Barafakas Gewurztraminer White 2023
£30.00
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Barafakas Gewurztraminer White 2023
£30.00
Description
Barafakas Gewurztraminer is an aromatic white from Nemea in the Peloponnese. Lychee, rose and white-flower notes give it an expressive character, while a rounded texture is balanced by freshness. Enjoy it with poultry in light sauces, grilled vegetables or seafood mezze.
At a glance
Grape
Gewürztraminer
Region
Peloponnese
Vintage
2023
Sweetness
Dry
Pairs well with
Poultry, Grilled vegetables, Seafood mezze
Grape
Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer is an aromatic, pink-skinned grape best known for its expression in Alsace. Its white wines are recognised for rose, lychee, exotic fruit and spice aromas, with a generous texture and comparatively gentle acidity. Its pronounced perfume comes from the grape itself.
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.