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Wine Review: Ktima Pavlidis Thema Red Blend PGI Drama, Macedonia 2014

26 Tuesday Nov 2019

Posted by Dwight Furrow in Wine Reviews

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agiorgitiko, Greek wine

themaThe Thema red blend of 60% Agiorgitiko and 40% Syrah is warm, inviting and good natured but not entirely serious.

On the nose, black cherry flaunting a vaguely citrus note, a dash of nutmeg, and a dusting of pencil lead give the wine an exotic yet cheery demeanor.

In the mouth the wine is round and plush with a soft, velvet texture and a balanced dose of toasty oak. Persistent, powdery tannins are a docile accompaniment to the swollen seam of juicy, brotherly love fruit which occupies a substantial middle seam. The wine’s evolution is linear, the acidity only gradually emerging, but it becomes quite prominent on the finish as the fruit begins to fade.

This is a very nice wine although as the fruit fades on the finish the tannins don’t quite mask a hint of sourness. The distinctive personality—jovial, yet tender and sort of campy—is worth the price of admission. It pairs well with the cheeky, jazz-influenced stylings of Nellie McKay’s Won’t You Please Be Nice”.

Technical Notes: Aged for 12 months in 70% new French oak. Agiorgitiko is the most widely planted red grape in Greece. It is noteworthy for its aromatics which are on display in this wine. Drama is a wine region in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace with a climate that varies from Mediterranean in the flatlands to continental in the foothills.

Score: 91

Price: $28 (Find more info here)

Alc: 15%

Wine Review: Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko/Athiri Blend Santorini 2017

19 Tuesday Feb 2019

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Assyrtiko, Greek wine, Santorini

domaine sigalasWe don’t pay enough attention to Greek wine. I have had several recently that I found impressive. This is a blend of Assyrtiko (75%), a high acid grape and Greece’s most prominent white grape variety, and the softer, more fruity Athiri (25%), a grape often used to make retsina.

The wine is just pure intensity on the palate.

The nose shows assertive lemon notes on a pear background and the wonderful aromatics of salt air. In the mouth a layer of flinty minerality and sweet pear sits on a bed of prominent dry extract which gives the wine a scintillating, textured mouthfeel. The wine feels light at first but acquires  volume at midpalate launching a long, full-bodied finish with salty/sweet melodrama and acidity sharp as a sword cut.

A deliciously bold but tense, angst-filled wine, intense and confrontational. It pairs nicely with the femme-fierce collaboration of Gaga and Queen Bey

Technical Notes: Organic vineyards located in Imerovigli, a sub region of Oia Santorini. Soils are volcanic ash and lava. Fermented in stainless steel, 50% whole cluster.

Score: 92

Price: $25

Alc: 14%

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