Structure
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: red fruit, black fruit, vegetal hints
Palate: plum, cherry, forest fruit, sweet spice
Medium ruby with red fruit aromas and a discreet presence of black ones, vegetal hints and a spicy character, dry on the palate with cool acidity, round tannins and a lasting aftertaste of plum and cherry.
What it pairs with
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Grilled pork belly
Cool acidity and round tannins cut the fat without oak getting in the way. -
Tomato and aubergine briam
The wine is unoaked and vegetal-edged, which suits an oven-baked vegetable dish. -
Soutzoukakia
Sweet spice in the aftertaste matches the cumin in the meatballs.
Facts
- Producer
- Lafazanis Winery · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Agiorgitiko (100%)
- Classification
- PDO Nemea
- Oak
- No barrel ageing; the producer calls it a fresh version of Nemea
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- €10-12 at retail
Frequently asked about Geometria Agiorgitiko
What does Geometria Agiorgitiko taste like?
Lafazanis describes a medium ruby colour with aromas of red fruits and a discreet presence of black ones, vegetal hints and a spicy character. The mouth is dry with cool acidity, round tannins and medium body, showing plum, cherry, forest fruits and sweet spices with a lasting aftertaste.
Is Geometria Agiorgitiko aged in barrel?
No. Lafazanis describes it as a fresh version of Nemea, made without barrel maturation to show the pure varietal character of Agiorgitiko.
How is Geometria Agiorgitiko made?
Harvest runs from 10 to 20 September, followed by 24 hours of cold skin contact, then six days of extraction on the skins and alcoholic fermentation at 18 degrees.
Where do the grapes come from?
The parcels are selected from across the wider PDO Nemea zone at 250 to 400 metres of altitude on clay and calcareous soils.