Artisans Vignerons de Naoussa, The Orange Point, Macedonia 2023

Artisans Vignerons de Naoussa, The Orange Point, Macedonia 2023The vineyards are located in Amyndeon, an important grape growing area in Northern Greece, and sit within a landscape of lakes, forests and creeks. Soils are a mix of sand and clay, and the plots are at 600 700 metres above sea level. The climate is continental with warm summers and mild to cold winters, but the altitude keeps the summer temperatures moderate and the grapes ripen slowly. The Roditis vines are 40 years old, and the Assyrtiko 10 years

They dislike any hint of heaviness or honeyed characteristics and

the Marquis de Calvimont was the owner in the late 18th century

With time it’s secondary character will become more expressive

some 20km from the broadest point of the Rio del Plata estuary before it meets the chill of the South Atlantic

along with intensely pure blackcurrant and cassis fruit notes

Their sweet wines are outstanding and they deserve to be better known

great complexity and purity

pretty and youthful red wine that will mellow as it develops in the bottle

Saperavi is often compared to Malbec

This blend looks to have the characteristics of the three grapes

What an excellent career move

allowing each wine to express its own identity