Gaia Estate Red, Nemea 2016

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Our Price:  £33.55Earn 33 Loyalty Points Bottle or Case:    Bottle:  £33.55  Case of 6:  £201.30  Case of 12:  £402.60 Producer:  Gaia Wines Grape Varieties:  100% Agiorgitiko Optimum Drinking:  Within 8 years Wine Style:  Full bodied smooth red Alcohol by Volume:  14% Closure:  Natural Cork Country:  Greece Availability:

Gaia Estate Red, Nemea 2016

Tasting Note:      Simply stunning - sweet, serious and velvety. Great depth and complexity with loads of black and red fruits with powerful yet smooth tannins. A top red not just from Gaia Estate but in our opinion, the whole of Greece.

Style:                  Full bodied

Variety:              100% Agiorgitiko

Viticulture:         Sourced from low yielding Agiorgitiko vines on southwesterly slopes at 650 metres altitude. Natural fining and no filtration.

Region:               Nemea

Soil Type:           Volcanic

Winemakers:      Leon Karatsalos and Yiannis Paraskevopoulos

Closure:              Natural cork

Fermentation:    Macerated for a lengthy period then the wine was matured in French oak casks for 12 months.

Alcohol:             14%

Food:                  Rich pastas, casserole, steak.