Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: cherry blossom, tobacco leaf, dark berry, white pepper, cedar
Palate: fine-boned tannin, juicy red fruit, high acidity, mineral earthiness
Kir-Yianni's single-vineyard Naoussa PDO Xinomavro, built on lighter estate soils for a finer-boned, more fragrant style than the estate's blended cuvees.
What it pairs with
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Charcoal-grilled lamb
The wine's firm, dense tannin has enough grip to match char and fat without being flattened. -
Kontosouvli
Slow-turned pork on the spit has a smoky crust that meets the cedar and pepper notes head on. -
Aged kefalotyri
The cheese's salt sharpens the wine's red fruit and softens the tannin.
History
Released since 1995 from a single vineyard block on lighter soils at the Kir-Yianni estate, Ramnista was built to show a more fragrant, finer-tannin side of Xinomavro than the estate's blended Naoussa bottlings.
- 1995: First vintage released as a single-vineyard bottling
Facts
- Producer
- Ktima Kir-Yianni · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Xinomavro (100%)
- Classification
- Naoussa PDO
- Oak
- 16 to 18 months in French oak, about 30 percent new
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR28-38 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1995
Frequently asked about Ramnista
What does Kir-Yianni Ramnista taste like?
Cherry blossom, tobacco leaf, dark berry and white pepper on the nose, with fine-boned, dense tannin, juicy red fruit and high acidity carrying through a long, mineral finish.
When should I drink Ramnista?
It drinks well from 5 years out to about 18 years from vintage. Decant an hour before serving on younger bottles to let the cedar and spice notes open.
What food pairs with Ramnista?
Charcoal-grilled lamb, kontosouvli and aged kefalotyri all stand up to the wine's dense tannin and acidity.
What classification does Ramnista have?
It is a single-vineyard Naoussa PDO wine, 100 percent Xinomavro by law.