Ji jan is a gaglioppo-based rosé wine that was thought to be a ready-to-drink wine with an expressive potential that however will give the best of itself with aging in the bottle. A wine that is the quintessence of marl and wind, citrus and iodine. Iridescent and deep in the drink, rich and airy at the same time.
Region: Calabria.
Grapes: Gaglioppo.
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Aging: Georgian kvevri for 9 lunar cycles.
Contains sulfites
Greko is undoubtedly the most intriguing wine of Menat, born as a challenge to interpret Greco, a native vine with a phenolic maturation difficult to enhance in purity. Aging for 6 months on the skins in the classic Georgian Kvevri. Exotic nose with hints of grapes, tea, citrus fruits and spices. Mouth with an agile polyphenolic structure, almost ethereal, savory, to be swallowed and drunk more than to taste.
Region: Calabria.
Grapes: Greco
Alcohol content: 12%
Aging: Georgian kvevri for 9 lunar cycles on their own skins.
Contains sulfites
Tathagata di menat is a red wine obtained from 100% Gaglioppo grapes from vineyards overlooking the Ionian Sea. Destemming entirely by hand, grape by grape, spontaneous fermentation with whole grain in steel and Georgian kvevri for 14 days, followed by soft pressing. A crunchy and dynamic wine, a triumph of salt, with almost silky tannins when considering the typical reactivity of the grape
Region: Calabria.
Grapes: Gaglioppo
Alcohol content: 12,5%
Aging: A few months Georgian kvevri and Orozco tinajas.
Contains sulfites
Slobo by Menat is a red wine obtained from pure Greco nero grapes from vineyards overlooking the Ionian Sea. Refines for a few months in Orozco tinajas. An impactful and enveloping wine. flowers, fruit and spices combine with the softness and the barely mentioned tannins. The acidity will help the drink and everything will end with a nice persistence.
Region: Calabria.
Grapes: Greco nero
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Aging: A few months in Orozco tinajas
Contains sulfites