An elegant single vineyard Merlot from the Muses Valley in Greece. Velvety tannins, a deep purple red in colour and an intense nose of balanced red fruits and notice of its time aged in small oak barrels. The Chrisolithos Merlot is reaching full maturity to reveal a serious wine from a pioneering producer, think premium right bank Bordeaux!

About the Producer

His deep love for wine and the millennia-old winemaking tradition of his homeland led Nikolaos Zaharias to found a small winemaking facility in 1946 and fulfill his life-long dream. At that time, in a village of about 1.500 inhabitants, 7 winemaking units were in operation.  

 In 1967, his son, Athanasios Zaharias, entered the family business and gave it a new impulse by implementing dynamic and forward-looking ideas. With his contribution, the small artisanal winery was gradually transformed into a modern winemaking unit. New vines were planted, in 1973 a new wine press was purchased, and in 1987, during a thorough renovation, the first bottling machine was added to the equipment.

In 2005, the year when Muses Estate was created, it was time for Nikos, Stelios and Panayiotis, the third generation, to take their place in the family business. Their skills, scientific knowledge and youthful ideas combined with the family tradition and experience helped Muses Estate to make a step further into the 21st century.

Taste

A fantastic deep purple red colour. An explosive nose exhibits some notes of fresh red fruits (red currant, cherry). An intense palate showing black fruits, warming spice and soft tannins. Well made, enjoyable and serious wine. Aged 6 months in 2 & 3 years used oak French barrels of 225l. 5 years potential.