Tsantali

Kanenas Mavroudi Syrah

8.838 ratings
8.94 pro ratings
Macedonia, Greece
Mavroudi, Syrah
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2015 / Wednesday Meatballsday (4) / why does someone call his wine ‘No one’ ? It is asking for troubles... you might presume. It has to do with Odyssey, when he was trapped by the Cyclops Polyphemus in his cave, he offered the most precious wine and the Cyclops asked for its name. Kanenas means No one. Enfin... good story, but how does it taste? The colour is half transparant, a ruby rim. It seems a very easy wine, comforting, quaffable, hap sap. But drinking with care one discovers a very nice nose, smell of raspberries, quite frivolous. Hints of spices. Made from local grape Mavroudi and Syrah. Paired very well with meatballs, broccoli and baked potatoes. Greece is really interesting.

Vintage 2015 / Wednesday Meatballsday (4) / why does someone call his wine ‘No one’ ? It is asking for troubles... you might presume. It has to do with Odyssey, when he was trapped by the Cyclops Polyphemus in his cave, he offered the most precious wine and the Cyclops asked for its name. Kanenas means No one. Enfin... good story, but how does it taste? The colour is half transparant, a ruby rim. It seems a very easy wine, comforting, quaffable, hap sap. But drinking with care one discovers a very nice nose, smell of raspberries, quite frivolous. Hints of spices. Made from local grape Mavroudi and Syrah. Paired very well with meatballs, broccoli and baked potatoes. Greece is really interesting.

1 person found it helpfulSep 4th, 2019
Yvonne

Full bodied, dry. Amazing with lamb.

Full bodied, dry. Amazing with lamb.

1 person found it helpfulAug 31st, 2014
Scott Taddeo

Lacked complexity, but had great structure along with drinkability in spades

Lacked complexity, but had great structure along with drinkability in spades

Aug 29th, 2015
Marc Garneau

Surprenant vin grec ! Bon ratio qualité prix. Belle petite bouteille trapue. Corsé sans trop, je crois que c’est mon premier Mavroudi côté cépage, à réessayer pour sortir des sentiers battus.

Surprenant vin grec ! Bon ratio qualité prix. Belle petite bouteille trapue. Corsé sans trop, je crois que c’est mon premier Mavroudi côté cépage, à réessayer pour sortir des sentiers battus.

Jun 3rd, 2021
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Rounded wine with blue and aged cheeses

Rounded wine with blue and aged cheeses

Apr 12th, 2021
Matthew Palynchuk

Black olives, green peppers, dark fruit, black pepper. Would’ve thought this was a Cabernet Franc Syrah blend. Others didn’t like it, but I thought it was cool

Black olives, green peppers, dark fruit, black pepper. Would’ve thought this was a Cabernet Franc Syrah blend. Others didn’t like it, but I thought it was cool

Mar 1st, 2020
Pany Yiola Valtoudi

Light with slight tanginess

Light with slight tanginess

Oct 21st, 2019
Alkis EnEspaña

One of the best Greek wines, tried at Kuzina in Valencia

One of the best Greek wines, tried at Kuzina in Valencia

Jan 18th, 2019
Alexandros Kati-AK

Soft

Dec 13th, 2016
Alexey Trankov

Very soft and gently bucket, but complex . Very interesting.

Very soft and gently bucket, but complex . Very interesting.

Aug 6th, 2016