Kanenas Mavroudi Syrah

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.

Full bodied, dry. Amazing with lamb.

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

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.

Rounded wine with blue and aged cheeses

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

Light with slight tanginess

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

Soft

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