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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Rating	Date Sort ascending	Favorite
GAI'A - Wine Advocate	GAI'A Estate Agiorgitiko - 2008	2008	91	Dec-2019
Review “The 2008 Agiorgitiko Gai'a Estate was aged in French oak for 12-14 months. Calling it a “classic vintage,” Yiannis Paraskevopoulos described it to me as a hypothetical blend of the 2007 and 2006. When this library wine was last seen about six years back, this was showing well. It still is, but it has acquired the hoped-for harmony and complexity, as well as fleshing out a bit. In some ways, it seems more concentrated now than when I first saw it. It's still elegant, but persistent. The mid-palate shows both concentration and finesse. It seems very refined and sophisticated. There is a bit of an overlay of maturity in this relatively young wine, but at the moment, everything is prime time. The texture is sensual and velvety, adding a caressing feel. The tannins have softened. This is beautiful now, probably at peak and in a perfect place.”
Ktima Pavlidis - Wine Advocate	THEMA Red	2016	90	Oct-2019
Review “The 2016 Thema red is a 60/40 blend of Syrah and Agiorgitiko aged for 12 months in 30% new French oak. It comes in at 15.2% alcohol. The Syrah largely dominates this in flavor and aromatics early on, projecting a moderately gamey overlay and subduing the red fruits of the Agiorgitiko. Yet the Agiorgitiko is not completely intimidated. It certainly fights back. With aeration, the red fruits come out, and this becomes fresher and more expressive. This seems beautiful just now. The tannins are ripe enough so you can drink this today – about 30 minutes in a glass brings it around fairly well – but it should improve over the next couple of years, at least. It’s a nice value.”
GAI'A - JancisRobinson.com	GAI'A Agiorgitiko	2016		Oct-2019
Review “Mid cherry red. Rich, spicy bramble fruit, dark but bright. The oak spice is there but not domineering. Still very firm texture but great depth of fruit and has all the freshness that elevation endows. Very pure, very youthful. Very long.” (17++ out of 20 points)
Ktima Pavlidis - Decanter	THEMA Red	2016	86	Sep-2019
Review “Perfumed nose of stewed cherry. Dense tannins on the palate. Polished and fruit-forward.” (Bronze)
GAI'A - Decanter	GAI'A Agiorgitiko	2016	90	Sep-2019
Review “Concentrated dark fruit notes with oak spice. Fleshy and firm on the palate, with ripe fruit character.” (Silver)
Ktima Pavlidis - Decanter	THEMA Red	2015	88	Sep-2019
Review “Dark and deep, with sweet aromas of sugar cane stalks and beetroot. Ripeness echoes on the palate.” (Bronze)
GAI'A - Wine & Spirits	GAI'A 14-18h Rosé	2018	88	Aug-2019
Review “The numbers refer to the length of time this agiorgitiko spends on its skins, taking up its bright color. It’s nearly a red wine in flavor, all tart raspberries and spice, with a bitter edge that suggests serving this with burgers or other meaty dishes.” (Best Buy)
GAI'A - Wine & Spirits	GAI'A Agiorgitiko	2016	90	Aug-2019
Review “Yiannis Paraskevopoulos grows this wine in the cool heights of Nemea, where the grapes ripen more slowly than on the flats of the appellation. His 2016 captures that coolness in its herbal notes and gripping tannins, a berry filled agiorgitiko in search of a well-marbled steak.”
GAI'A - Forbes	GAI'A 14-18h Rosé	2018		Jun-2019
Review “One of Greece’s star winemakers has gone pink with a dry rosé made from Agiorgitiko (St. George), one of Greece’s most widely planted grapes. The name refers to the number of hours the grapes are in contact with its skins, giving this a wild-salmon hue. Tart cranberries, wild cherry, herbal hints on a mineral backbone carry this wine, which is tasty on its own but cries out for some grilled octopus. As do I.”
GAI'A - Paste	GAI'A 14-18h Rosé	2018		Jun-2019
Review “You like tongue twisters? Say “Agiorgitiko” five times fast. This Nemean pink is so bright and glowing it looks like someone stuck an LED into the bottle. A youthful, fruity wine from a very ancient region, it’s in the middleweight range body-wise, and has a laid-back, kind of insouciant vibe, as well as a strong hit of cherry and a tart… well, the winemaker’s notes call out gooseberry, but if I ate a gooseberry my first comment would be “whoa, this tastes like wine,” so… I’ll just say it’s got some layered tartness and a super pleasant finish.”

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