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Alpha Estate
Greece Macedonia / Μακεδονία
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2007 P.G.I. Florinas trocken ALPHA ESTATE/KTHMA ΑΛΦΑ, Macedonia / Μακεδονία, Greece

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Translate to English Herber, etwas erdiger und getrocknet-pflanzlicher bis kräuteriger Duft nach überwiegend dunklen Beeren und etwas geschmortem Fleisch mit pfeffrigen und erdigen Noten. Dunkle, herb-saftige Frucht im Mund, getrocknet-pflanzlich, erdig, etwas tabakig und fleischig, leicht rauchiges Holz, gewisser Säurebiss und ein wenig trocknendes, sandiges Tannin, nachhaltig am Gaumen, aschige Spuren, etwas Salz im Hintergrund, hat Kraft, etwas Tiefe, teerige Noten, ein Hauch Bitterschokolade und gebrannte Nüsse, sehr guter Abgang mit herbem Saft und Würze.

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Last reviewed: 11 February, 2016
Price: Up to 25.00 € find+buy
Type: Rotwein(Red wine)
Quantity: 0.75 L
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Sweetness: trocken(dry)
Bottle closure: Natural cork
Maturing: New and used barrique
Varieties: Syrah 60%, Xynomavro 20%, Merlot 20%
Registration number: AE-L8329
wein.plus rating: very good (87+ WP)
Last reviewed: 5 September, 2011
Best to drink: 2012-2017+.
Editor note: Fairly concentrated cool berry nose, herbs and spices and medicinal notes, earthy notes. Compact, fairly full-bodied fruit on the palate, slightly creamy, preserved berriey, warm toasted oak, some dark chocolate, spices and medicinal herbs, mineral traces, integrated, delicately furry tannins, powerful, full-bodied style, needs some time to develop, good to very good finish.
wein.plus rating: very good (87 WP)
Last reviewed: 12 May, 2010
Best to drink: 2011-2017+.
Editor note: Very slightly tart black and red berries on the nose, partly dried vegetal notes and tobacco, floral traces. Fairly concentrated and juicy on the palate, ripe fruit, spicy vegetal notes, some oak, medium-fine,slightly sandy and astringent tannins, very full-bodied and creamy, also still lively, vegetal and earthy notes, not particularly deep, more light vegetal notes on a good to very good finish.

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The red grape variety originates from Greece. Synonyms are Black Naousa, Csinomavro, Mavro, Mavro Goumenissas, Mavro Naoussis, Mavro Naoustino, Mavro Xyno, Naouses Mavro, Naoussis...

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The red grape variety originates from France. The name is probably derived from the French word for blackbird (merle), because these birds like to snack on the berries,...

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Ancient Macedonia (Macedonia, Makedonía) on the north-western edge of the Aegean was a kingdom in northern Greece and rose to become a great power under King Philip II (359-336 BC)....

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The parliamentary republic of Greece in south-east Europe with its capital Athens covers 131,957 km². It borders Albania and North Macedonia to the...

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The red grape variety originates from France. There are over 80 synonyms that testify to its great age and worldwide distribution. The most important from a historical perspective are...

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