Kir-Yianni Ramnista Xinomavro 2020
Naoussa
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From the Naoussa hills in northern Greece, comes this elegant, silky red. It's from a renowned, 5th-generation winemaking family and stars the hero grape, Xinomavro. Ageing in French oak casks lends gentle chocolatey spice to the juicy cherry fruit.
£23.00 per bottle
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The Story Behind the Bottle
If you've visited Greece and enjoyed the wine, you're very likely to have sampled a bottle from Boutari, the dynasty that brought the country's wine industry back to life. The family started the business in 1879. A century later, 4th-generation Yiannis, started on a quest to promote a more regionalised, boutique-style of production, planting a high-altitude vineyard too. Eventually he broke away from the family, becoming one of the leading figures of modern Greek wines. His winery is named Kir-Yianni and his son Stellios took charge in 1999, meticulously combining innovation with respect for tradition. The outcome is exceptional wines like this which uses the top red grape for this hilly region, Xinomavro. All handpicked from a single vineyard, the grapes are rigorously sorted, cold soaked, then gentle fermented, before 16 months ageing in French oak barriques. With juicy notes of sour cherry, plum and tomato leaf and a touch of chocolaty spice on the finish, this is a very appealing wine – an ideal match with garlicky roast chicken, fish pie or game sauced with morel mushrooms.
If you've visited Greece and enjoyed the wine, you're very likely to have sampled a bottle from Boutari, the dynasty that brought the country's wine industry back to life. The family started the business in 1879. A century later, 4th-generation Yiannis, started on a quest to promote a more regionalised, boutique-style of production, planting a high-altitude vineyard too. Eventually he broke away from the family, becoming one of the leading figures of modern Greek wines. His winery is named Kir-Yianni and his son Stellios took charge in 1999, meticulously combining innovation with respect for tradition. The outcome is exceptional wines like this which uses the top red grape for this hilly region, Xinomavro. All handpicked from a single vineyard, the grapes are rigorously sorted, cold soaked, then gentle fermented, before 16 months ageing in French oak barriques. With juicy notes of sour cherry, plum and tomato leaf and a touch of chocolaty spice on the finish, this is a very appealing wine – an ideal match with garlicky roast chicken, fish pie or game sauced with morel mushrooms.
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