Keo - Commandaria St.-John NV (500ml) Cité de Carcassonne

Keo - Commandaria St.-John NV (500ml) Cité de CarcassonneThe world's oldest named wine still in productionan unbroken tradition stretching back nearly 3,000 years to ancient Cyprus. Commandaria is made from sun dried indigenous grapes (Mavro and Xynisteri) grown on the volcanic slopes of the Troodos Mountains, then aged using the solera system to blend young and old wines for consistency across generations. The Knights of St. John made this wine famous during the Crusades, and KEO continues the tradition

which echoes the tarragon and honey notes

dried earthy notes

Aged 8 months on lees in French oak barrels (30% new

no irrigation is utilized unless an extreme vintage takes place

is bottled the following spring

The grapes were riper than anyone dared hope

CELLARING 20+ years for savoury

The ceramic tile atelier was more a labor of passion and tenacity than a business as it always seemed to be on the brink of bankruptcy

the conjunction of altitude

minerals and cocoa nibs reminded me of a Right Bank wine

27% Pinot Noir

It is implanted with grafting on the field with a "massal" selection made between the oldest vines of Nero d'Avola from Pachino