Producer Katogi Averoff Metsovo Epiros
One of the most successful rediscoveries of indigenous varieties has yet again proven that wine does have the last word Having first tasted this previously scoffed at grape in early spring I was impressed Subsequent tastings have been a revelation
Some semiotics The label is in the Vlach language one of the four Lower Latin Balkan languages related to Romanian spoken in the mountains of Pindos and elsewhere in Northern Greece Rossiu di munte means mountain red Vlachiko is Greek for Vlachish grape The vines 725 m are on a gravel river bed on the estate of the Monastery of Voutsas in eastern Zagori An area surrounded by mountains the mesoclimate is continental The day night temperature variation is marked and comes through in the wine
The 2005 vintage is a crackerjack in these hills and terrific throughout Greece Medium deep colour black pepper aromatics Spicy bright fruit layered and oozing freshness With a useful 128 ABV it is balance in itself For the techno geeks it was fermented at 2025C and then cask aged for six months in 300 litre Nevers oak casks medium toasting Bottled unfiltered The vineyard consultant is Haroula Spinthiropoulou who along with oenologist Dimitris Ziannis are top professionals From the hard work and few words school
Wine: Rossiu di Munte Katogi Averoff.
Year: -
Link: http://www.katogihotel.gr/
Score: 17
Type: Red
Variety: Vlachiko
Area: Epirus