Evampelos Ghi Cabernet Franc & Merlot

Evampelοs Ghi Line

The Evampelos Ghi line, consisting of three white and two red wines, bears the company logo, which is the rosette of Melitaia (archaeological finding at the namesake location near Domokos). It draws its name from the location of the vineyard at Ambelia Gerakliou, as it has always been the area where the vines of the wider region of the Municipality of Domokos were cultivated.

EVAMPELΟS GHI Cabernet Franc & Merlot | Dry Red Wine, PGI – Fthiotida

A delicately rich and aromatic complex wine, with interesting aromas of red fruits, cherries and strawberries with a peppery character, and with notes of sweet spices. A full-bodied wine with well-structured tannins, leaving a long-lasting aftertaste. Long-term ageing potential for 10-12 years.

 Combined with: steak, lamb, pork, beef fillet, rib eye, yellow aged cheese

VARIETY: Cabernet Franc 60% & Merlot 40% SOIL: Clay sandy ALTITUDE: 400 meters
ORIENTATION: NW YIELD PER HECTARE: 20hl/ha MATURATION: 18 months in French and American oak barrels / 6 months in the bottle
WINE GROWING REGION

Gerakli, Domokos, Fthiotida, Central Greece

VINEYARD

Privately owned vineyard on Gerakli slopes: 0.5 hectares Cabernet Franc and 0.4 hectares Merlot, at an altitude of 400 meters, with an 8% slope and northwest orientation. In the basin of the area where the vineyard is located, in large parts of the soil, in a less than 60 cm depth, large calcium quantities can be found that give wines a special character. Planting year 1998 and 1997.

SOIL FORMATION

Sandy clay, medium deep soil with a high percentage of gravel (about 20%).

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

Winter and spring with heavy rainfall. Hot and dry summer days with cool summer evenings (temperature difference up to 15°C). This contributes to the excellent phenolic maturity of the grapes.
YIELD PER HECTARE

20hl/ha

VINIFICATION PROCESS:

Grape hand picking, destemming, pre-fermentation extraction at 10-12°C (for 48 hours), alcoholic fermentation and long post-fermentation extractions in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures.

MATURATION

18 months in French and US oak barrels and 6 months ageing in the bottle

AWARDS

2021: Bronze Medal – International Wine & Spirits Competition of Thessaloniki (Merlot & Cabernet Franc 2019)

2022: Bronze Medal – International Wine & Spirits Competition of Thessaloniki (Evampelos Ghi Merlot & Cabernet Franc 2020)

2023: Bronze Medal – International Wine & Spirits Competition of Thessaloniki (Evampelos Ghi Merlot & Cabernet Franc 2020)

2023: Gold Medal – Berliner Wine Trophy (Evampelos Ghi Merlot & Cab. Franc 2020)

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