Greek Sparkling Wines – A Champagne Alternative

  • by XpatAthens
  • Friday, 20 February 2015
Greek Sparkling Wines – A Champagne Alternative
Christmas and New Year celebrations are deeply connected with the sound ‘pop’, generated when opening a precious champagne. But there are other alternatives – more economic – that can fill as well our flutes. Greek wineries can propose sparkling wines, capable to replace champagne worthily. We have tried some of them, graded them and we present them to you.

 

1. CAIR ROSE RESERVE 1996 BRUT – 81.3

Reserved sparkling wine by Athiri and Mandilaria with continuous thin bubbles and high acidity. Delicate aroma of red fruits and ripe peach. Notes of baked walnut. Long aftertaste.

2. CAIR BLANC DEMI SEC – 81.3

Sparkling semi dry wine by Athiri with medium but continuous sparkling. Apricot and vanilla with a honey-like taste. Balance of acidity and bubbles in the mouth. Long and pleasant aftertaste

3. ΑΜΥΝΤΑS BLANC DE NOIR DEMI SEC – 80

Sparkling semi dry wine by Xinomavro with soft and pleasant babbles forming a continuous ‘rope’. Unripe apple and flower honey. High acidity and metallic notes. Sweet and pleasant aftertaste.

4. KTIMA EFHARIS EVA ROSE – 79.7

Salmon colour and medium persistent bubbles. Sweet rose and red fruits of medium intensity with vegetal notes. Sweet and fruity mouth. Pomegranate and red fruits in the aftertaste


5. POEME ΖΙΤΣΑ DEMI SEC – 79

Medium lemon colour and thin interrupted bubbles. Complex nose, with unripe white fruits and baked aromas. In the mouth, there is bread and fruits of white flesh while acidity diminishes. Medium length aftertaste.


We also tasted: 6. EMERY GRAND PRIX BRUT 7. ΑΜΥΝΤΑΙΟΝ ROZE DEMI SEC 8. AMYNTAION ROSE SEC 9. CAIR BRUT 10. POEME ΖΙΤSΑ BRUT


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