Vertzami Aias 2017 is a wine for those who love rare, hard-to-find, grand, structured red wines with intensity, character, and aging potential. A wine filled with dense black fruit, spices, violet, hints of leather, and firm yet well-crafted tannins. Hurry maybe you'll be lucky enough to buy just one bottle!
Born from the passion of Michalis Probonas and Giannis Chalkias for the indigenous varieties of Western Greece, Vertzami Aias 2017 is the result of their personal journey following their collaboration with Antonopoulos Vineyards. The grapes come from old vines at an altitude of over 600 meters in mountainous Aigialeia, a region with ideal conditions for the maturation of this temperamental but fascinating variety.
Fermentation and extended maceration were carried out with the goal of showcasing the terroir, while the wine aged for 12 months in second-use French oak barrels, imparting notes of clove, tobacco, and dark chocolate. The long bottle aging (since 2017!) has beautifully integrated the tannins, revealing more complex notes of leather, balsamic, and dried fruit.
You won’t have the chance to enjoy Vertzami Aias 2017 from future vintages, as it is no longer produced. But we, as always, hold on to such little gems and age them in our cellar so that you can enjoy them at their peak. It is ready for consumption now, but if you’re not (a tough dilemma, we feel it too), you can wait a little longer. Bottles are extremely limited, so if you're a lover of rare red varieties, act fast!
