- MYESIS (initiation) - red dry PGI wine - Foivos Winery (Code: 01-0076)
Red dry wine; Protected Geographical Indication Slopes of Ainos, Kefalonia.
Its name refers to the initiation in the mystical world of wine, from its mythical creator, Dionysus (Bacchus) till present day connoisseur wine-maker Foivos and his guests. Main variety Mavrodaphne, together with small Kefalonian red varieties (Theiako, Araklino).
Intense red color; pleasant bouquet with complex aromas of gooseberry, dark plum and ripe cherries jam, combined with noble spices (cinnamon – cloves) flavors and hints of oak; rich tannins in harmony with a characteristic fresh acidity; finishes with peppery notes.
It dominates as escort of all kinds of meat in creative cuisine; underlines all pasta and cheeses; ideal starter for a social relationship, and perfect companion for anyone to drink it alone or with others.
Recent Awards: MYESIS 2014: Gold Medal at Berliner Wein Trophy 2016. MYESIS 2012: Gold Medal at Berliner Wein Trophy 2015. MYESIS 2012: Bronze Medal atDecanter2013.
Ratings: MYESIS 2012: Wine Advocate" April 2016: 85/100. MYESIS 2015: "Wine Advocate" 2018: 87/100: “the 2015 Myesis has finesse, a fresh feel, and it's full of flavor, with complexity around the edges. It adds a little dried cherry and raspberry mingled with some herbs. This is something you can drink a bit cooler than normal. It has a summer-red feel to it, but there's reasonably good structure”. MYESIS 2014: Jancis Robinson 2019: 15,5/20: “ Deep crimson. Initially quite reductive (smoky/rubbery) on the nose, and a touch of coffee, which I think is from the oak. There's lovely dark fruit underneath but it is rather overwhelmed by the oak – in terms of sweetness and thickness of texture – though the tannins are smooth.”
FOIVOS WINERY
Phoebus Winery is the historical continuation of Mantzavino Winery, and is one of the oldest operating wineries in Greece. From 1999 onwards, Foivos S.A., the new proprietor of the estate, entered dynamically into the new era of the Winery, developing and taking advantage of the excellent local varieties, in conjunction with their maturity and the ideal climate of the island of Kefalonia. A special feature of the winery is the aging of wines under water by submerging bottles for aging at sea. At the same time, it implements another innovative method of aging and maturation by bottling bottles under fresh water, in special tanks of the winery.