Metaxa Private Reserve – Brandy

Description

The Metaxa Private Reserve is a very special kind of spirit. Fine grape varieties from Greece are carefully harvested for this Metaxa and sun dried before further processing. The finished distillate matures in selected wooden barrels for at least 30 years. Once a year, the distillery master marries the well-matured wines according to an old family recipe – practically the crowning of the work done. The bottling of the Greek spirit is strictly limited to a small number. The result of this carefully thought-out manufacturing process is a high-quality metaxa with a deep amber color. The aroma shows itself with floral notes as well as tones of sweet chocolate, honey and spices. Convince yourself of the incomparable taste: multi-layered, silky smooth, with traces of dried fruit and tobacco. The finish is smoky and long-lasting – a taste that you will never forget. This Metaxa will make your gourmet heart beat faster. Enjoy it on special occasions or give brandy lovers a very special gift with this Metaxa.

1888 is the founding year of the best known brand of Greece and the most important distillate in the country besides the ouzo. Eight years earlier, Spyros Metaxa acquired vineyards in the Piraeus area and experimented with the blending of different wines. He combined them with herbs and spices – today one would say botanicals – and then distilled them. The mild and soft brand quickly gained numerous fans in the country and it did not take long for presentations abroad, for example at trade fairs and world exhibitions, to make the specialty internationally known and popular.
Wines from the corinthian, Sultana and Savatiano grape varieties serve as the basis, which are brought to an alcohol content of around 20% by volume with wine distillate. The next step is the distillation process. The distillates are then aged in Limousin oak barrels and mature for many years. The number of famous stars on the bottles shows the respective ripening time in years.
Finally, there is the special process that Spyros Metaxa invented and which the cellar master Konstantinos Raptis still uses today. The chemist and oenologist has been the fifth “Metaxa Master” in the company’s history since 1992. He is said to be one of only two people who know the secret mix of ingredients.
Vol. 40%