Xinomavro "Ramnista" Macedonia, Ktima Kir-Yianni
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Xinomavro "Ramnista" Macedonia, Ktima Kir-Yianni - 2019

Item # 56500 750mL

The Kir Yianni estate, located in Northwestern Greece, was founded in the mid-1990s and named by the original founders of Boutari. The Ramnista is made from the local variety Xinomavro. It shows black pepper spice and bright cherry fruit. This wine finishes with a vanilla toastiness. A bold Greek red wine with plenty of aging potential.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2019
Country
Greece
Region
Northern
Sub-Region
Macedonia
Producer
Kir Yianni
Grape Variety
Xynomavro
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Staff Pick Notes

Kir-Yianni was established in 1997 by Yiannis Boutaris after splitting from his family’s Boutari Winery, and now makes some of the finest wines anywhere in Greece. This Xinomavro (“acid black” in literal translation), from Naoussa in northern Greece’s Macedonia region, is perhaps the benchmark against which any other bottle of this variety must be judged. Though it often looks pale and delicate in the glass, owing to the grape’s naturally low anthocyanins (the compounds giving color), the grape can be a bit of a beast. High acidity and high tannins can produce wines with harsh edges and drying astringency, very much akin to wines made from Nebbiolo. But like Barolo, Xinomavro can make beautiful wines with great power and finesse and the potential for long aging. Open with food and forget about the big fat wedding.

- JA

About the Producer

Macedonia, Greece The Kir-Yianni company was founded in 1997 by Yiannis Boutaris. Based in Naoussa and Amyndeon, on both sides of mount Vermion in Northwestern Greece, in Macedonia. The winery carries on a long history of family tradition, focusing on the production of premium wines with authentic character, and appealing to the modern consumers. Today, the Kir-Yianni team, under the direction...

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Glossary

Xynomavro

Pronounced "ksee NO ma vro", this is one of Greece’s most important red varietals. The primary grape of Naoussa, this grape produces wines of extraordinary depth and complexity. Frequently likened to Nebbiolo, these wines are dark and tannic in their youth, and benefit immensely from ageing. Typical aromas are black olive, cooking spices, earth, and black fruit.

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