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St. John Commandaria Xynistéri-Mavro Blend
Cyprus
Caramel, cashews, figs of all types. Sweet, tawny. Enjoyable, but this bottle is a little old.
Caramel, cashews, figs of all types. Sweet, tawny. Enjoyable, but this bottle is a little old.
May 28th, 2021
My wife and I went to Cyprus last week. My mum's family is from there and it had been a decade since I had last visited. I was excited to try this wine because. Richard II called it the "wine of kings and king of wines", and it is so named after crusaders. Apparently the wine making process has scarcely changed in a thousand years and the grapes are still sourced from the same mountainous slopes of Troodos.
This bottling is $20 or so and widely available. And it is so delicious. Walnut and spice with a rich, persistent midpalate and long evolution through the finish. It tastes like a Vin Santo but less sweet or a very decent young Madeira.
In recent years higher end, vintage versions have been released. I'm eager to try them.
My wife and I went to Cyprus last week. My mum's family is from there and it had been a decade since I had last visited. I was excited to try this wine because. Richard II called it the "wine of kings and king of wines", and it is so named after crusaders. Apparently the wine making process has scarcely changed in a thousand years and the grapes are still sourced from the same mountainous slopes of Troodos.
This bottling is $20 or so and widely available. And it is so delicious. Walnut and spice with a rich, persistent midpalate and long evolution through the finish. It tastes like a Vin Santo but less sweet or a very decent young Madeira.
In recent years higher end, vintage versions have been released. I'm eager to try them.
Caramel, baked tangerine, fig and prune. Cyrus’s answer to... Madeira?
Caramel, baked tangerine, fig and prune. Cyrus’s answer to... Madeira?
Feb 28th, 2018
Sherry and Madeira like, oxidized. orange marmalade, apricot, tangerine, butter scotch, dry nuts, burnt caramel, California raisins.
Sherry and Madeira like, oxidized. orange marmalade, apricot, tangerine, butter scotch, dry nuts, burnt caramel, California raisins.
1 person found it helpfulMar 25th, 2018Very similar to a tawny Port. Decent price point. I would do again.
Very similar to a tawny Port. Decent price point. I would do again.
1 person found it helpfulJan 27th, 2018
Beautiful dessert wine; sweet without being syrupy. Raisin, dried fruit and toasty almonds. Really lovely.
Beautiful dessert wine; sweet without being syrupy. Raisin, dried fruit and toasty almonds. Really lovely.
1 person found it helpfulJan 24th, 2016
Well that's just awesome, sotolon, acetylaldehyde, dried figs, apricots, raisins, walnuts. Great value
Well that's just awesome, sotolon, acetylaldehyde, dried figs, apricots, raisins, walnuts. Great value
1 person found it helpfulOct 28th, 2014
Xinisteri and Mavro blend from the Lemesos region of Cypress. Clear pale copper, dried stone fruits, dried fig and prune caramelized. M acidity, M+ body and finish. Not overly sweet- perhaps an after dinner sipper!
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(La Cité du Vin Island tasting)
Xinisteri and Mavro blend from the Lemesos region of Cypress. Clear pale copper, dried stone fruits, dried fig and prune caramelized. M acidity, M+ body and finish. Not overly sweet- perhaps an after dinner sipper!
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(La Cité du Vin Island tasting)
Amazing sherry – paired with a sharp shaved cow's milk cheese, honey and toasted walnuts.
Amazing sherry – paired with a sharp shaved cow's milk cheese, honey and toasted walnuts.
Sep 16th, 2017