N.V. Gaia Ritinitis Nobilis Retsina

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In classical times, amphorae were sealed with resin to stop wine oxidising early; the resin had the side effect of flavouring the wine. The Romans started using barrels to store wine from the 3rd century, and no longer needed the resin; but they had grown to like the taste, and the style has endured ever since. Modern Retsina is made by adding small amounts of pine resin to the fermenting must, which is filtered out before bottling. Gaia`s Ritinitis smells for all the world like pine cones drying in the sunshine, and takes me right back to hiking in Mediterranean woodland. An ideal match for strong flavoured meze; that rare thing, a wine that will not be defeated by a garlic dip. (NT 16/08/19)
Producer
Gaia Wines
Origin
Koutsi, Corinthia, Greece, Eastern Mediterranean GREECE
Colour
white
Wine Style
dry
Dominant Grape
Roditis
Closure Style
cork
Maturity
ready
Bottle Size
75cl
Case Quantity
12
Wine Score

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N.V. Gaia Ritinitis Nobilis Retsina

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