Barafakas Saint Modesto Rose 2025
£30.00
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Barafakas Saint Modesto Rose 2025
£30.00
Description
Barafakas Saint Modesto is a dry rosé combining Agiorgitiko and Grenache Rouge. Pale pink in colour, its cherry and floral notes meet a fresh palate with a creamy texture. Enjoy it at 12–14°C with salmon, charcuterie pizza or pasta in a light tomato sauce.
At a glance
Grape
Agiorgitiko, Grenache Rouge
Region
Peloponnese
Vintage
2025
Sweetness
Dry
Pairs well with
Salmon, Pizza, Pasta with tomato sauce
Grapes
Agiorgitiko & Grenache Rouge
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.
Grenache Rouge, also known as Grenache Noir or Garnacha, is a red grape widely used in Mediterranean reds and rosés. It is valued for its generous fruit and rounded palate. Its character varies with the site and winemaking, making it a versatile blending partner.
Grenache Rouge, also known as Grenache Noir or Garnacha, is a red grape widely used in Mediterranean reds and rosés. It is valued for its generous fruit and rounded palate. Its character varies with the site and winemaking, making it a versatile blending partner.
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.