It might
get a little bit embarrassing on this self-referentially described “adventurous”
wine blog. Yeah, right ...! Again I felt the urge to get inspired by a wine which was presented
on Hendrik Thoma’s “Wein am Limit” a little while ago. Sometimes I like to get persuaded to give varietals
or specific wine styles once and maybe for all another try. Another try for wines which did not impress
me all too much in the past. You may feel free to interpret this description in a
more straight forward sense: as wines which tremendously pissed me off. Thanks
to “Wein am Limit” I gave Xinomavro, the classic varietal from Naoussa, another chance to conquer my palate. So far I
had a few Xinomavro based wines and I always been “reserved” about these expiriences.
Probably due to their bitchin acid, violent tannin structure and questionable concentration. However, the Kir-Yianni
Ramnista 2006 (100% Xinomavro, from selected blocks in Yianakohori vineyard,
aged for 14 months in French and American oak and partly fermented in open-top tanks) presented
itself to me as a very decent, very balanced (although still a bit young), almost
uniquely tasting and enjoyable representative for a Xinomavro based wine!
