The best wines of Agio Oros

Discover the best wines of Agio Oros of Macedonia as well as the best winemakers of Agio Oros and estates of Agio Oros to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Agio Oros and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Agio Oros by region

Looking for a good wine of Agio Oros of Macedonia among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Agio Oros. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Agio Oros with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Agio Oros

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Agio Oros

Red wines from the region of Agio Oros go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cornish pasties, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or zucchini lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Agio Oros

On the nose the red wine of the region of Agio Oros. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Agio Oros

  • 2002With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Agio Oros

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Limnio
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Muscat of Alexandria

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Agio Oros

A wine route planned in the region of Agio Oros? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Agio Oros.

Discovering the wine region of Agio Oros

The wine region of Agio Oros is located in the region of Chalkidiki of Macedonia of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Манастир Хиландар (Monastery Hilandar) or the Domaine Манастир Хиландар (Monastery Hilandar) produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Agio Oros are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Agio Oros often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

We currently count 4 estates and châteaux in the of Agio Oros, producing 23 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Agio Oros go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

Great white wines of Agio Oros

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Agio Oros

White wines from the region of Agio Oros go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of mackerel in white wine, cassolettes of scallops or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Agio Oros

On the nose the white wine of the region of Agio Oros. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral.

The best vintages in white wine of Agio Oros

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Agio Oros

  • Assyrtiko
  • Athiri
  • Muscat de Frontignan
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscat of Alexandria

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Agio Oros

A wine route planned in the region of Agio Oros? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Agio Oros.

Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko

This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.

Great sweet wines of Agio Oros

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Agio Oros

Sweet wines from the region of Agio Oros go well with generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of mullet with onions and white wine or birthday cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Agio Oros

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Agio Oros. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tropical fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Agio Oros

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Agio Oros

  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Agio Oros

A wine route planned in the region of Agio Oros? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Agio Oros.

The word of the wine: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

News from the vineyard of Agio Oros

Decanter magazine latest issue: January 2022

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The Macallan Horizon created in collaboration with Bentley Motors

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Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes

While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...