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Gaia S

  • Producer: Gaia Wines
  • Winemaker: Yiannis Paraskevopoulos
  • Country of Origin: Greece
  • Region of Origin: Nemea, Koutsi hills
  • Style: Dry Red Wine
  • Grape varieties: 80% Agiorgitiko, 20% Syrah
  • Body: Full
  • Vintage: 2020
  • ABV: 15%
  • Drinking window: 2022-2032
  • Closure Type: Cork
Title

Beginning of 2007, Koutsi Nemea. GAIA introduces GAIA S, a new creation that combines the much-loved indigenous Agiorgitiko grape with the French Syrah. You can interpret S whichever way you prefer; S for Syrah but also S for Super Nemea.

 

Vineyard Information

Age of the Vines: 20-45 years

Harvest: 100% manually with intensive selection in 20kg boxes.

Yield: 45hl/ha

Soil: Marl and limestone

Winemaking Process

The grapes come from GAIA’s private vineyard at upland Koutsi, in Nemea. GAIA S ages for 12 months in 225 lit. French oak barrels coming from the Nevers & Allier forests in central France. When bottled, without undergoing any filtering or additional procedures, it matures for at least five months before being released to the market.

Tasting advice

Serving temperature: best served at 16o-18oC . Pour in a Decanter half an hour before serving.

Ratings

2014 vintage, Jancis Robinson, MW Julia Harding, 16.5+ points

2013 vintage, Robert Parker, 91 points