Barafakas Apocalypsis Nemea Red 2019
£30.00
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Barafakas Apocalypsis Nemea Red 2019
£30.00
Description
Barafakas Apocalypsis is a dry Agiorgitiko from PDO Nemea in the Peloponnese. French oak maturation gives this red depth and structure, with sour-cherry fruit, spice and a touch of vanilla. Its rounded tannins and generous palate suit lamb, game and richly flavoured meat dishes. Serve at 16–18°C.
At a glance
Grape
Agiorgitiko
Region
Peloponnese
Vintage
2019
Sweetness
Dry
Body
Full Bodied
Denomination
PDO Nemea
Pairs well with
Lamb, Game, Red meats
Grape
Agiorgitiko
Agiorgitiko is the red grape at the heart of Nemea in the Peloponnese. Its generous red fruit and typically supple tannins make it appealing in youthful reds, while more structured examples can develop well with ageing. It is also used for fresh rosés and concentrated sweet wines.
Producer
Young winemaker Christos Barafakas with a degree in Agriculture returned to his family’s 14-hectare large vineyard in Nemea and established his winery in 2002. He has been one of the few new producers, who expressed the Agiorgitiko variety in fresh styles, without the use of ageing wooden barrels. His vineyard plots have a varying altitude between 280 and 600m above sea level, with plants ranging in age between 5 to 45 years and overall low yields, 6-9 t/ha. Although generally straightforward and practical in his approach, he has created some unique wines, such as “Thousand Years”, a blend of Agiorgitiko and Cabernet Sauvignon, suitable for ageing in the cellar and the boutique Phylacto, sun-dried Assyrtiko in very limited quantities, a “mini-Vinsanto” (with a twist, as aged in acacia barrels) to be found outside Santorini.