Gaia Wines is a remarkable wine estate. They have succeeded in becoming one of the true icons in not just one, but two of the finest wine regions in Greece: Nemea in the Peloponnese is home to the Agiorgitiko grape, and the island of Santorini is famous for its Assyrtiko wines. Last week I had [...]
I had the pleasure of attending a wine tasting event at the “Wine loved – Cultural Center for Flavour Information” in Athens yesterday evening. As I have reported earlier this year, Greeks have started embracing wines on a much more serious level than in the past. This is a great development that just shows how [...]
I just returned from Nemea, where I once again visited Ktima Palivou. I spend about two hours with Georgos Palivos, and time just flew by. He took me to his vineyards that start at about 320 m above sealevel and go all the way up to 520 m. The soil is extremly stony and [...]
All the wines are very elegant and feminin in style and offer superb value for money. 2008 Fetino red – VdP Peloponnese, 100% Agiorgitiko 14 Very bright and deep purple colour. The wine is Beaujolais like in style. The nose shows lots of strawberry and cherry character. It is best served a little cooler. The [...]
Both wines are produced biologically: 2005 Ktima Nemeion Reserve red – Nemea AOC, 100% Agiorgitiko 16 Medium deep red cherry colour. The wine was kept for 18 months in barrel and a further 18 months in bottle. Good open nose of spices and red fruits. Medium bodied, well structured with lots of cherry fruit flavours. [...]
2008 Metron Ariston white – VdP Peloponnese, 65% Roditis, 35 % Chardonnay 15 Medium deep silver colour. Quite an expressive nose of fresh summer fruits. Very good on palate, rich and buttery, lots of exotic fruits. Good. 6500 bottles produced. AVIN0879210551950 2006 Miden Agan red – VdP Peloponnese, 100% Agiorgitiko 18 Bright medium deep strawberry [...]
2008 Spilia, white – 60% Chardonnay, 30 % Moschofilero, 10% Assyrtico 16 Very pale watery colour. Lots of fresh summer fruits on the nose. The palate is very fresh, with lots of fruit character. It has a perfect acidity, this is a white that will please most wine drinkers. The Assyrtico has been placed in [...]
2007 Viognier Eclectique white – VdP Peloponnese, 100% Viognier 18 Medium deep straw/silver colour. Very open and forthcoming nose, rich and dense. Fruits are melon and ananas, this is coupled with a nice earthiness. Very rich on the palate with lots of melon and exotic fruits. The wine has a very good acidity, the finish [...]
