On the wooded lower slopes of Mount Olympus, the tiny Rapsani appellation makes a distinctive red from Xinomavro blended with two local grapes, Krassato and Stavroto. The altitude and schist soils give a wine of firm tannin, bright acidity and the savoury, tomato-and-herb complexity that marks Xinomavro — often likened to Nebbiolo.
Once known mainly as monastery wine, Rapsani was revived by a large producer and a few small growers, and now ranks among northern Greece's most characterful reds — mountain wine made in the shadow of the home of the gods.