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Some excellent, one even took out of us "Yasu!": The Greek wine that dropped our jaws

If there was another area where our favorite island nation needed clarification, these bottles came and closed the story

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Avi Efrati

Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 6 p.m.

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Most of the wine review columns imported in this section over the years have focused on wines from France, Italy and Spain.

Alongside them, the USA, Germany, Austria, South Africa and Portugal also had a representation here. Greek wines were written but less, mainly because there are not many of them in the country. How unfortunate that is. Greece of recent years is an equally fascinating wine country the proprietors experienced, behind mileage fine classics of European, mouth wide open. wineries away from the island of Santorini Although imported to Israel, and reviewed here, but this is part of the branded, exclusive and more expensive industry in Greek. the current review brings something from Greece prestigious bit less and is actually good.

Unlike From the countries of the old wine world (and like Portugal for example) the Greek wine industry is not lifting its nose. Its prices are incredibly moderate.

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Develop the gates.

Greek island of Patmos (Photo: ShutterStock)

In the current review, two wineries from Greece: Semeli Estate from the Peloponnese and Alpha Estate from northwestern Greece.

Lots of tuffins await in it, and also a uniqueness of flavors and pricing from the moderates that can be imagined if one takes into account the qualities.

The names of the varieties are different from the seller: Muscofileiro, Malgosia, Ajiorgitico and Hinomabro.

The flavors, too.

The two wineries are different in character: Symbolic, named after the mother of Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology, relies on modern production methods but in its wines can be clearly felt in the pursuit of preserving traditional flavors.

The flavors of Alpha Estate wines are modern in definition, including blends that combine varieties originating in France such as Syrah, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc.

Five of the seven wines here provide a significant surplus of one hundred shekels.

The coefficient of value for money in four of them ranges from very good to excellent and even rare.

These are wines that are fun to sip, they are perfectly suited to the weather here in all seasons, and charming if they find their place in homes in private wine orders as well as in the wine menus of restaurants, when she returns.

I wish many more wines from the Greek wine industry would start coming here.

In these times of belt fastening this is even more requested.

for life!

What else can you expect?

Orienos Helios 2019 of Estate Symbols

Semeli Estate, Orienos Helios 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

dry white based on Muscofileiro grapes and Sauvignon Blanc.

About five months aging on yeast precipitates in stainless steel tanks.

Slightly greenish golden color.

In the nose citrus and tropical fruit.

Medium body.

12.5% ​​alcohol by volume.

59 shekels.

sushi, sashimi, oysters, grilled fish with olive oil-garlic-herbs-lemon.

particularly aromatic blend that receives a high-presence florality from the Muscopiliro variety alongside an abundance of citrus and tropical fruit from Sauvignon Blanc.

Sharp acidity, considerable dryness and a delicate mineral touch with the finish.

Why else can you expect a wine that returns more than 60 shekels?

Let us put it this way: on a wine of this level from the Loire you would not get a surplus of a hundred.

This is how it is when it comes to Greece.

5/5 (rare).

Yasu !!!

Unlike anything most of us are familiar with.

Mantina 2019 of Estate Symbols

Semeli Estate, Mantina 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

dry white based on Muscofileiro grapes from the Mantina area.

Aging for about five months on yeast precipitates in stainless steel tanks.

Golden color.

In the nose flowers and citrus.

Medium-full body.

12.5% ​​alcohol by volume.

69 shekels.

spicy to spicy Asian food, ceviche, harima, peca with spicy seasoning.

Rich, aromatic, full of concentrated fruit and high-presence acid, mineral.

Full of a unique character and unlike anything most of us are familiar with.

Not terribly elegant and a bit rough but totally fun for an informal sip and / or alongside spicy to spicy Asian and Mediterranean food.

4/5 (very good).

lots of uniqueness and character in a little silver fabric.

Red of a village.

Nemea Reserve 2016 by Estate Symbols

Semeli Estate, Nemea Reserve 2016

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

red based on aguritico grapes from iconic sister vineyards in the Kotsi region.

