MYLOPOTAMOS RED 2011 – MYLOPOTAMOS

Continuing the thousand–year viticultural and wine tradition, Father Epifanios leads the group of monks of Mylopotamos, the biggest glebe of the holy Monastery Agia Lavra in Agio Oros, in their effort to revive the historic vineyard of the area. Along with father Ioakeim and with the initial help of John Boutaris and John Vogiatzis, they planted the first grapevines of the new vineyard in 1993.

The vineyard is extended on the slope next to the sea, favoured by the sea breeze and the ideal oriantation which grants plenty of sunshine. There they grow with biological methods the red varieties of Limnio, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot which meet in a red wine that combines both tradition and modern vinification technics under the supervision of the experienced oenologist Andreas Matamis.

Mylopotamos Red 2011 is a biological red wine that impresses not only with its history and origin but with its aromas and flavours as well.

Enjoy it now or mature it for 5 more years. 

In the glass, its colour is bright ruby – red.

In the nose, rich aromas of cherry, bitter cherry and blackberry steal the show accompanied by sweet rose aroma. Cinammon and clove add a spicy character while wet soil, oak and chocolate hints complete the complex total.

In the mouth the body is of good size with intensity that is supported by the noticeable acidity and the rounded  medium strength tannins. Blackberry and cherry dominate with spicy pepper notes and wood sense. At the end, the long – lasting aftertaste leaves a characteristic sense of dried nuts in the mouth.