Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: sour cherry, blueberry, red cherry, aromatic herbs
Palate: red fruits, earth, tobacco, spices
Bright, deep ruby Nemea with depth and density on the nose, red fruits and herbs over a touch of minerality, and a medium to full palate with very high quality tannins and a long, evolving aftertaste.
What it pairs with
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Charcoal-grilled lamb chops
The firm tannins and smoky, earthy register meet the fat and char directly. -
Slow-cooked rooster in tomato sauce
Sour cherry acidity mirrors the tomato while the tannin handles the long-cooked bird. -
Hard yellow cheeses
The mineral edge and long aftertaste keep pace with salty, aged cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Skouras · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Agiorgitiko (100%)
- Classification
- PDO Nemea
- Oak
- Full malolactic fermentation in barrique, then 12 months in new French barriques, 4 of them on light lees, plus 6 months in bottle
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- €21-23 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Grande Cuvee Nemea
What does Grande Cuvee Nemea taste like?
Skouras describes a bright, clean, deep ruby colour with depth, strength and density on the nose, focused on sour cherries, blueberries and red cherries with spice, aromatic herbs and minerality. The palate is medium to full bodied with interesting acidity and very high quality tannins.
How is Grande Cuvee Nemea made?
Alcoholic fermentation and extraction run in stainless steel at 23 degrees, post-fermentation extraction at 20 degrees, for a total of 14 days. Malolactic fermentation is completed in barrique before 12 months in new French oak and six months in bottle.
Where do the grapes come from?
The Agiorgitiko is grown in Corinthia at around 3,412 feet of altitude on red clay soils that are rich in minerals, harvested at the beginning of October.
What food pairs with Grande Cuvee Nemea?
Charcoal-grilled lamb chops, rooster in tomato sauce and hard yellow cheeses all suit the wine's firm tannin and long, savoury finish.