2013 was an excellent and very promising vintage for Tuscany. The spring rains significantly reduced the yield, but as it was predicted before the harvest and demonstrated and in retrospect, it was a great year for the region. This particularly favored Sangiovese, the flagship variety of the region which ripens later than the rest of the area. It acquired unique complexity, concentration and solid tannic structure, while maintaining its lively acidity.
Our favorite Greek producer outside Greece, the exuberant Stavros Tsoukas, also known as «il Greco», returned with a brand new Big Red! In Italy and almost all over the world, the peacock is the symbol of pride and beauty. And if you hear him talking about it, you will certainly understand that Pavone 2013 of Azienda Agricola San Gabriele Arcangelo Stavros Tsoukas is the wine he is really proud of.
Its first vintage was 2013! A great vintage, exceptional grapes and people with an appetite for experimentation and creativity all gathered in one place: a small boutique winery in the Cinigiano Montecucco region in Tuscany. The organic and biodynamic cultivation allowed the vine to express the dynamic varietal undistracted. The fermentation happened spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, without use of commercial ones. it remained two years in new French oak barrels made by the Mittelberger family of South Tyrol, with the barrel maker himself regularly monitoring the progress of the wine. It was bottled unfiltered using minimal amounts of sulfur during the whole procedure, so it is considered among natural wines.
With the fruit causing successive explosions on the palate and with over the roof complexity, the middle brother of Cuccuvaia and Kokoras, the Pavone (Peacock) 2013 is one of the biggest wines by Greeks winemakers abroad and one of the greatest reds we've had.
Thank you Stavros ...
