Diamantis, Magoutes Xinomavro, Macedonia

Tar, dark berry, fruit, some meaty ferrous notes and scrub brush on the nose. Mid plus weighted with good structure and depth. It's a little rustic, but honest feeling. Good structure nice length. Some drying tans on the backend and savory and earth more than fruit driven finish. Drinking very well right now.

From 75cl, DIAM5 closure. As previously noted. Opened up about 60 minutes after opening, and really blossomed slightly warmer than I expected, at +-21C. 91P

From 75cl, DIAM5(!) closure, the best wine I have ever encountered with such a short drink-by date printed on the "cork". Bright ruby, hint of orange at the rim. Gorgeous scent of spicy morello cherry, victoria plum, redcurrant and strawberry. Medium-bodied entry, more of the aforementioned fruit descriptors, plush tannic framework; juicy acidic gain on the mid-palate; vibrant, long, resonant finish. Somewhere between an exceptional Sangiovese, an exceptional Nebbiolo, and an exceptional Syrah, but with only 13% alc(!) At 24 …

Lovely silky plush tannins. Bright crunchy tart raspberries that evolve into a more dark liquorice flavour on the palate. Great length of flavour. Acid is bright and it is wonderful to drink this over a nice meal with friends and family. No complaints!

(at Grand Bretagne - Athens) Ruby color with a terrific nose of red fruit, cinnamon and clove. Super aromatics complexity. Light to medium body with decent sweetness and some welcome funk. I like this a good bit - not great but a nice food wine that will satisfy intellectual wine drinkers. Bravo. Certainly the best Greek wine i have ever tasted. (90)

Nose of red berries, all spice, vanilla. High acid, red fruit/berries, medium-high tannins in the palate, like a ready-to-drink, simpler Nebbiolo.

Oinorama Wine Fair 2022; 3/12/2022-3/14/2022 (Zappeio) : 1 year in 500lt oak The wine shows dried fruit notes, currant, cherries, spicy, olive paste, showing med body, med tannins, drying tannins, earthy, hot, med finish

Diamantis Winery tasting (Oinoscent) : Rustic in the nose, nice sweet perfume, ethereal wine nice concentration, ripeness of fruit, interesting, cinnamon candy, toast and a few bitter almond notes. In the palate much lighter than expected, high acidity, mineral, tight tannins, lean, fresh currant and cherry, medium finish