The label of the Grand Réserve features an elegant and simple design with vintage details. Inspired by the extended aging process, we have added depth to the label, reflecting its journey from the vineyards to the bottle. We’ve chosen a special paper, allowing for a play of light as it permeates certain embossed elements.
Serving the Grande Réserve Dafnes Red wine
Serve in a large tulip glass at a cool temperature of 13°C – 15°C. It pairs wonderfully with cooked meats, such as braised beef and spetzofai, as well as oily dishes. Mostly, however, it will show its virtues next to grilled red meats, such as a T-bone steak, but also with fine game or aged cheeses, offering a unique taste experience
Wine Details – Grande Réserve Dafnes Red
Grand Réserve Dafnes Dry Wine Vinification
The grapes, after a rigorous selection and destemming, were transferred to the vinificator. The must remained in skin contact for 30 days, During the first 24 hours, cold maceration took place at temperatures of 10°C – 12°C. Alcoholic fermentation followed for approximately 10 days at temperatures around 22°C – 23°C. At the conclusion of alcoholic fermentation, spontaneous malolactic fermentation occurred. After separating the pomace from the wine, it remained in the tank for two months. Subsequently, the wine underwent debourbage and was carefully transferred to French oak barrels where it matured for 18 months. Following barrel aging, the wine was bottled and aged for an additional 30 months before its release in September 2023.
Alcohol : 14% vol
Residual sugar : 0,8 gr/lt
Total acidity : 6 gr/lt
Total Sulfur : 104 mg/lt
pH : 3,42
It has a great aging potential, at least a decade.
750ml
Grand Réserve Red Awards
| Year | Country | Competition/Degustation | Vintage | Distinction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Greece | Thessaloniki I.W.S.C. | 2023 | Bronze medal |
Grand Réserve Red Tasting Notes
Grand Rése
| Tasted in | Country | Tasted by | Published on | Vintage | Wine tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Greece | Paul Gekas, Wine Critic & Wine Consultant | www.gegas.gr | 2018 | A broad, expansive body that gives the impression of fullness, yet on closer, more attentive inspection reveals itself to be rather fleshy-moderate. The commanding, high acidity arrives in tiny piercing doses, fine as a silken thread, gathering bright mineral edges until they surge together in an uplifting, almost electrifying arc, rising again from below and soaring upward, granting precision, delicate evaporation and a refined, graceful form to fruit of almost imaginary deliciousness. […] An extraordinarily long, finely mineral finish, with a firm yet never sharp presence of alcohol. Polyphonic across every register and dimension, and of profound complexity, it proclaims the superiority of Liatiko across the wine world. |
| 2023 | Greece | Simos Georgopoulos, wine writer | www.fnl-guide.com | 2018 | An astonishing […] palate, delivering a masterclass in balance, perfectly integrated acidity, and utterly velvety tannins. Qualities that deserve double admiration, given that they are expressed through such a demanding style of vinification. Because while the words “Grande Reserve” carry immense allure in theory, in practice they can become a pitfall capable of wrecking even the sturdiest vessels. This has been proven even by highly sought-after labels in the Rioja Gran Reserva category, many of which appear stripped bare, while these Dafnes wines burst with luscious, sweet fruit. |
| 2023 | Greece | Creta Live | www.cretalive.gr | 2018 | This PDO cuvée displays a deep ruby color, with brownish highlights reflecting the five years of work carried out at the Dafnes winery. A process that has resulted in a bouquet that is both remarkably complex and explosive, with damson plum, black berries and spices in the foreground, and leather in the background. The palate is equally hedonistic: the fruit is perfectly ripe, the acidity beautifully integrated, and the tannins finely woven into a whole that also offers impressive flavor intensity and an exceptionally long finish. |