12 months aging in French oak barrels, some new.

Deep red color.

In the nose red fruit and plenty of spices.

full body.

14% alcohol by volume.

75 shekels.

beef tartare, corned beef, roast beef, minced hamburger, minced steak.

more than half an hour to start opening.

When this happens a wine with really great fruit begins to be discovered, not too ripe, good acidity, restrained use of wood and a degree of rustic roughness.

Had he come from France we would have talked about it as a successful bistro wine (and paid much more).

Wonderful dishes from the bucket kitchen like corned beef and roast beef, as well as to the 'woman's steak' (meatball based on quality chopped beef, as opposed to ground beef).

4/5 (very good).

village red in the generous, restrained and good sense of the word.

Not pretentious but graceful.

Malagouzia 2019 of Alpha Estate

Alpha Estate, Malagouzia 2019

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

white based on 100% algae grapes from vineyards in the Macedonian region.

Two months stay on yeast sediment in stainless steel tanks.

Golden color.

In the nose citrus, flowers and tropical fruit.

Medium body.

13% alcohol by volume.

75 shekels.

brunch, cheese pastries, chicken-based dishes.

The tropical fruit and citrus from the nose are clearly attracted to the palate as well, along with a noticeable acidity.

Good dryness, a degree of richness and freshness.

Not a pretentious wine but definitely graceful and one that provides good value for money.

3.5 / 5 (good)

one of the outstanding brunch wines in the area, which will also accompany a fish meal.

Black pepper next to cloves.

Alpha Estate's Axia 2016

Alpha Estate, Axia 2016

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

red based on 50% Hinumabru grapes and 50% Syrah.

Fermentation in stainless steel tanks and aging for 12 months in French oak barrels.

Deep opaque red color.

In the nose red fruit and lots and lots of spices.

Full body. 14% alcohol by volume.

75 shekels.

lamb kebab, rice.

roast beef.

Bolognese.

generous fruit that is balanced with a pleasant acid.

Lots of black pepper along with hints of cloves, a pleasant softness that develops only after half an hour of penetration and most importantly: an excellent value for just 75 shekels.

4.5 / 5 (excellent. The quality

will cost 15-20 shekels more).

a particularly successful BBQ (and suplaki) wine.

Not bad but a little short.

Alpha Estate's Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Alpha Estate, Sauvignon Blanc 2018

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

Four months of maturation on yeast deposits in stainless steel tanks.

Golden color.

In a tropical fruit nose (lychee!).

Medium-full body.

13% alcohol by volume.

NIS 100.

fish, seafood and oysters.

Thinking of Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire?

This wine most does not carry there.

New Zealand Sauvignon?

A little more though the fan of smells and tastes here is much less extroverted and the nose that the nose is full of tropical fruit palate does not feel like wandering in a lychee grove or bananas at the peak of their ripeness.

A wine that is not bad in taste but a little short in relation to its price.

2.5 / 5.

not a bad wine but without a doubt the least impressive of the Alpha Estate wines that have reached the current tasting.

Traditional in the new.

Alpha Estate's SMX 2016

Alpha Estate, SMX 2016

Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:

60% Syrah, 20% Hinomabro and 20% Merlot.

Fermentation in stainless steel tanks and 18 months aging in French oak barrels.

Oval-red color.

In the nose red and black fruit, a little vanilla and roasting aromas.

full body.

14% alcohol by volume.

NIS 135

steaks, stews, ripe cheeses.

combination of varieties - a boat that characterizes the wines of the Rhone Valley in France, the Bordeaux merlot and the Greek Hinomabro - indicates a complete release from the shackles of traditional making.

On the other hand, this is not a typical "new world" wine.

The bottom line of its flavors combines traditional with new.

The boat provides spices, the merlot is a round fruit and the Hinomabro adds another fruit dimension alongside significant acidity.

This is an elegant and worthy wine, not overbearing at all and therefore has a nice gastronomic coefficient.

3/5 (not bad).

a little Bordeaux, a little Rhone Valley and a lot of Greece, in a blend a little different and very good of its kind.

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