18 Moschopolis Syrah Mavrotragano 2019 Moschopolis Vineyards
CHF 27.00
A Rhone style red from a master winemaker. Intense and complex with a deep purple, almost black color and aromas of red berries, sour cherries, butter, pepper, violet, vanilla, cinnamon, plums and tobacco on the nose. Flavors of juicy red fruit, dried fig, dark chocolate, coffee and spices on the palate. It is full-bodied, with sharp acidity that balances with the buttery texture and the velvety tannins. You will definitely want to make space in your cellar for this one!
Food Pairing: Roasted red meat, meat pies, mature cheese, and grilled sausages.
Number of bottles produced: 4800
Description
Grape Variety: 50% Mavrotragano 50% Syrah
Vinification: Both Syrah and Mavrotragano are fermented together in temperature-controlled tanks using indigenous yeasts and matured in second-use French oak barrels for 18 months. Bottled unfiltered and aged for another 6 months before being released to the market.
Alcohol level: 14.5% vol
Tasting Note: A Rhone-style red blend of Syrah and Mavrotragano by a master winemaker. Intense and complex with a deep purple, almost black color and aromas of red berries, sour cherries, butter, pepper, violet, vanilla, cinnamon, plums, and tobacco on the nose. Flavors of juicy red fruit, dried fig, dark chocolate, coffee, and spices on the palate. It is full-bodied, with sharp acidity that balances with the buttery texture and the velvety tannins. You will definitely want to make space in your cellar for this one!
Food Pairing: Roasted red meat, meat pies, mature cheese, and grilled sausages.
Number of bottles produced: 4800
Thessaloniki – Central Macedonia, 11 hectares – organic viticulture
George Germanis of Moschopolis Winery is one of the most experienced and respected vineyards and soil scientists in Greece. In 2016, having already left his mark in the development of viticulture and winemaking in many wine-growing regions of Greece, he decided to establish his own winery together with his son-in-law Dimitris and his children Aliki and Theodoris. They chose the best sites around Thessaloniki and Kastoria and since then they have been creating wines from original blends with unique styles, unbeatable quality, and concentration.
Their winemaking philosophy is the production of wines that express the special characteristics of their terroir through minimal but crucial intervention, the use of indigenous yeasts, and bottling without filtering. All vineyards are sustainably managed and they have implemented many innovative farming techniques, such as hanging grapes at a height of 1.8m above ground and under the permanent cover of the foliage to protect them from the sun and high temperatures and to achieve maximum ventilation thus avoiding fungal diseases and minimizing the use of fungicides.
