{"product_id":"afianes-wines-pithari-red-2020-75cl","title":"Afianes Wines – Pithari Red 2020 (75cl)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePithari Red 2020 by Afianes Wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA natural dry red from a 1.5 hectare Fokiano vineyard in Raches, Profitis Ilias, at about 600 m. The grapes are pressed by hand in a granite press made of five large stones and fermented in clay jars, called pithari, buried in the earth outside the winery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePithari Red features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% Fokiano, PGI Ikaria, from vines of 50 and 10 years old on sandy clay from decomposed granite. Organically farmed, with a yield of 25 hl\/ha.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrapes are destemmed and pressed by hand, then macerate on the skins for 3 to 5 days. Fermentation runs on the wine's own indigenous yeasts in the buried pithari.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo mechanical intervention and no filtration, with only minimal sulphur added before bottling. 1,800 bottles produced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpaque red-brown with orange highlights. Ripe forest fruits, cherry, lychee and blackberry on the nose; sour and wild cherry on the palate with intense minerality and a wet granite finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade for long ageing. Serve at 14°C. Afianes suggests sweet-and-sour dishes, large fresh fish with herbs, rabbit stew, or Greek dishes such as giouvetsi and gemista.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75cl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.5% ABV.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eProducer: Afianes Wines, Pr. Ilias Rachon, 83301 Ikaria, Greece\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Afianes Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59287937712463,"sku":"WINE-176","price":50.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/5249\/9535\/files\/WINE-176.webp?v=1793142669","url":"https:\/\/thepepins.lu\/products\/afianes-wines-pithari-red-2020-75cl","provider":"The Pépins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}