Anything with the word Malagousia on the label seems much in demand Apparently exports are up in the US and interest is growing in Northern Europe Despite new plantings so far demand far outstrips supply Are all Malagousias that worthy The short answer is no With the sudden weather changes of the more recent vintages I find this ultrafashionable grape has an increasingly less uniform quality about it The worst oily and blowsy manage caricature expressions of this fragrant dry ideal as an aperitif wine The chief suspect vineyard management There is a strong quality correlation between addresses who are proactive in the vineyard and ones who still hang on to a bygone happygolucky route Lets face it The last exceptional across the board white wine vintage was back in 2005 With the climate change now even white wine farming is more demanding To paraphrase a realestate term the new mantra is irrigation irrigation irrigation More precisely measured stress irrigation measured stress irrigation and so on The longstanding oenologist and guiding light at Antonopoulos Michalis Probonas has always paid attention to nature Like other stellar colleagues he spends most of his time amongst the vines In the Antonopoulos vineyards there is a new factor in the equation The more recent Demestika 900mhigh vineyard has been bearing exceptionally balanced fruit It was first shown to me the picture on the home page of their website as a bare knoll in the mid1990s It has now grown up and the breezy qualities in terms of natural freshness end up in several of this pioneering boutiques innovative and clever blends 2009 was a difficult vintage Exceptions are emerging in several delicate and insistent white wines Yellow lime tints Light carbonic gas prickle Attractive ripe grassy notes Pit stone peach aroma Crunchy apple and white peppertextured midpalate Tension and a bonedry elegant mineral finish Polished At 122 ABV a strong candidate to welcome spring with al fresco sipping Best 201012
Wine: Malagousia Antonopoulos Vineyards
Year: 2009
Link: http://www.antonopoulos-vineyards.com/
Score: 16.5
Type: White
Variety: Malagousia
Area: Peloponnese