Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
Chardonnay has been grown on the estate since 1983. The producer’s use of barrel fermentation and lees contact creates a fuller style with clear ageing potential.
Ktima Gerovassiliou · Epanomi, Macedonia
Chardonnay
Chardonnay · citrus · honeyed texture · smoke · dried nuts · rich
Ktima Gerovassiliou Chardonnay gives the 366 a serious Greek interpretation of an international grape and a useful reminder that Greece’s modern wine story extends well beyond native varieties.
Country
Greece
Region
Epanomi, Macedonia
Appellation
PGI Epanomi
Grapes
Chardonnay
Style
White
Realistic spend
£21–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdaymothers daydinner partyanniversarygift
A polished Greek Chardonnay for anniversaries, birthdays and richer seafood or fish dinners.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
After cold skin contact, the wine ferments in French oak barrels and remains on its primary lees for several months, building body and complexity.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Citrus sits over a honeyed, full texture with smoke and dried-nut notes. The wine is rich but retains enough acidity and structure to age.
Body4/5
Acidity4/5
Tannin0/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence4/5
Freshness4/5
Aroma4/5
Serve it well
Serve at 10–12°C, the producer’s recommended range.
If this wine were human…
The cultivated one
If Chardonnay were human, it would be serious about the good things, but not about looking serious while enjoying them.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Serious about the good things, but not about looking serious while enjoying them. You appreciate tradition, but only when it has earned the right to stay.
At dinner, you know when the table needs another bottle and when it needs coffee instead. Secretly, you enjoy being underestimated until the second half of the evening.
In short: serious about the good things, but not about looking serious while enjoying them. chardonnay energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
There are 365 more wines where this came from.
Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.