The minerality is more intense in this wine than the ’08: It’s like drinking plum juice squeezed from a stone. There is more tannin than expected on the finish, but it just blends into the rockiness. Made from 88-year-old vines grown at an elevation over 600 meters. 13.5% alcohol.
Alpha Estate, Amyndeon (Greece) Xinomavro 2009
By W. Blake Gray