Mylonas, Attica, Greece

Mylonas Merlot Agiorgitiko Mandilaria 2023

Cherry
Vanilla
Black pepper

Cherry, vanilla and black pepper, with ripe fruit and a fresh lift. A cosy red for a quiet evening.

You’ll notice the vanilla from the oak.

For fans of fruity reds with clear oak flavour.

Aged for eight months in French oak.

€11.50

Quantity

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Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Beef tacos

Peppery fruit suits the seasoning.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Roasted chicken thighs

Freshness balances the crisp skin.

FOR SHARING

Lentil bolognese

Ripe fruit suits the rich tomato sauce.

Also good

Try smoked cheddar with its spicy fruit.

Skip

Oysters would disappear under the vanilla and ripe fruit.

Serve at

16–18 °C

The producer

Mylonas: three brothers, one Attica vineyard

Savatiano is personal for the Mylonas brothers. Antonis, Tasos and Stamatis grew up among their family's vines in Keratea, continuing a story that began with their grandfather in 1917. Sea breezes cool the dry-farmed vineyards below Mount Panion, while the cellar brings modern precision together with an older family practice: fermenting wine in clay amphorae.

Grapes / sourcing: Savatiano leads a range of Greek varieties
Farming: Dry-farmed, low-yielding vineyards
Winemaking: Modern techniques & clay-amphora fermentation
Terroir: Sandy clay, limestone & shale in Keratea
Production: Around 170,000 bottles a year
They talk about: Expressing Attica through its grapes and soils