AGIORITIKO ABATON GOLD SELECTION 

APPELLATION: Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Mount Athos

TYPE: Red dry wine

VARIETAL COMPOSITION: Cabernet Sauvignon (80%) & Limnio (20%)

PRODUCT OF ORGANIC FARMING

Tasting Note

Deep ruby red color with great intensity. Bold aromas of small dark fruits, spices and vanilla on the nose. Dry palate, with well-structured tannins and a full body. Complex aromas of ageing, coffee and bitter chocolate accompany the fruity and spicy character. Aftertaste is long, complex and impressive.

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• AWARDS AND SCORES

• • The grapes are handpicked and sorted on a conveyor belt before crush
  • Two-days pre fermentation cold soak at 8-10°C
  • Alcoholic fermentation for a period of 15-20 days at controlled temperatures of no more than 25°C
  • Traditional red vinification in open oak vats (50 hl); this traditional “Mount Athos Vinification Technique” supplies the grape must with enough oxygen for fermentation and imparts a rich aroma and smooth taste that is enhanced by ageing
  • Malolactic fermentation in open oak vats
    
  • The final blend is made five months after harvest and the last racking takes place about six months later. The wine is filtered very lightly

  Maturation: 16 months in oak barrels 300Lt

  Barrels: 100% French oak (50% first fill – 50% 2nd and 3rd fill)

  Further ageing in bottle for at least 12 months before release  

• 2016 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  13.0	3.67	4.87	3.2

   

  2015 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  14.45	3.8	4.6	2.9

   

  2014 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  13.8	3.3	5.55	2.9

   

  2013 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  13.5	3.59	5.14	1.9

   

  2012 Vintage 

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  13.50	3.60	5.50	1.9

   

  2010 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  13.85	3.60	5.50	1.9

   

  2007 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  13.85	3.64	5.17	1.9

   

  2005 Vintage

  ABV (alc by vol)	pH	TA (gr/lt)	RS
  14.2	3.74	5.14	1.9

   

• 2016 Vintage

  DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2022 – BRONZE / 87 points

   

  2015 Vintage

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2022 – GOLD / 92 points
  

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2021 – SILVER

  TEXSOM IWA 2020 – BRONZE

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2020 – BRONZE

  FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL WINE TROPHY 2019 – GRAND GOLD

  MUNDUS VINI (Spring Tasting) 2019 – GOLD

   

  2014 Vintage

  BACCHUS Magazine June 2020 / Alain Lebel – 90 points

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2020 – BRONZE

  SOMMELIERS CHOICE AWARDS US 2019 – SILVER (80 points)

  TEXSOM IWA 2019 – SILVER

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2019 – BRONZE

  BERLINER WEIN TROPHY (Summer Tasting) 2018 – GOLD

  MUNDUS VINI (Summer Tasting) 2018 – SILVER

   

  2013 Vintage

  ROBERT PARKER’s WINE ADVOCATE (End of August 2020) – 90 points
  

  TEXSOM IWA 2019 – SILVER

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2019 – SILVER

  AWC VIENNA 2018 – GOLD

  FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL TROPHY 2018 – GOLD

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2018 – BRONZE 

   

  2012 Vintage

  ROBERT PARKER’s WINE ADVOCATE (End of August 2020) – 92 points

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2020 – BRONZE

  TEXSOM IWA 2017 – BRONZE 

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE AND SPIRITS COMPETITION 2017 – SILVER 

  ROBERT PARKER’s WINE ADVOCATE / Issue 30 June 2017 – 90 points

   

  2010 Vintage

  ROBERT PARKER’s WINE ADVOCATE (End of August 2020) – 92 points

  ROBERT PARKER’s WINE ADVOCATE / Issue 31 August 2016

  “Great Red North of Greece” by Mark Squires – 92 points

   

  2007 Vintage

  MUNDUS VINI BIOFACH 2012 – GOLD 

   

  2005 Vintage

  MUNDUS VINI BIOFACH 2011 – GOLD 

  MUNDUS VINI BIOFACH 2010 – GOLD 

  AWC VIENNA 2010 – GOLD 

  THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2009 – SILVER 

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