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Tetramythos Winery,
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Wine maker Panagiotis Papagiannoupoulos fashions a Retsina made exclusively from organically grown Roditis grown on north facing vineyards at between 750 – 1,000 m on the north coast of the Peloponnese near the town of Aegeon. Panagiotis collects the resin by hand from the pine trees adjacent to the vineyards, adding one kilo of resin for every 1,000 litres of wine. The wine is fermented with the resin in clay pitharia (amphorae), made to order in Crete. Minimal sulphur dioxide is added to the wine immediately prior to bottling.
A small amount of un-resinated Roditis is blended into the resinated wine before bottling in order to maintain the wine’s elegance and freshness. By law Retsina must be released without a vintage. Between you and me, this one is from 2015. All-in-all as fine a Retsina as you will find today and a dramatic departure from the very ordinary concoctions that contributed to Retsina’s poor reputation. Happily, the story is changing for the better.
Demetri Walters MW, Hellenic Wines Specialist
A small amount of un-resinated Roditis is blended into the resinated wine before bottling in order to maintain the wine’s elegance and freshness. By law Retsina must be released without a vintage. Between you and me, this one is from 2015. All-in-all as fine a Retsina as you will find today and a dramatic departure from the very ordinary concoctions that contributed to Retsina’s poor reputation. Happily, the story is changing for the better.
Demetri Walters MW, Hellenic Wines Specialist
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Domaine Lyrarakis,
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Located in the mountainous commune of Alagni in Crete, Domaine Lyrarakis stays true to local winemaking traditions. The domaine focuses on indigenous varieties, taking them from obscurity and driving them in a more modern direction, while still retaining a clear sense of place. Its style focuses on pure varietal character, precision and supple texture. The 2017 Assyrtiko is an exemplary wine of outstanding value. Grown at 580 metres’ altitude in the Voila vineyard there is a definite floral character, refreshing minerality and chalky texture to this delicious wine.
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Domaine Lyrarakis,
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The Lyrarakis Psarades Vineyard Dafni is one of the most unique white wines you will ever taste. There are only 10 hectares of this fragrant grape variety in existence, thanks largely to producers like Lyrarakis who worked hard to bring it back from the brink of extinction. Dáfni is the Greek word for ‘laurel’ and wines made from this grape indeed exhibit a wonderful bay leaf aroma. As with all Lyrarakis wines, this Dafni is wonderfully fresh and juicy with a creamy mouthfeel and underlining notes of lime and nectarine as well as a herbal, rosemary and bay tone. A very versatile white wine that would match with a variety of foods, including some of the more difficult ones like asparagus and artichoke.
Lenka Sedlackova MW - Wine Buyer
Lenka Sedlackova MW - Wine Buyer
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Ktima Pavlidis,
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Thema Red, from the Pavlidis winery, is a rich, brambly blend of Syrah-Agiorgitiko with more than a hint of a salty hillside. Drink down the healthy mountain air without having to leave your sick bed.
Damian Barr - Sunday Times - 05-Apr-2015
Another wine in which a Greek varietal, in this case Agiorgitiko, is blended with Syrah. The resultant bouquet is rich and powerful, redolent of hedgerow fruits with spicy notes, while on the palate there is impressive weight of ripe fruit and a harmonious integration of all the various elements of the wine with the oak. There are even hints of dense, dark chocolatey flavours appearing on the finish, and the wine wears its 14 degrees of alcohol really well, with a surprising level of elegance for such a powerful bottle.
Damian Barr - Sunday Times - 05-Apr-2015
Another wine in which a Greek varietal, in this case Agiorgitiko, is blended with Syrah. The resultant bouquet is rich and powerful, redolent of hedgerow fruits with spicy notes, while on the palate there is impressive weight of ripe fruit and a harmonious integration of all the various elements of the wine with the oak. There are even hints of dense, dark chocolatey flavours appearing on the finish, and the wine wears its 14 degrees of alcohol really well, with a surprising level of elegance for such a powerful bottle.
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Domaine Lyrarakis,
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The family-run Lyrarakis estate has made a habit of rescuing indigenous grape varietals from the brink of extinction – first the remarkable, laurel-scented Dafni, now the equally characterful Plytó. Grown in the spectacular Psarades vineyard, which sits close to 500 metres altitude, this is the only 100% Plytó in commercial production anywhere on the planet. It has a dazzling yellow hue and subtle aromas of white flowers and orchard fruit. There’s an engaging saline lick and ‘olive pit’ bitterness to the finish, as well as the finesse and freshness that are hallmarks of the domaine. I enjoyed this at first sip, but fell in love with it over a plate of whitebait.
Will Heslop - Wine Buyer
Will Heslop - Wine Buyer
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Lenka Sedlackova MW - Wine Buyer