26 Jan 2014 by JH

Date tasted 08 Dec 2013

Producer Alpha Estate 

Appellation PGI Florina 

Vintage 2013

Region Macedonia

Country Greece

Score 17 

Colour White 

Alcohol 13.5%

When to drink 2014 to 2016 

Date tasted 08 Dec 2013

Reviewer JH

Horribly heavy bottle. TA 6.6 g/l, RS 2 g/l, pH 3.39. Yield 60 hl/ha. 
Much more Loire than NZ but there's plenty of ripe citrus fruit and a hint of green fruit (green fig?). Nicely balanced between fruit and terroir-derived freshness. Beautifully made to retain the fruit but not lose the minerally freshness that underlies it and gives it excellent length. (JH)

Date tasted    21 Dec 2012
Producer    Alpha Estate
Appellation    PGI Florina
Vintage    2012
Region    Macedonia
Country    Greece
Score    17
Colour    White
Alcohol    13.5%
When to drink    2013 to 2014
Date tasted    21 Dec 2012
Reviewer    JH Pre-fermentation skin contact, time on lees. Another excellent vintage for this really smart Sauvignon Blanc. Sophisticated, distinctively Sauvignon nose with no excess – there's lemon and grapefruit and the mildest hint of herbs and flowers. On the palate there is more of a New World fruit concentration after the more Loire-like impression on the nose. Crisp and clean and long and citrusy. The best of all possible worlds in terms of Sauvignon style. (JH)
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