- SIZE:
- 75cl
- ABV:
- 13.5%
' Such personality. This is the right moment to drink this bargain' - Jancis Robinson MW
Alkemi will change everything you know about rose. The wine is bold and juicy, packing a punch with pink grapefruit, wild strawberry and rose petal. The savoury stamp of Xinomavro brings tomato leaf and oregano. Streaked with mouthwatering acidity, it has just the right amount of grip to be the perfect drinkable, gastronomic rose. Alkemi pays homage to the darker gastronomic rose styles adored by sommeliers the world over, but fresher and more drinkable. What would I pair with Alkemi? Anything! I could absolutely list dishes from monkfish to fillet steak but it doesn’t need food to shine.
Markovitis Winery (formerly Chateau Pegasus) are legendary in the world of Greek winemaking, being credited as the first winery in Greece to work organically in their vineyards. Markos Markovitis is the third generation at the helm of this family-run estate in Náoussa a region in the north of Greece, near Thessaloniki. He is famous for making Nebbiolo-style wines from the indigenous variety Xinomavro, which can be just as age-worthy as top Barolo.
Marko's grandfather planted 24 hectares of the Xinomavro grape in 1970 in the foothills of Vermio mountain, on a gentle slope, between a forest of oaks. Markos utilises this wonderfully, crafting a broad range of styles from this wonderful grape that perfectly s why Greek wine should be demanding all our attention. Whether it’s a fragrant rosé like Alkemi, or deeply textured age-worthy reds, there isn’t much that Xinomavro can’t do!
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