The wine scene in Greece has undergone considerable changes, especially since the great sovereign debt crisis. Not least the weakness of the domestic market has forced wineries to increasingly compete on the international stage. This has not harmed the quality. In addition, the next generation of Greek winemakers has been able to gain experience at first-class wineries around the globe and is gradually returning home with new ideas and a wealth of know-how.
However, this does not necessarily mean a focus on international grape varieties - in fact, the opposite seems to be the case. Even if good qualities are produced from all varieties: It is particularly exciting when autochthonous grape varieties are involved. Ideally, you then have to deal with wines that you can't find anywhere else.
We tasted around 150 wines from Greece last year. With this, we can only represent a small part of this dynamic Greek wine scene, but hopefully we can arouse enough interest to take a closer look at their wines in the future. It could be worthwhile. It could be worthwhile.
As always, we present the best results here and in a handy PDF presentation. Links to other wines and their producers can be found at the end of each vintage selection.
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Red wine
90WP 2015 Syrah, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
90WP 2016 Syrah, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
90WP 2017 PGI Slopes of Paiko "Fourth Dimension", Kechris, Macedonia
89WP 2013 Reserve, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
89WP 2016 PDO Amynteo Xinomavro Reserve Vieilles Vignes "Barba Yannis", Alpha Estate, Peloponnese
89WP 2017 PGI Playies tou Enou "Orgion", Sclavos Wines, Ionian Islands
89WP 2016 PGI Playies tou Enou "Synodos", Sclavos Wines, Ionian Islands
89WP 2017 PGI Slopes of Paiko Xinomavro, Kechris, Macedonia
88WP 2013 "Bay Vineyard", Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
88WP 2015 Merlot, Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
88WP 2017 "The Chord", Lacules Estate, Peloponnese
88WP 2016 "18", Moschopolis, Macedonia
88WP 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Theotoky Estate, Ionian Islands
88WP 2016 PGI Slopes of Paiko Xinomavro, Kechris, Macedonia
88WP 2016 PGI Slopes of Paiko "Fourth Dimension", Kechris, Macedonia
88WP 2015 PDO Naoussa "Inima", Katogi Averoff, Macedonia
88WP 2017 PGI Florinas "S.M.X.", Alpha Estate, Macedonia
88WP 2014 PGI Crete "Symbolo", Lyrarakis, Crete
88WP 2016 PDO Nemea, Gaia Wines, Peloponnese
88WP 2018 PGI Peloponnese Syrah-Agiorgitiko, Gaia Wines, Peloponnese
88WP 2016 PGI Playies tou Enou "Orgion", Sclavos Wines
88WP 2012 PDO Rapsani "Idika Epilegmenos", Tsantalis, Thessaly
White wine
91WP 2017 PDO Santorini "Skitali", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
89WP 2017 "6", Moschopolis, Macedonia
89WP 2017 PDO Santorini "Nykteri", Artemis Karamolegos, Aegean Islands
89WP 2018 PDO Santorini "Pyritis", Artemis Karamolegos, Aegean Islands
89WP 2017 PDO Santorini "Cuvée Monsignori", Estate Argyros, Aegean Islands
89WP 2019 PDO Santorini "Familia"; Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
89WP 2019 Retsina "Tear of the Pine", Kechris, Macedonia
88WP 2018 PGI Makedonikos "Kidonitsa", Aslanis, Macedonia
88WP 2018 PGI Pangeou Assyrtiko "Areti", Biblia Chora, Macedonia
88WP 2019 PGI Pangeou "Biblia Chora", Biblia Chora, Macedonia
88WP 2018 PGI Pangeou "Plagios Sideways", B iblia Chora, Macedonia
88WP 2018 PGI Florinas Sauvignon Blanc Fumé, Alpha Estate, Macedonia
88WP 2018 PGI Florinas Assyrtiko "Aghia Kiriaki", Alpha Estate, Macedonia
88WP 2019 PGI Florinas Sauvignon Blanc, Alpha Estate , Macedonia
88WP 2019 PGI Epanomi Malagousia, Ktima Gerovassiliou, Macedonia
88WP 2019 PDO Santorini Assyrtiko, Argyros, Aegean Islands
88WP 2018 PDO Santorini "Familia", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
88WP 2016 PDO Santorini "Skitali", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
88WP 2018 PDO Santorini Assyrtiko "Cuvée N° 15", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
88WP 2016 PGI Imathia "Kapnistos", Dalamara, Macedonia
88WP 2018 PDO Santorini "Nikteri", Hatzidakis, Aegean Islands
88WP 2016 Malagousia-Assyrtiko "AA", Anatolikos Ampelonas, Thrace