Palivos

ANEMOS RED

Regional red dry wine of Peloponnese
Grape Varieties: Agiorgitiko (St.George)
Years of production: `95, `96, `97, `98, `99, `00, `01, `03, `04, `05, `06, `07, `08, `09
Region of Production: Ancient Nemea

• Vineyard: Owned
• Hectares:  3,4
• Production: 1000 kg/stremma (=0,1 hectare)
• Harvest: 20/09/2009
• Alcoholic Title: 13%
• Sugar: <2gr/lt
• Acidity: 5,3
• PH: 3,48
• Annual production: 45.000 bottles

In the vineyards:
At the slopes of Giougriza Hills in Ancient Nemea, where the excavations brought to light ancient jars containing grape seeds and only a few meters from the Temple of Nemeiou Dia, a small vineyard is established from 1965 up to 1984 with Agiorgitiko. Aiming for a wine which would express only the characteristics of this variety and with clean aroma and flavour; we grow grapes applying on a three generations experience and knowledge. Personal treatment and cultivated practices from the formation of the grapes up to maturation guarantees the high quality result.

Vinification
Traditional red vinification using after-fermentation’s infusion methods, and strict control of temperature.

Few words about St.George (Agiorgitiko)
Agiorgitiko is one of the widely-grown heat-resistant Greek wine-making grape varieties. It is a red variety that has traditionally been grown in the Nemea region of the Peloponnese. It is one of the more commercially important indigenous Greek varieties, and it can take on a large range of characteristics, from soft to very tannic, depending on factors in the growing and winemaking processes.
The grape is generally planted in dry, infertile soil, in order to encourage the production of fewer but more concentrated grapes, and ripens after mid-September. It is frequently host to a number of viruses, which may actually be in part responsible for its typical characteristics.

Comments from the winemaker:
The winemaking process could not be other than special, in a way which Agiorgitiko could express with the most intense way the rich aromatic character into a full bodied wine with soft tannins. The result is a deep-coloured, purple wine with intense fruity and clean aroma and the flavours of cherries, strawberries and gooseberries dominating. The silky mouthfeel and the full of grapejuice aftertaste give the impression that you are tasting grapes from the vineyard on September.

Food Suggestions: red meat, pasta with red sauces and assortment of cheeses.
Best served at a temperature of 14-16oC

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