Greko 2021 - Menat

Greko - Menat

Greko is ithout a doubt the most intriguing wine of Menat, born as a challenge of interpretation of the Greek, autochthonous vine from phenolic ripening difficult to exalt in purity. Given the relative low acidity and low alcohol content (the wine develops only 10.5% Vol. Alc.), But also the great predisposition of its skins to maceration, it is decided to opt for a 'recipe' of Kakheti, a Georgian region where maceration they are more pushed, and to leave the Greek for 6 months on all the skins, to then torch them again at the time of racking and unite everything in a single solution, looking for the dynamism of the drink in the salt and in the polyphenols. Nose exotic with hints of grapes, tea, citrus and spices. Mouth with an almost agile polyphenolic structure ethereal, savory, for swallowing e drink abundantly rather than taste.

Service

It is recommended to serve it at a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip glasses. Daily wine, but if left in the cellar a few years can give great emotions.

Pairings

Perfect with the delicate fish cuisine, it is excellent together with the baked sea bass.

Cellar: Menat

Nicola, after years dedicated to the importation of Georgian artisanal wines and the selection of coffee and other products in Latin America, moved to Mexico, and it is here where Michele, a longtime friend, visits him and proposes to reorganize the Michele's grandfather's winery and vineyards, located in the municipality of San Nicola dell'Alto, in the Ionian part of Calabria. The two begin to work to create a real ‘marani’ (Georgian-style cellar) in the country, and the Menat project is born, with the first vintage 2018. adds Gianni Lonetti, a passionate winemaker of the area, and with the following year Roldano Bitto, cook and oenologist. The conception of winemaking learned in Georgia and the choice to apply a serious biodynamic thanks to the help of the agronomist Michele Lorenzetti are the basis of the project. Three wines produced up until now all gathered together by the lightness and from the ease of drinking, a reference point for the wines of the group, which is why they opt for the total absence of exogenous products, including sulfur dioxide