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Oenops Vidiano 2024
Crete, Greece
$34.95 / bottle
$419.40 / case of 12
Oenops Vidiano 2024
  • White Wine
  • Vidiano
  • Sustainable
  • Dry
  • 750ml

Oenops Vidiano 2024

Crete, Greece
$34.95per bottle ($419.40per case)
12 bottles per case
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Fresh & Vibrant

Oenops was founded in 2015 by talented winemaker Nikos Karatzas, who produces a stunning range of distinctive wines from his newly established state-of-the-art winery. He sources indigenous and rare grape varieties grown on exceptional terroir focusing on cool-climate sites and old-vine plots, from carefully selected vineyards in Drama and Macedonia, which have been cultivated by ambitious winegrowers using an organic philosophy. 

Niko adopts a minimal intervention approach and vinifies plot by plot using stainless steel, concrete, oak barrels, and amphora. His aim is to source great fruit and craft wines that reflect the nuances of the native varieties and the identity of the terroir and as a result, he produces a collection of authentic, elegant, and delicious wines. 

The “Dots family” consists of single-varietal wines from indigenous varieties; it is named this way after its illusional label of dots where one can find the name of the variety the wine is made from Exceptional terroirs, minimal intervention viticulture, and wine making with a unique goal: to express clearly and honestly each variety’s character.

Grapes are sourced from contract growers, mostly from mountainous sites of Heraklion, Crete. After their chilling at 5°C, the grapes are carefully sorted and pressed as whole clusters in a vertical press. Spontaneous fermentation takes place slowly in 4 different types of vessels, from 4 different elements: clay amphorae, concrete tanks, large barrels of 600L and stainless steel tanks, providing the wine with impressive complexity and depth.
Wine is aged for 6 to 9 months in amphorae and concrete tanks, with only a small percentage in the old large barrels, in order to preserve all of its purity of fruit and taste; after that, wine is bottled unfiltered to retain its purity and elegance.

Complex nose of citrus with hints of white flowers and herbs on a mineral shade. It is creamy and layered in the mouth with flavors of stone fruits, lime and spices. It’s lively acidity provides freshness to the wine and a persistent after taste.

Great match for fish, oysters, Asian cuisine, pasta, and a wide selection of cheeses.

About the Winery

Oenops

Founded in 2015, Oenops, meaning ‘wine face’, is a pioneering project whose mastermind is the talented winemaker Nikos Karatzas. Following the micro-négociant system, Oenops aims to produce high quality, great value wines. Rather than owning vineyards, the company sources grapes from selected plots across Greece’s best terroirs, with a focus on cool-climate sites and old vines of indigenous varieties.

At the core of the company’s philosophy is the close partnership with ambitious growers who share a same sustainability-focused approach. Oenops mission is to source great fruit and craft wines that fully express its quality and sense of time and place. By using simple methods, led by the profile of the grapes rather than by any winemaking protocols, the company has built a range of authentic, fruit-forward wines that bring out the best of each variety, terroir and style.

The team tastes meticulously and tailors its approach to each plot and variety, based on the core philosophy and ethos. By vinifying each plot and variety separately the team has grown an understanding of the specificity of each vineyard and of the work done each year, in turn allowing for improvement in each vintage.

A repertoire of indigenous grape varieties, such as Malagousia, Assyrtiko, Vidiano, Roditis, Xinomavro, Limniona, and Mavroudi, is expressed through different styles of Greek varietal wines and in labels that have gained widespread recognition, among consumers and critics alike.

What the team at Oenops strives for is, ultimately, to produce tasteful, elegant wines that work as perfect companions to every meal and special occasion.

Press Reviews

WineAlign

91 points (2020) - Michael Godel

Oenops vidiano is a varietal white raised in amphora, wood and stainless steel. The wild ferment and six months lees aging (in amphora) give this wine a naturally curative texture but what was not expected was the high level of open-knit freshness. Cool and vibrant, citrus up there with the best of them, zesty and full of great spirit. Just enough substance, extract and tannin keep it grounded. Drink 2022-2025. Tasted March 2022.

91 points (2020) - John Szabo, MS

A pure vidiano here from Drama in Northern Greece, a variety native to Crete, it takes on here a minimalist expression and lean, stony character. Fruit is mostly in the sharp citrus and white-fleshed orchard category, while the palate is bone-dry, with no obvious signs of amphora or barrel ageing (also partially fermented/aged in stainless steel). Length is very good, though I feel there's more in reserve; try again in 2023 for a more developed expression. Good, stony stuff. 12.5% alc. declared. Tasted March 2022.

90 points (2020) - David Lawrason

This 100% vidiano, an indigenous Greek variety that has been wild fermented in a mixture of amphora, stainless steel and old barrels. Then aged on its lees six months. It pours bright lemon yellow and shows fairly lifted lemon, herbal, gently spicy. It is medium weight, bright, tart-edged and lemony. Some bitterness. Quite intense; very good to excellent length. Tasted March 2022