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Alpha Estate Single Vineyard Hedgehog Amyndeo Xinomavro 2021
£146.21
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6 bottle(s) at £24.37 per bottle.
£111.00
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6 bottle(s) at £18.50 per bottle.
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HD5911421A
Alpha Estate Single Vineyard Hedgehog Amyndeo Xinomavro 2021
- Grapes Xinomavro 100%
- Country Greece
- Region: Macedonia Amyndeon
- Abv 14 %
- BodyValue: C (A is light, E is full-bodied)
ResidualSugar: 1.6
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 6 / 75cl
- Winemaker: Angelos Iatridis
- Closure Diam
- This Xinomavro wine is truly exceptional. It has a rich and complex bouquet with a delightful combination of small-berried red fruits, leather, pepper, clove, and vanilla spice, showcasing the wine's typicity. The wine is impressively structured and perfectly balanced with rounded tannins and well-integrated oak. The finish is particularly noteworthy, leaving a lingering touch of quince that adds a unique and delightful note to the overall tasting experience. It's a dry, tannic red wine displaying baked plums, dark chocolate, and savoury, earthy notes.
The grapes were destemmed before light crushing and a cold soak with skin contact. The alcoholic fermentation took place at gradually increasing temperatures. The wine was then maintained on its fine lees or "sur lie" for approximately eight months with regular stirring. Maturation lasted 12 months in Allier oak barrels of medium grain, with light toasting, followed by 12 months of bottle ageing.
This is a wonderful example of Xinomavro, with its complex bouquet of small-berried red fruits, leather, pepper, clove, and vanilla spice showing great typicity. It is structured and beautifully balanced with rounded tannins and well-integrated oak, with a quince on the finish.
| Price | £121.84 |
|---|---|
| Country | Greece |
| Brand | Alpha Estate |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | Xinomavro is a native variety found in northern Greece. Alpha Estate has 69 hectares of privately owned vineyards located on the Amyndeon plateau in North West Macedonia in the Anyndeon viticulture zone. The grapes for this wine are grown in the sub-region known as 'Hedgehog', located at 690 metres above sea level and faces Lake Petron and Mount Voras. The soils are composed of sandy clay over limestone and have excellent drainage. Yields are approximately 36 hectolitres per hectare, and the vines are carefully managed, with a green harvest and meticulous selection of berries. The harvest takes place manually in 15kg capacity picking baskets. |
| Keywords | Alpha, Hedgehog, Amyndeo, Xinomavro |
| On Sale | £92.50 |
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