Zambartas Koukouvagia Shiraz-Mataro 2023
A lovely deep purple red colour. Leather, tobacco, and allspice aromas, an extremely smooth, rich blend of leather from the Mataro (also known as Mourvèdre or Monastrell) and purple briar fruit from the shiraz. Plenty of acidity keeps this full-bodied red nice and fresh. A great all-rounder.
Zambartas Winery was founded by Akis Zambartas, one of the first French-trained oenologists in Cyprus, who for many years was winemaker at Keo. Crucially, Akis researched and recorded the indigenous varieties of Cyprus in the 1980s, preserving them for the future, and eventually leading to him setting-up his own winery in 2006 focusing on these indigenous varieties. The winemaker is now Akis's son Marcos, who studied and trained in Australia, and his Dutch-born wife Marleen. They manage 13ha of organically-cultivated vineyards at altitudes of 550-10000m, including many old vineyards. Their wines reflect the quality and uniqueness of the local Cypriot varieties, from chalky, lemon-scented Xynisteri, to the warm, generous Maratheftiko.
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