AT THE TABLE
Lamb shank with rosemary
The rich, tender meat balances the drying grip.
Kitrvs, Pieria, Greece
Lost Hellanico 2017
Broad, ripe fruit with a firm, drying edge. A red for settling in over a hearty supper.
You’ll notice the tannins gently drying your mouth after the fruit.
Try this if you like broad, ripe reds with oak spice and a noticeable grip.
Matured in oak barrels.
€16.90
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€16.90
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Eat this with it
SOMETHING SIMPLE
Braised beef with olives
The broad body and firm grip suit the slow-cooked meat.
FOR SHARING
Aubergine moussaka
The substantial body holds its own beside the creamy topping.
Also good
A baked pasta dish with mushrooms can meet its generous texture.
Skip
Sweet sticky sauces can make the tannins feel tougher.
Serve at
16–18 °C
On the slopes of Pydna, Kitrvs brings Greek Malagouzia together with Syrah, Aglianico and Verdicchio. The last two began as patient vineyard experiments before becoming wines in their own right. Concrete tanks and oak are part of the cellar toolkit, while clay-limestone soils and nearby sea shape a distinctly northern Greek setting for this curious, outward-looking project.
- Home base
- Pydna, Pieria, northern Greece
- Grapes
- Malagouzia, Syrah, Aglianico & Verdicchio
- Farming
- Integrated management for the Syrah & Aglianico vineyards
- Winemaking
- Concrete tanks & oak, according to the wine
- Terroir
- Clay-limestone soils with sandy bands near the sea
- They talk about
- Experimenting with varieties to express their own place
The details
- Grape
- Aglianico
- Vintage
- 2017
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Region
- Pieria
- Country
- Greece
- Wine type
- Red
- Serve at
- 16–18 °C
- Volume
- 750 ml
