Gaia Agiorgitiko by Gaia 2022

Gaia Agiorgitiko by Gaia 2022

Peloponnese, Greece (75 cL)

A premium red wine that boasts a rich and complex profile.

Agiorgitiko owes its name to a Byzantine church in Nemea dedicated to Saint George. It is also sometimes referred to as the "Blood of Hercules".

Agiorgitiko by Gaia is made from grapes (100% Agiorgitiko) from a 40-year-old plot in the semi-mountainous town of Koutsi in Nemea, at an altitude of 450 to 550 meters on a steep slope. This vineyard is strictly pruned to reduce the number of fertile buds. With its deep cherry-red color, this well-structured wine has intense aromas of ripe fruit (ripe black cherries, plums) as well as herbaceous spices and a subtly warm note of toast. The wine is perfectly matured (8 months in barrels, then 6 months in bottles). Fruity on the palate, tasty and full-bodied. Tannins are mature and very well integrated.

Gaia Wines is the result of a collaboration between Leon Karatsalos, an agricultural engineer, and Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, one of Greece's leading wine figures. In 1994, they began producing their first wine on the island of Santorini in the Cyclades. In 1996, they took possession of an estate in the Koutsi region of Nemea in the Peloponnese. The concept was simple but bold: explore the limits of grape varieties in the two chosen regions and, with this expertise, produce exquisite wines. And the gamble paid off!

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Gaia Agiorgitiko by Gaia 2022

Peloponnese, Greece (75 cL)

Soil : Clay and limestone

Farming : Traditional

Grape(s) : Agiorgitiko

Alcohol : 14.0°

Aging : 8 months in barrels

Serving : 16°C - 18°C

Conservation : Now until 2030

Decanting : 30 minutes before serving

Pairing : Grilled Red Meats - Pasta with Tomato Sauce - Aged Cheese

Terroir

Péloponnèse

Peloponnese

Greece

Homer called this region "Ampeloessa", meaning "full of vines". Around Nemea, the city of wine, vines have been grown for over 3,000 years. There are some 300 grape varieties, 200 of which are indigenous to the region, some of which are thought to date back to Ancient Greece.

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