Apostolos Thimiopoulos, one of the most revered winemakers in Greece, is well known for his excellent work in Naoussa but in recent years he has also been active in Santorini. ATMA red is a unique blend of Xinomavro from Naoussa and Mandilaria from Santorini. Mandilaria is a grape full of character and aggression and given Xinomavro’s reputation as a tannic variety, you would expect this to be a tannic brute but this wine is anything but! This strange coexistence of the two major winemaking zones in the bottle gave a bright dark ruby red wine that is soft and succulent and remarkably fresh with an abundance of red fruits on the nose and palate: strawberries, cherries, blackberries, pomegranate, white pepper. Its medium body and fresh acidity make ATMA an incredibly easy to drink wine