There is a lack of “knock out of the park” Greek red wines flowing into Canada. They are obviously out there somewhere and at this point stuck in Greece. We valiantly try again with a 2017 Nemea Agiorgitiko Reserva.
Aroma: Rigid and tight. Blackberry, black cherry, cherry pie and dark chocolate.
Palate: Very wound up and tight. What is this wine hiding from. Tannic but not ferociously so like a young Xinomavro. It needs to hit the beaches in the Aegean to chill out. Blackberry smothered by tannins so it is no go-go dancer or a brazen tourist trying to bouzouki in the less than ritzy bouzouki hangouts in Thessaloniki where they (mostly Israelis) smash plates all night on the floor.
Personality: My Athenian psychotherapist says I am just too young but will eventually shine or it just may be I don’t have it.
Food match: Absolutely and unequivocally made for consumption with food. Roz Bif at The Grand Bretagne Hotel in Athens or rooftop restaurant at the Hotel Stanley (in a bit of a rougher area of Athens) both with a spectacular view of the Parthenon!
Cellarbility: Give this wine until 2027 to be superb or to toss out. Sorry can’t read the crystal ball on this one.
Price: $ 21.95 CDN (Ontario).
RKS 2024 Wine Rating: 85/100.
(Seméli 2017 Nemea Agiorgitiko Reserva, PDO/AOP Nemea, Seméli, Koutsi, Nemea, Greece, 750 mL,14%).
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