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Underdog Grape · Cyprus

Xynisteri

Pronounced ksee-nee-STEH-reerecorded by Anastasia Konstantopoulou

Cyprus's most important white grape has a reputation for being light and neutral. Grown high and picked with care, it shows more than that. Here is what the grape is, where it grows and where to find a bottle.

Tasting profile
Full tasting notes live in the deep dive.
Where it grows
Cyprus
The catch
From hot, low vineyards it can taste of very little, which is where its reputation for being neutral comes from. Buy a bottle from a higher site, and unoaked.
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Cyprus

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Read the deep diveXynisteri: Cyprus's White Grape, and Why Altitude Matters

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