GAIA
ESTATE
Atop the South-Western slopes of Koutsi, at an altitude of 650 m. we
cultivate our Agiorgitiko vines with an eye toward the creation of a red wine of an
exceptional personality and a great aging potential.
The yield of GAIA ESTATE’ s 12 year old vineyard is closely monitoring so that it remains
low, never exceeding 56 hl/he. During wine-making, we extend the moment of extraction to
its limit, giving the absolutely ripe Agiorgitiko grape the chance to express its powerful
character at full strength. Afterwards, the new wine will mature for 12 months in new 225
liter French oak casks from the Nevers and Allier forests.
The wine undergoes malolactic fermentation during its first winter of aging. Ultimately,
GAIA ESTATE is bottled directly from the cask without prior treatments such as chilling or
filtration. In this way, we preserve the best of all the essential elements of our wine.
Awards
Upon its first release in 1999, GAIA ESTATE 1997 received the Gold Medal of the 1st
International Wine Competition in Thessaloniki, together with the 1st place award for the
best A.O.C. wine of the year 1999.
Analytical Standards :
|
Alcohol
(% vol) |
Acidity
in Tartaric acid (gr/lit) |
Sugar
(gr/lit) |
Gaia
Estate ’00 |
14,00 |
5,23 |
2,00 |
Financial Times
“A century of wines in this rich harvest from the high
street”
Jancis Robinson
11-12 December 1999
Reds
Five-star value
Gaia Estate Red 1997. This is very serious red wine, and exceptionally good for
the money. If it came from Napa rather than eastern Peloponnese and a more familiar grape
than Agiorgitiko, it would cost three or four times as much.
Wines
Hugo Arnold
01 January 2000
Want value-for-money drinking over the next 12 months? Look to areas previously
reserved for more everyday drinking, or those where fashion seems to suggest we should not
go. The following are a personal selection : Gaia Estate Red 1997
WINE SECRETS
Most Underrated Red Wines
Greek Reds
Tim Atkin
No, not a joke. Greek reds, especially those made from Xynomavro, Agiorgitiko and/or
Cabernet Sauvignon, are among the Mediterranean’s great unsung wines. Look out for
bottles of Gaia Estate.
BBC Good Food
Sarah Jane Evans
January 2000
Gaia Estate 1997, a Greek red made from an unknown local grape. This wine from
Nemea has a bold berry nose and plummy cherry fruit, making it great with red meat.
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