£72.00
per bottle (750 ml)
Natural Sparkling Wine from the indigenous red varietal Fokiano. Crimson red, thick and creamy with long-lasting legs and upward string of sparkles that lasts up to 90 min. Intense red and black fruits of the forest. Floral elements with violet being the headstart. Tight and juicy at the same time, it needs time to unravel it`s intense temperament. Complex and mouthful, creamy and vibrant with a long-lasting finish. The full longlasting tanins of the variety are integrated and compose definitive structure in the total balance which combines great with its bubbles and crispyness. Can be paired with red raw meats, steak tartar and ceviche.
Sparkling
12 ABV
Fokiano
Aegean Islands
Grape
Fokiano
This grape variety is mostly cultivated in the Aegean Islands of Samos, Ikaria and other Dodecanese Islands. Fokiano has a solid nature, it is resistant to dry weather conditions and infections. It is used in red, rose and sweet wine production. It can produce well-balanced wines in wide spectrum of red colour, fruity scents and tastes.
Producer
Afianes
For more than 20 years, with love, persistence, faith in organic cultivation and a spirit of creative experimentation, Nikos Afianes, a local Pharmacist, has been growing on the impressive granitic island of Ikaria the two local PGI grape varieties, Fokiano and Begleri. In the course of making wines from experimental vineyards at different altitudes and different microclimates on the Western part of the island, a few innovative styles have been created in a limited number of bottles from these two grapes. Nikos’ wines defend the term ‘fine’ with their elegance, unquestionable quality and development potential with time, whilst they remain anchored to traditional practices and totally pure without any technological intervention or additives.
