Chateau Pegasus
Naoussa Red Blend
Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece
#Vinisud - Xinomavro means "black acid" and this 1997 vintage tells a lot about this character. Very good.
#Vinisud - Xinomavro means "black acid" and this 1997 vintage tells a lot about this character. Very good.
Feb 25th, 2014Xinomavro is the taste of mediterranean places. In the older vintages, you can taste the scents of tipical selvatic herbs. Clean an very drinkable.
Xinomavro is the taste of mediterranean places. In the older vintages, you can taste the scents of tipical selvatic herbs. Clean an very drinkable.
Feb 25th, 2014
Still zinging fruit! Interesting because it was medium but robust and has plenty more life!
Still zinging fruit! Interesting because it was medium but robust and has plenty more life!
Sep 7th, 2018Very cool old Greek wine! Semi translucent brick colour, sour cherry on the nose. Medium body, velvety round tannins, leathery, dried fruit, cooking herbs, maybe tomato? I've never had old Barolo but if I had to guess I think this would be similar. 🇬🇷💙
Very cool old Greek wine! Semi translucent brick colour, sour cherry on the nose. Medium body, velvety round tannins, leathery, dried fruit, cooking herbs, maybe tomato? I've never had old Barolo but if I had to guess I think this would be similar. 🇬🇷💙
Sep 24th, 2017Fully mature, pinot noir-ish aromatics.
Ripe tannins, an elegant iteration of Xinomavro.
Fully mature, pinot noir-ish aromatics.
Ripe tannins, an elegant iteration of Xinomavro.
Great Xinomavro! Light bodied brick coloured with smooth but strong tanins! Red fruit aroma with black olive, leather and tomato finish! Sweet red fruit palate with low acidity!
Great Xinomavro! Light bodied brick coloured with smooth but strong tanins! Red fruit aroma with black olive, leather and tomato finish! Sweet red fruit palate with low acidity!
Mar 7th, 2017Medium body. Olives tomato juice skin. Typical Xinomavro
Medium body. Olives tomato juice skin. Typical Xinomavro
Sep 23rd, 2016Chateau Pegasus, Naoussa 1997, 12.5% alcohol. 100% Xinomavro. Poured one glass, tight and tannic, although the aromas jumped at me. 24 hours fast forward: Vegetal, olives, barnyard, toffee, raspberries. This has opened up so much, tannins still grip, but the wine comes across mellow, there is a lot going on. Very elegant, solid on the mid-palate, with a very strong and long lasting finish that is very much dominated by pure fruit. This wine is now 16 years old and could be easily mistaken for being much younger. Complex, multi-layered, drinks perfect now, but there is no rush. This will keep. Would be sublime with dry aged steak. Just amazed to see the difference one day of oxygen can make.
Chateau Pegasus, Naoussa 1997, 12.5% alcohol. 100% Xinomavro. Poured one glass, tight and tannic, although the aromas jumped at me. 24 hours fast forward: Vegetal, olives, barnyard, toffee, raspberries. This has opened up so much, tannins still grip, but the wine comes across mellow, there is a lot going on. Very elegant, solid on the mid-palate, with a very strong and long lasting finish that is very much dominated by pure fruit. This wine is now 16 years old and could be easily mistaken for being much younger. Complex, multi-layered, drinks perfect now, but there is no rush. This will keep. Would be sublime with dry aged steak. Just amazed to see the difference one day of oxygen can make.
Sep 3rd, 2013