A Greek Malvasia Candia Aromatica

I tasted this wine at a Xmas party held at one of the neighbourhood wine shops. I have tasted quite a few Greek wines, but have not tasted anything quite like this. Before this wine, I would have said that the Santorini Assyrtiko is the Greek wine which has left me the most lasting impression, but the fantastic aromatic profile of this wine also left a very strong impression. However, the Santorini Assyrtiko still ranks as one of the best Greek food wines I have tasted, because this wine can be a bit overpowering when it comes to delicate food, or so I'd thought.

Malvasia is one of those very large groups of grape varieties, and this wine is probably made from the same grape as the one used in making Malmsey Madeira. I have tasted other Malvasia varieties, inclujding Malvasia della Lipari (whose prime name is Malvasia di Sardegna). The wine is a light straw colour with a slightly sweet aromatic tropical fruits nose. The palate was fragrant, off dry and fruity with good acidity, with an aromatic acid backbone for support.