Date Tasted: 3/2021

That rare and limited production wine belongs to the best red Greek wines. I admire all the work of Domaine Dalamaras, but that wine is world-class! Power and finesse, complex and delicate, structure and velvety all in one bottle.

Appearance: The colour is medium garnet.

Nose: It is pronounced and complex with many layers starting from fresh sour cherry, raspberry and strawberry supported by a solid layer with many dried fruits, tomato leaf, spices and tar.

Palate: It has an excellent structure. Some herbs, like lavender and thyme, come up. The acidity is high with bitter tannins. And the aftertaste never ends.

Drink or Hold: It is so delicious that worth opens it but is far away from its best. 

Food Pairing: Great wines do not need food. But if you insist, try it with something simple like pasta bolognese or Greek moussaka.  

Points: 95

Name: Vieilles Vignes

Producer: Domaine Dalamara

Variety: Xinomavro

Vintage: 2016

Region: PDO Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece

Alcohol: 13%

Retail Price: 120€

Serving temperature: 16-18 C°

Drink it until 2040