Nicolas Repanis — Agiorgitiko 2011

The Agiorgitiko 2011 from Nicolas Repanis (PGI Peloponnese, 100% Agiorgitiko, 13.5%) comes from Xerokampos near Nemea. The Repanis family entered the wine business in 1986 and built the winery in 2000 in the middle of the vineyards with a view of the historic town of Nemea. The Agiorgitiko is the estate's simple PGI line, designed for fruit and early accessibility, with an official drinking recommendation of three to five years. Above it in the range sit the PDO Nemea wines with six and twelve months of barrique ageing respectively. The 2011 vintage in Nemea was cool and sunny, with higher acidity and lower tannin accumulation than usual — not in itself a bad profile for Agiorgitiko meant to be drunk young. Fifteen years later, things naturally look different. On the nose, an interesting mix of light mushroom notes and a touch of curry. On the palate, the typical flavour of Agiorgitiko that has passed its peak. A strong surge on the attack, coating the mouth with astringent tannic acidity and sandalwood notes — an impression that then immediately dissipates. The wine is somewhat better than the Anemos before it, hence 83 points.