Dyo Elies Amyndeon Red Blend

A very big wine. Tannins are still quite robust so for my taste this needs a few years in the cellar to mellow out.

Made of syrah, merlot and xinomavro.

Better on day 2....or the garlic dressing and kalamatas may be working it for us.

Xinomavro softened and fleshed out with intl varieties

Drinking well. Tannins still prominent but well integrated. Deep black fruit, though not so prominent.

The 2018 is 70% Syrah and 30% Merlot. There is no Xinomavro in this blend. (According to the label and the website.) Both grapes are coming from the Naoussa vineyards. The Amyndeon Xinomavro is now going into other Kir Yianni wines. It seems the blend went to only Syrah and Merlot sometime between 2014 and 2016. This 2018 is silky smooth with faint integrated tannins. It’s a bit closed right now though. Very faint detectable fruit, maybe plum or blueberry? Nose of cedar, smoke, and something I couldn’t pin down. At first I thought a hint of patchoulli? But I just tore apart the spice rack in the kitchen and it is definite bay leaf. Both aroma and flavour. And an earthy herbal bay leaf, pepper and black olive tail. It’s quite interesting.

It’s been several years since I opened one of these. Deep and earthy. Fruit is faded, still dark black fruits, tannins still very prominent but tamed. Lots of earthy forest floor.

Heavy, balanced, delicious - absolute amazing red for Greek lamb dinner.. feeling very over indulged

White is very good

Very meaty and chewy. Licorice and tobacco - bits of spice.