GAI'A Vinsanto 8-Year
Wine Description
One of the pioneers of the modern Greek wine revolution, Gai’a Estate (pronounced Yay-ya) was established in 1994 by Leon Karatsalos and winemaker Yiannis Paraskevopoulos. Their mission was to capture the best that Greece’s indigenous grapes have to offer by merging traditional viticultural and production methods with innovative techniques. The Vinsanto 8-Year is a balanced and fresh dessert wine that can improve year over year.
Acclaim
Vineyard & Production Info
Winemaking & Aging
Analytical Data
Wine Production
Grapes are dried for no more than 10 days, half days in direct sunlight and half in the shade - thus the acidity remains in good balance. After dehydration, the grapes are exhaustively pressed for many hours until they render the last drop of their highly concentrated and aromatic must. Fermented in stainless steel tanks with selected strains of yeast. This fermentation, under the influence of many sugars and the alcohol produced, will eventually come to halt on its own, which results in the creation of a naturally sweet wine. Aged for 8 years in 4th use French barriques or older.
About the Vineyard
Grapes from 70-80 year old vines at an elevation of 500m, the highest on the island, with a particularly low yield per hectare (320-380 kg).
