I know Mr Haridimos Hatzidakis from ever since he started his winery back in 1996-97.
We have good contacts and every now and then I pay him a visit to see what’s new.
Last week I went there with a good friend of mine to show him the hatzidakis winery.
It is maybe the smallest winery there is but …produces amazing wines, what can I say Haridimos has a gift in wine making.
A was surprised to find out that he had some new labels in the cellar I never had seen before.
I didn’t wait long and just took a few cases with me to try…Yes a few cases like 15 of them.
The first one was ” Santorini Hatzidakis Mylos 2008″ the second one was “Hatzidakis Santorini Cuvee 15 2009” and the third one was “Hatzidakis Santorini special Cuvee No 17”.
Just to set things strait…these wines are not available in the Greek market…They all go out to France!Yes to France.
So after i got my cases delivered I started with the Santorini Mylos 2008.
Santorini Mylos 2008, if I would blind taste it I would say that this wine was a 2004-2005 vintage…It had a deep yellow color and amazing strong aromas.The taste was strong (15% vol) but not in a bad way…It was pleasant to me as I like the full body wines from the Assyrtiko grape….I am going to keep a case for the next years to see how it will evolve.
My rating ….93 points!Good jod Haridimos.
The next one I tried was the Special cuvee No 17.
This wine has a light yellow color and a medium body and aftertaste.The strenght of the Assyrtiko can not be hidden it was a 13.5%vol common for Santorini.But it is not 100% Assytiko it also has some Athiri and Aidani in it so that is what makes it much lighter than the Mylos I tasted the other day.It would pair perfectly with any fish or just by its self on a Caldera balcony watching the sunset 🙂
My rating 89points.
The last one Cuvee 15 was something between the Mylos and the No17…You see Hatzidakis makes wines just for everyone…Again pleasant 100% Assyrtiko and all the labels in French…
Medium dark yellow color a lot of minerals and medium acidity.Good to age for the next 7 years.
My rating 90points.
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