Glinavos Monastiri Primus Zitsa

A quietly characterful expression of Debina, now leaning a bit more into its spiced stone-fruit side without losing its savory restraint. The nose opens with yellow plum and apricot skin, edged with baked apple, ginger tea, and a gentle white-pepper spice, alongside chamomile and a faint almond-skin nuttiness. On the palate, that stone fruit carries through in a taut, dry frame—apricot pit and mirabelle layered with saline minerality, crushed herbs, and a chalky, quinine-tinged bitterness. Above average in quality and …