Explore the World of Fine Wine | Alpha Estate, Amyndeon, Greece | 1 Jeroboam (5L) of Alpha Estate Ecosystem Xinomavro Old Vines Single Block “Barba Yannis” 2015 together with a private visit and tasting at Alpha Estate, followed by a dinner and one night’s stay at the Lynx Hotel, for 4-6 guests

EXPLORE THE WORLD OF FINE WINE | ALPHA ESTATE, AMYNDEON, GREECE 

1 Jeroboam (5L) of Alpha Estate Ecosystem Xinomavro Old Vines Single Block “Barba Yannis” 2015 together with a private visit and tasting at Alpha Estate, followed by a dinner and one night’s stay at the Lynx Hotel, for 4-6 guests

WINE:

1 Jeroboam (5L) of Alpha Estate Ecosystem Xinomavro Old Vines Single Block “Barba Yannis”, PDO Amyndeon 2015 

Packed in presentation coffret, owc packed separately

LYING IN OCTAVIAN, WILTSHIRE Offered Duty Paid with VAT on the Hammer Price

Sotheby's will provide the buyer with the contact details of the donor to arrange collection / organisation of the experience.

EXPERIENCE: 

This lot includes a private tour and vertical tasting of Barba Yannis Vineyard Xinomavro (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) at Alpha Estate with winemaker Angelos C. Iatridis, followed by a dinner and one night’s stay (including breakfast) at the Lynx Hotel, for 4-6 guests.

This experience to take place at a mutually agreed date before 31st December 2026. 

One night’s accommodation is included, based on 2 people sharing. Additional nights may be arranged by separate payment, if desired.

Local transport from Thessaloniki airport to the winery, from the winery to the hotel and back to Thessaloniki airport are included. Flights to Thessaloniki are not included.

Minimum age of guests subject to local regulations. 

MORE ABOUT THIS LOT:

Exclusive experience with the Alpha Estate in Northwestern Macedonia

Enjoy a magical escape for four to six people to Alpha Estate in Northwestern Macedonia with a private tour and vertical tasting of Xinomavro from centenary vines at Alpha Estate with winemaker Angelos C. Iatridis, accompanied by festive dinner composed of the finest local ingredients prepared by a local chef and one night at the exclusive Lynx Hotel, designated as a National Geographic Traveller UK Selection—Lakes & Mountains Collection.

Yiannis Karakasis MW explains, "One of Greece’s most profound single-vineyard expressions, Barba Yannis comes from ungrafted, 105-year-old Xinomavro vines in Amyndeon, Macedonia. This lot offers a rare vertical of five vintages, showing the evolution of Greece’s most noble red variety in a continental, high-altitude terroir.

Alpha Estate Wines — Winemaker’s Technical Notes:

2013 – Cool-year classicism: taut red-cherry and sun-dried tomato, graphite-fine tannins and bright acidity; fully ripe phenolics keep it authoritative rather than austere.

2015 – Benchmark poise: generous, saturated fruit with rose and black-tea hints; depth, equilibrium, and the kind of balance that promises a long, graceful evolution.

2017 – Solar yet precise: a powerful core of ripe cherry and warm spice, tobacco undertones and an architectural frame—one of the decade’s standouts.

2019 – Finesse first: early-picked purity, silken tannins and aromatic precision (red fruit, dried herbs, tomato leaf); elegant, finely etched, terrior-true.

2021 – Vibrant and youthful: pristine fruit, lively acidity and mineral drive; currently coiled, with outstanding underlying extract and potential.

With this lot, indulge in a vertical tasting of Single Block “Barba Yannis”, a 3.71-hectare vineyard planted in 1919. These are traditional, goblet-trained vines, 100% ungrafted and dry farmed. The vineyard rests on sandy clay loam soils over limestone conglomerates, offering excellent natural drainage. Yields are strictly limited to 25 hl/ha following its natural and meticulous selection. No herbicides are used, and the vineyard is currently in its third year of conversion to organic cultivation.

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