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Blanc des Côteaux, Thymiopoulos 2023

White Wine from Greece - Greece
5.000000000 star rating 3 Reviews
A unique blend of 50% malagousia, 25% assyrtiko, 20% vidiano and 5% aidani all from certified organic vineyards on the slopes of Mount Vermio. The malagousia, vidiano and aidani are all vinified on the skins in clay amphorae before pressing and maturation on the yeast lees for 10 months. The assyrtiko is whole-bunch pressed and fermented in partially new French oak where the wine is then matured for a year before blending. The result is a fantastic, complex, amber-coloured wine with intense aromas of citrus pith, nutmeg and herbs. The palate is rich yet hugely enlivening with real texture and grip.
Price: £32.00 Bottle (£42.67/litre)
Price: £192.00 Case of 6 (£42.67/litre)
Due in on 02/10/26
Code: GR3511

Wine characteristics

  • White Wine
  • 2 - Dry
  • Malagousia
  • 75cl
  • Now to 2030
  • 13% Alcohol
  • bouquet/flavour marked by oak
  • Cork, diam

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One popular use for Malagousia is blending it with Assyrtiko. I usually have little time for this strategy, which I tend to find has something of the Joey Tribbiani about it (“What’s not to like? Custard, ...
One popular use for Malagousia is blending it with Assyrtiko. I usually have little time for this strategy, which I tend to find has something of the Joey Tribbiani about it (“What’s not to like? Custard, good. Meat, good!”). Leave it then to Apostolos Thymiopoulos to prove me wrong. A crazy scientist experiment of a wine, its 2023 version is Malagousia-led, but with Assyrtiko, Vidiano, and Aidani all thrown into the mix. Impressive deep colour with hints of amber. Serious and multi-layered nose, with quince, banana skin and a herbal echo, thyme and bay leaf. Balances beautifully intensity, weight, and complexity. The palate is impressive, again due to the balancing act it performs: complexity, intensity, sweetness, and acidity are all there, in fitting ratios. Turns out there is a philosopher’s stone that can turn a blend of Malagousia and Assyrtiko into gold – and Thymiopoulos has it.
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