Brettos

Dry Red Table wine

Serving Suggestions: Enjoy it with red meat dishes, grilled lamb, sausages and ham

Characteristics: A complex red with deep, attractive highlights. A distinctive bouquet arises from a balanced blend of the various fragrances with that of the oak. In the mouth, a soft fullness accompanies the rich aromatic qualities provided by the varieties and a long maturation in barrels at low, stable temperatures.

Vinification: Classical red vinification in stainless tanks with a 20-25 days maceration and then drainage and pressing until 0,6 bar pressing level. Ageing for 12 months in oak barrels and 6 months in bottles.

Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Agiorgitiko 40%

Region: Metsovo, Nemea

Harvest: Last days of September

Katogi Averoff began life in the late nineteen fifties, when Evangelos Averoff planted Greece’s first Cabernet Sauvignon vines on the precipitous slopes of Mount Pindus and bottled the wine now known as Katogi Averoff in the "katogi" (lower storey) of his home in Metsovo. "French vines in Greek mountain soil" read the label he lovingly designed for that first wine.

Evangelos Averoff died in 1990, but Katogi Averoff SA continued to grow both rapidly and in accordance with the philosophy of its founder under its managing director, Sotiris Ioannou. New vineyards were planted around Metsovo, and the company continued to experiment with new grape varieties and new blends of wine. The winery was brought up-to-date through a series of extensions, and the company increased its total production and expanded its national and internationally distribution.

With over 110 hectares of vineyards at its disposal - some owned, some rented, others belonging to associates - in Metsovo, Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica along with wineries in Metsovo, Anavyssos and Nemea, Katogi & Strofilia SA is one of the most dynamic wine production companies in Greece.

The company invests systematically in its vineyards, its winemaking facilities and its personnel and produces wines from both Greek and international grape varieties. The company has embraced two core principles: firstly, its wine-producing activities should be as environmentally-friendly as possible; secondly, it must do all it can to fully utilize its human and natural resources.