Structure
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: caramelised forest fruit, spices
Palate: dense dark fruit, noble tannin
Intense aubergine-dark in colour with aromas of warm caramelised forest fruits and spices, heavy in concentration with strong noble tannins and a long aftertaste.
What it pairs with
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Game
Gofas names royal game for this bottling; the concentration and noble tannins match it. -
Braised venison
Three years in barrel gives the frame for a long, dark braise. -
Hard aged cheese
The caramelised fruit and spice register survives a strong cheese course.
Facts
- Producer
- Gofas Winery · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Agiorgitiko (100%)
- Oak
- Thirty to thirty-six months in 225 litre French oak barrels followed by 12 months in bottle
- ABV
- 15.0%
- Price
- €17-20 at retail
Frequently asked about Vasilio Grande Reserve
What does Vasilio Grande Reserve taste like?
Gofas describes an intense aubergine colour with aromas of warm caramelised forest fruits and spices, heavy concentration with strong and noble tannins and a long aftertaste.
Where do the grapes come from?
From a 43-year-old family dry-farmed vineyard at Koutsi on calcareous soil at 380 metres, yielding roughly 350 kilos per stremma, harvested in the first ten days of September.
How long is Vasilio Grande Reserve aged?
Selected over-ripe grapes are given deep red vinification with 25 days of extended skin contact, then 30 to 36 months in 225 litre French oak barrels and 12 months in bottle.
What food pairs with Vasilio Grande Reserve?
Gofas recommends serving it at ambient temperature with game.