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St. Nicholas Commandaria 2013

Cyprus

Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 1

Price: $25.95

Sweetness: Sweet
Alcohol: 15%

Drink: 2018-2025

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: St. Nicholas

Greg Hughes rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

This is a pretty interesting wine that you don't see very often. Port and Sherry fans, take note! It's made from Xynisteri and Mavro, which are white and red grapes respectively. The grapes are picked and dried, which concentrates the flavours.
Once fermented to roughly 15%, they yeast die off and the producer can choose to fortify it or not.
This example has an average amount of alcohol. They can go as high as a Port (20%). They also see a lot of barrel maturation.
This wine is beautifully coloured. Viscous and burnished brown and gold. Caramel and burned sugar. Lemon and raisin. Smokey and syrupy.
You can serve it chilled, but it isn't necessary. It's pretty delicious at any temperature. Serve it with pecans and tapasy stuff.

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