Winery Ktima Gerovassiliou (Κτήμα Γεροβασιλείου)Avaton
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Avaton of the Winery Ktima Gerovassiliou (Κτήμα Γεροβασιλείου) is in the top 10 of wines of Epanomi.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Avaton of Winery Ktima Gerovassiliou (Κτήμα Γεροβασιλείου) in the region of Macedonia often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ktima Gerovassiliou (Κτήμα Γεροβασιλείου)'s Avaton.
Discover the grape variety: Béni carlo
Intense, full-bodied, high-alcohol reds with a deep purple colour, supple tannins and an ample palate with moderate acidity, featuring signature aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum), spices and Mediterranean notes from the Levant. Productive. Once exported to Bordeaux in the 19th century to bolster blends, today marginal, surviving in a few heritage plots of the Spanish Levant. Indigenous Spanish black variety from Valencia and Catalonia, around Benicarló.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Avaton from Winery Ktima Gerovassiliou (Κτήμα Γεροβασιλείου) are 2019, 2010, 2004, 2014 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Ktima Gerovassiliou (Κτήμα Γεροβασιλείου)
The Winery Ktima Gerovassiliou (Κτήμα Γεροβασιλείου) is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Epanomi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Epanomi
Central Macedonian IGP south-west of Thessaloniki (peninsula surrounded by sea on three sides, sandy clay soils, maritime microclimate preserving aromas, IGP 1989): Malagousia is the signature king white rescued from extinction by Gerovassiliou — opulent aromatic profile with white flowers, tropical peach-apricot and citrus, full palate with marine minerality. Assyrtiko, Chardonnay and Sauvignon as whites, Syrah as red. Greece's most acclaimed IGP.
The wine region of Macedonia
Large wine region of northern Greece, 1st by volume, altitude vineyards tempered by mountain massifs. Signature Xinomavro ("acid black") as king grape: structured, complex reds with signature notes of tart cherry, dried tomato, black olive, Mediterranean herbs, leather and a mineral touch, firm tannins and long ageing — compared to Nebbiolo. Stars in PDO Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa and Rapsani. Also lively, mineral Assyrtiko, aromatic Malagousia as whites.
The word of the wine: Decanting
A sommelier uses a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
