Palivou Estate, Ammos, 2006

Julian — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:29:41 +0000

Read the background story to this wine here (be warned: It's quite a ramble)

A very dark cherry red in the glass, this brought sweet cherry juice, blackberries and a little fruit jam to our noses. The mouthfeel is, again, dominated by marinated cherries, dried fruit, and a chocolate pudding aftertaste.

It's a measure of the quality of the winemaking that this overripeness does not pull it out of balance, but a gentle tannic backbone wraps up the taste in the end.

Julian Monday, 04/01/2010

Lost in translation - A sentimental german song explained, and a greek wine (after much rambling) reviewed

Julian — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:24:36 +0000

Lost in translation - A sentimental german song explained, and a greek wine (after much rambling) reviewed

Who could know better than people who call themselves Wine Rambler that sometimes a wine needs to be approached sideways. Especially if we are nervous about a wine because we know little about it and fear that we may have gotten it wrong. So we'll start with a little tune – bear with us – and will, after somewhat aimless rambling, at the end of this post – promise! - get fearlessly tasting.

It starts with a non-translatable german word Schlager. „Kitschy songs in the vein of Barry Manilow or Chris de Burgh“ would probably be the the way to explain it to the anglophone world. Anyway, one of the best known Schlager is about greek wine, so brace yourselves:

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Griechischer Wein ist so wie das Blut der Erde.

Julian Monday, 04/01/2010

Agiorgitiko

Palivou Estate, Ammos, 2006

Lost in translation - A sentimental german song explained, and a greek wine (after much rambling) reviewed