Alpha Estate

Hedgehog Vineyard Xinomavro

8.611 ratings
9.01 pro ratings
Amyndeon, Macedonia, Greece
Xinomavro
Top Notes For
Emily Kresie-Harrington

2018 vintage. Roasted red plum, cranberry, stewed cherries, graphite, leather, muted spice, dried herb. Good structure. Less Nebbiolo-like than other examples of the grape, incorporating a little more ripeness and baked quality to the fruit.

2018 vintage. Roasted red plum, cranberry, stewed cherries, graphite, leather, muted spice, dried herb. Good structure. Less Nebbiolo-like than other examples of the grape, incorporating a little more ripeness and baked quality to the fruit.

Nov 1st, 2021
Luke Selby

Fruity in a weird way, oddly silky on the tongue

Fruity in a weird way, oddly silky on the tongue

Oct 16th, 2022
Juan Pablo Perez

Nariz: cereza, frambuesa, ciruela, especies, regaliz

Boca: Tanino M+, Avidez M+, Alcohol M+

Nariz: cereza, frambuesa, ciruela, especies, regaliz

Boca: Tanino M+, Avidez M+, Alcohol M+

Jun 27th, 2022
Jeanette Bangs

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May 11th, 2022
Brendan Devine

Xinomavro is pretty much an instant buy for me when I see it on the menu. It’s light and balanced and pairs well with pretty much anything.

Xinomavro is pretty much an instant buy for me when I see it on the menu. It’s light and balanced and pairs well with pretty much anything.

Jan 5th, 2022
Kristen Grimes

X is for Xinomavro. Intense fruit-forward aromas of plums and red cherry, with underlying herbal notes of anise. Light body, bright acidity and drying tannins, but they aren't as intense as I expected with all of the comparisons to Nebbiolo. The red cherry comes through in the tart acid, with some herbal and tobacco notes. #atoz2021

X is for Xinomavro. Intense fruit-forward aromas of plums and red cherry, with underlying herbal notes of anise. Light body, bright acidity and drying tannins, but they aren't as intense as I expected with all of the comparisons to Nebbiolo. The red cherry comes through in the tart acid, with some herbal and tobacco notes. #atoz2021

Dec 26th, 2021
Ely Cohn

Unfamiliar grape from uncommon place. Best described (by me) as remixed Nebbiolo with twist of cherry mint. Powerful and lucid at once, high alcohol, big boy tannin. Light and the color of ruby cherry juice with notes of pine and foresty cherry lozenge.

Unfamiliar grape from uncommon place. Best described (by me) as remixed Nebbiolo with twist of cherry mint. Powerful and lucid at once, high alcohol, big boy tannin. Light and the color of ruby cherry juice with notes of pine and foresty cherry lozenge.

Dec 18th, 2021
GB
7.5

Cherry Juice in both Aroma and taste. Somewhat tart with light body

Cherry Juice in both Aroma and taste. Somewhat tart with light body

Dec 6th, 2021
Ryan Colthorp

This paired very well with turkey. Light to medium bodied. Dry. Leather. Cherries.

This paired very well with turkey. Light to medium bodied. Dry. Leather. Cherries.

Nov 28th, 2021
Tom Delee

Tom had this a year ago

Tom had this a year ago

Sep 11th, 2023