Mercouri EstateAvgoustiatis
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Avgoustiatis of the Mercouri Estate is in the top 10 of wines of Ilia.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Avgoustiatis of Mercouri Estate in the region of Peloponnesos often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Details and technical informations about Mercouri Estate's Avgoustiatis.
Discover the grape variety: Cortese
Lively, structured whites with firm acidity and a slender mouth, featuring aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and chalky mineral notes. Typically saline finish. The absolute star of Gavi DOCG (Cortese di Gavi), one of Italy's great whites, also made as sparkling wines and aged cuvées. Present in Colli Tortonesi DOC and Lombardy. Native Piedmontese grape from the southeast, with a long tradition of noble whites.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Avgoustiatis from Mercouri Estate are 2015, 2017, 2014, 0 and 2009.
Informations about the Mercouri Estate
The Mercouri Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Ilia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ilia
PGI (2004) of north-west Peloponnese around Olympia, fertile plains and hills from 10 to 700 m irrigated by the Alfios and Pinios rivers, humid Mediterranean climate. Roditis and Avgoustiatis are the autochthonous signatures — Roditis as a pale pink-tinged white with lively citrus notes, stone fruit and a floral hint. Mavrodaphne full-bodied and liqueur-like in reds. Refosco, Agiorgitiko and Merlot in fleshy reds with red fruits and spices.
The wine region of Peloponnesos
Southern Greece, the country's 2nd region by volume, high-altitude vineyards (200-900 m). Signature Agiorgitiko at Nemea ("Hercules' Blood"): deep ruby reds with signature notes of black cherry, plum, blackberry, sweet spices and a balsamic touch, supple tannins and a velvety palate — fleshy and accessible. At Mantinia (600 m), pink-skinned Moschofilero gives aromatic whites (rose, citrus, white flowers). Sweet fortified Mavrodaphne, fresh Roditis.
The word of the wine: Hybrid
Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.
