Name: Monemvasia Winery Monemvasia-Malvasia [Sweet] 2012 375ml
Brand: Monemvasia Winery
SKU: 1001972
Price: 41.94 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 94.3 (3 reviews)

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Winery

Monemvasia Winery

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Varietal

Dessert Wine

Country

Greece

As one of the oldest wine producing countries in the world, Greece has millenia of experience and expertise when it comes to viticulture, and has developed a set of flavors and characteristics which are found nowhere else on earth. The ancient Greeks revered and deified wine, and were the first true innovators in the history of wine, adding everything from seawater to honey and spices in order to find exciting new taste combinations and aromas. Today, Greek wines are just as varied, although far more refined and sophisticated than their ancient counterparts. The practice of enhancing Greek wines with aromatic substances never left the country, though, as can be seen in the popular Retsina wines, which use pine resin to provide their unique taste and aroma combinations. There is far more to Greek wine than merely Retsina, however, and the vast variety on offer is a testament to the expertise of Greek wineries making the most of the wonderful climate, terrain and grape varietals they work with.

Region

Peloponnese

DC 97pts

Decanter

Here's both a new story and an old one. Monemvasia in the Peloponnese was the original source of what the medieval world knew as ÁMalvasias Oenos, the sweet Malvasia straw wine beloved and traded over 500 years by the merchants of La Serenissima, the seafaring Venetian Republic. In recent times, almost all of it has been produced on the Cycladic island of Paros † but not this wine, whose source is vineyards close to the original walled town of Monemvasia. The Monemvasia grape variety (not a member, recent DNA analysis suggests, of the large Malvasia family) is here blended with 15 per cent of Assyrtico, 15 per cent of Kydonitsa and 10 per cent of Asprouda to make this oxidative though unfortified sweet wine (187 g/l sugar). It,s a dark walnut in colour, with softly smoky-sweet scents and rich fig-and-raisin flavours: a luxurious modern taste of a medieval Mediterranean treat. (Best In Show) - DWWA 2025

WA 94pts

Wine Advocate

The Monemvasia Winery 2012 Monemvasia–Malvasia Vin Liastos (in a 375-milliliter bottle) was reviewed previously, but because it is the flagship sweet wine of the region and because my score has increased since that earlier tasting, I am revisiting it here. The dark amber-colored wine is produced under the PDO Monemvasia–Malvasia and is composed of 60% Monemvasia, 20% Kydonitsa, 10% Assyrtiko and 10% Asproudi. The grapes are traditionally sun-dried ("vin liastos" translates as "sun-dried wine") for approximately 12 to 20 days, depending on the vintage, before fermentation, and the wine spends a minimum of two years aging in oak barrels. The 2012 is the third vintage of this historic wine, following the inaugural 2010 release.

VM 92pts

Vinous Media

The brown-colored 2012 Monemvasia-Malvasia is an intriguing blend of 60% Monemvasia, 20% Kidonitsa, 10% Assyrtiko and 10% Asproudes grapes that were sun-dried for roughly 20 days, with a subsequent two-year maturation in French oak barriques. Raisin, molasses, toffee and dates are all expressed prominently. Flawlessly balanced by lively acids, the 2012 is a delicious Greek sweet wine that will provide ample pleasure for decades to come. Hints of caramel and grilled almonds emerge on the elongated finale.

Winery Notes

• 60% Monemvasia, 20% Kydonitsa, 10% Assyrtiko, and 10% Asproudi. • This cuvée is the sole extant representative of the once-famous dried-grape style from this region, now denoted by the PDO ‘Monemvasia-Malvasia’. • Produced only in the best years and selected from the estate’s best grapes, which are sun-dried to produce a liasto – “sunned”—wine. • Grapes are pressed into stainless steel for fermentation. • Aged in used French barriques for 2 years with minimal topping up. • 184 g/L of RS, 7.2 g/L of total acidity. • Vegan-friendly. • Practicing organic.

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Monemvasia Winery Monemvasia-Malvasia [Sweet] 2012 375ml