Dame Rouge III Day 18 Jima Winery is a unicorn wine of unique beauty and complexity and exceptional rarity. From late harvest, partially dried grapes (appassimento) and with 15% alcohol it is a wine reminiscent of Amarone that you can cut with a knife, we are talking about such tremendous concentration!
Panagiotis Jimas is already known and one of our favorite winemakers. From his hands we have drunk miracles or in simply put, wines with attention to detail and mastery of balance. His brilliant course began in 2013 when he started setting up his own vineyard in Kalomodia, Arta. At the same time, he started the WSET Diploma, one of the most important titles in the world, which he accomplished a few years later.
Having acquired the know-how and recognizing the soil potential of the area, he decided to plant Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The vineyard is located a few kilometers away from Amvrakikos gulf and so the soil is rich in clay, calcium and marine fossils. This type of soil is responsible for some of the most robust and rich red wines in the world.
So is the Dame Rouge III Day 18 Jima Winery which consists of late harvest Merlot and Cabernet Franc, while a portion of the grapes pass through the appassimento method, used for Amarone. The wine fermented with selected yeasts and matured in a new French oak barrel, for 12 months. It was bottled unfiltered in limited bottles, labeled by an artist, a friend of Jimas family.
With limited bottles you know what to do.
