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: ripe red fruits, vanilla, chocolate
Palate: mocha, toffee, wood
Deep red with aromas of ripe red fruits and a delicate presence of vanilla and chocolate, generous, full bodied, chewy and robust with a velvety taste and mocha and toffee hints.
What it pairs with
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Beef bourguignon
The chewy, robust frame and mocha notes fold into a long red wine braise. -
Roast duck with cherry
Ripe red fruit and velvet texture sit well with duck fat and fruit sauce. -
Dark chocolate tart
The wine's own chocolate and toffee register carries a bitter chocolate dessert.
Facts
- Producer
- Lantides Winery · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Merlot (100%)
- Classification
- PGI Peloponnese
- Oak
- Fourteen months in oak barrels
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- €14-16 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Aenaon Merlot
What does Aenaon taste like?
Lantides describes a deep red colour with aromas of ripe red fruits and a delicate presence of vanilla and chocolate. It is generous, full bodied, chewy and robust with a velvety taste and vanilla, wood, mocha and toffee hints.
How long can Aenaon be cellared?
The producer calls it a well-structured wine that can be cellared for eight to 12 years, after 14 months in oak barrels.
What grape is Aenaon made from?
It is a Merlot under the PGI Peloponnese designation, from Lantides's red-variety vineyards at Asprokampos in Nemea.
What food pairs with Aenaon?
Beef bourguignon, roast duck with cherry and dark chocolate tart all suit its mocha and toffee register.