Aromas of apricot, tobacco and chaga and a mouthfeel with a rich honeyed texture but freshened by a generous dose of acidity in excellent balance with the ripe fruit. A few years in bottle and it will develop a lovely smoky expression rather reminiscent of toasted bread and reminiscent of the great terroirs of the world, such as that of Chablis....
At a time when everything is sold and bought, even in Naoussa, the only way to decide to buy a new vineyard is not because it is for sale, but because it is a piece of land where he wants to spend every afternoon. The same applies to his decision to cultivate Merlot, a non-traditional variety in Naoussa. And his preference for this grape is reflected in...
With Xinomavro taking the lead, the aromatic palette revolves around red fruit: tomato, red plum, and cherry, with hints of herbal notes. The palate is characterized by its immediacy, liveliness, and ease of enjoyment stand out on the palate, without losing sight of its origins. The tannins are mild, the acidity balanced, and the wine is characterized by...
Lightness and freshness of character, like biting the crispiest cherry that ever was. Right along aromas of lavender with the freshness of fennel and freshly ground green pepper. It goes for pleasure and finesse rather than complexity and muscle. But this is there adding of this specific terroir on the variety. And the Baudrys as obedient servants try to...
The youngest vines on the hillside of Les Clos Guillot receive excellent care and always combined with a careful, totally traditional, look at winemaking. This traditional approach, with indigenous yeasts, concrete tanks and long ageing in old Burgundy barrels gives an incredible wine in purity of expression and fruit extract. On the nose, aromas on the...
One of the most remarkable aging wines of Chinon which Baudry manages in the cellar only inbarrels due to the density and strength of the fruit. Indigenous doughs, fermentation in oak barrels and maturation in old barrels bought second hand from Burgundy for at least 18 months. The depth and intensity of the fruit is amazing, the wine is extremely complex...
Aoton Savvatiano represents one of the most unique winemaking approaches found in Greece today. Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, approximately ten days of maceration on the skins, fifteen months on the fine lees with regular batonnage, and bottling with minimal sulfur remain constant elements of the winery’s philosophy. The 2025 vintage,...
Cuvée Céleste is produced from old, ungrafted Xinomavro vines in Amyndeo, planted on sandy-clay soils at an altitude of 650 metres. Only the free-run juice is used, with no press wine included. The first fermentation takes place in large foudres following a natural, low-intervention approach, with no added sulphur or oenological additives. The wine then...
The grapes are sourced from a 1.4-hectare vineyard situated at 700 metres above sea level, planted on sandy limestone soils with a high chalk content and farmed using gentle, low-intervention practices. Fermentation is carried out exclusively with indigenous yeasts in 600-litre barrels, with minimal sulphur additions and no oenological additives. The wine...
Vineyards with newer plantings and old ones, whose age exceeds 140 years and managed tosurvive the great fire of 2022 in Melamps and gave this wine a very small production. A truly unicorn wine, produced by spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tanks and with low sulphites. A terribly difficult year after the fire, but the result shows the dynamism...
