut citrussy finish. B+ Moraitis Sillogi White 2007, Paros (£9.95 Laytons) Similar citrus crispness, but […]
Four Greek wines from the islands of Paros & Santorini
Xerolithia White, Peza 2008, Crete, Greece (£7.99 Oddbins) Nice mix of richness and crispness, rounded and fleshy, with some pineapple flavours, but also a slightly pithy, piney edge and an almost volcanic note on the finish. B(+) Alois Lageder ‘Vogelmaier’ Moscato Giallo 2006, Alto Adige, Italy (£7.60 in the Bibendum […]