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Semeli Nemea Reserve 2010

Original price was: £14.46.Current price is: £10.12.

SKU: 013LDDN1028 Categories: Greece, WINE

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Luxurious Drinks offers you: Semeli Nemea Reserve 2010 from the region Nemea AOC Dry Red, Still, Red, Agiorgitiko, Ages well, 13% alcohol. Beautiful red wine from AOC Nemea, who generously unfolds an aromatic character and rich structure. Spicy, tannic exuberant and correctly, is for meat eaters memorable meals.
Grape Agiorgitiko from Nemea:
Agiorgitiko is a red Greek wine grape variety that, as of 2012, was the most widely planted red grape variety in Greece, ahead of Xynomavro. Also known as The Blood of Heracles, it originates from the fight bewteen Heracles and the Lion of Nemea. They changed it to the name Agiogitiko when the Turks ruled over Greece and banned alcohol, they wanted to destroy the grapes, this when the Greeks made up a story that the wine was for sacrifice for Agios Giorgios (Saint George) and finally got its name Agiorgitiko! Rank: Cultivar
Higher classification: Common Grape Vine

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Semeli was started by the Kokitas family based on vineyards outside Athens and in Nemea, where they overstretched themselves with a splendid hilltop winery and were bought by the chairman of the Bank of Piraeus. The new owner had the sense also to buy the Nassiakos winery in Mantinea and to employ the talented Leonidas Nassiakos as winemaker. They now make about 70,000 dozen of which 70% is white(mantinia and Semeli white). Red is 95% aghioghitiko and their top wines come from their own 15 hectare estate in Nemea.

Pairing Food and Agiorgitiko Wines:

Pairing Agiorgitiko (The Blood of Hercules in ancient Greece, yes the grape is at least 2500 years old) wines will be a treat and tastes wonderful with various red meat dishes which have an intense and spicy taste.

Agiorgitiko wine is a must with spicy pork beef lamb and turkey served with barbecue or even hot salsa. Fried spicy chips with salsa dips is a pleasant surpirse for your senses.