Keo Commandaria St John is dried fruit, spices and oak wood on the nose with rich, intense flavour on the palate. Solera blended, ancient Mavro & Xynisteri varieties, Troodos mountains — perfect for aperitifs, digestifs and mixed drinks. One of the world’s oldest wines.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
This extraordinary Cypriot dessert wine presents a deep, rich mahogany amber colour of exceptional brilliance and intensity, displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of Keo Commandaria St John — crafted from the ancient and indigenous Mavro and Xynisteri grape varieties grown in the fourteen privileged villages of the Commandaria Appellation of Origin on the eastern slopes of the Troodos mountains, one of the world’s most historic and celebrated wine-producing regions.
Aroma
The nose is rich and immediately captivating, with notes of dried fruit, spices and oak wood creating a deeply expressive and intensely complex aromatic profile of genuine distinction and historic character. The bouquet reflects the extraordinary quality of sun-dried Mavro and Xynisteri grapes from volcanic soils of the Commandaria appellation — a wine of outstanding aromatic richness and authentic ancient Cypriot heritage.
Palate
Rich and intensely flavoured on the palate, with dried fruit, spices and oak wood of exceptional depth and complexity delivering a flavour profile of genuine opulence and enduring distinction. The Solera blending system ensures a beautifully consistent style — combining young wine with old to achieve a harmonious balance of freshness and aged complexity that is the hallmark of Keo Commandaria St John. The finish is long, warm and deeply satisfying.
Pairs With
This exceptional Keo Commandaria St John is a natural companion to dried fruits, baklava, almond cake, aged hard cheeses, dark chocolate, or enjoyed as an elegant aperitif, contemplative digestif or refreshing mixed drink — the perfect expression of one of the world’s oldest and most historically celebrated wines.
