Monemvasia 2014 Monemvasios Red (Laconia)
We love a well-aged red, so were delighted to discover that this beauty is the estate’s current release. After eight years, one senses the barrique-aging (70% new!) only inferentially, as the wine has achieved a glorious balance of dark-toned Agiorgitiko fruit, silky texture and salty undertow. A perfect 2005 drunk at the property testified to how beautifully such innately well-constructed wines can age.
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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | HMW-MOR14 |
Country | Greece |
Region | Laconia |
Color/Style | Red |
Farming Practices | Organic |
Varieties | 90% Agiorgitiko, 10% Mavroudi |
ABV | 13 |
Residual Sugar | 1.9 |
Acidity | 5.4 |
Closure | DIAM |
Case Size | 12x750 |
Pricing | Discountable |
Maceration | total duration of maceration is 7 days, 2 in low temperature, and 5 simultaneously with fermentation in 28 degrees celcius |
Pumpover/Punchdown | Pumpover |
Destemming | Complete |
Fermentation Vessel | Stainless Steel |
Fermentation Duration | approx 15 days |
Aging Method | New Barrique 70%, Used Barrique 30% |
Aging Duration (months) | 12 |
Filtered | Yes |
Yeast | Cultured |
Lees Contact/Stirring | 5 months contact/stirring of the lees is stainless steel tanks |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 110 mg/L |
Soil Type | Loam, Slate, Schist |
Elevation (meters) | 300 |
Vine Age | 12 |
Yields (hl/ha) | 30 |
Picking | Hand-Harvested |
Annual Production | 1700 cases |
Notes from the Producer: Monemvasios is an aged red blend that is mostly made from Agiorgitiko, a most prominent red varieties of Greece which gives medium tanines and beautiful red and black fruit, and Mavroudi which is a rare local variety which adds to the complexity and the aging potential of the wine with its acidity and a more intense tannic aspect. The wine is aged for 12 months in oak barriques, apart of which used, and is released after significant bottle aging.
