Thymiopoulos Xinomavro Nature 2022

Thymiopoulos Nature is a red wine made by Apostolos Thymiopoulos with the Xinomavro variety in the region of Macedonia, Greece. It is a wine made naturally, without the addition of sulphites. It is a new twist of the screw of this Greek viticulturist. We had the chance to taste it freshly bottled and loved it, but the ultimate test was trying a bottle that had been bottled over 7 years ago. Very fresh and without signs of oxidation.The Xinomavro is a native variety that is usually planted in the North of Greece. This is the case in the Naoussa area, where it is the only accepted red variety. It is a productive variety whose yield must be controlled since, when the yield is controlled, it produces wines that are not black, acid and bitter (that is what Xinomavro literally means), but rather remind us at times of a Nebbiolo due to its low layer and its very floral and fragrant aroma, its texture being similar to our Tempranillo in the mouth. In addition to floral and spicy reds, Apostolos Thymiopoulos produces a very fine rosé that is all flowers and has incredible sapidity on the palate.Xinomavro, when left unchecked, produces very tannic wines and that is where Apostolos Thymiopoulos has made a difference. Organic viticulture, yield control, indigenous yeasts, vinification and aging in large tanks... and we would already have it. A great Greek wine that is now part of this exclusive club of direct imports Coalla.The farm where Thymiopoulos produces is a balanced farm that does not focus on monoculture and in which vines coexist with animals such as goats, chickens... Not far from the Japanese idea of ??natural balance and non-interventionism.Apostolos first owned a wine shop before returning to family ownership (he lost his parents over a decade ago) and was a frequent traveler in Europe together with his good friend and mentor Haridimos Hatzidakis (the master of the Assyrtiko in Santorini), sadly disappeared in 2017. Those trips, in which he visited some organic and biodynamic winegrowers, together with that contact with the final customer of the store, opened him up to a world of possibilities and he understood that wine should be easy to drink, light, enjoy. These are the wines of Thymiopoulos, the apostle of the Xinomavro."