The red wine Invicta 2020 by Noema Winery was awarded a Gold Medal and 95 points at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025, the most prestigious wine competition globally.

Xinomavro from Amyndeon continues to impress, forging its path on the international wine scene. This year, INVICTA 2020, crafted from Noema’s vineyards, received high praise from the Decanter judges for its elegance, intensity, and expressive character, securing a Gold medal and a 95/100 score.

This distinction adds to the growing international recognition of the Invicta line. The previous vintage had already earned a place among Decanter’s Top Wines under £15, while Julia Harding MW highlighted the wine on jancisrobinson.com as “charming, highly aromatic and elegantly structured.”

With a profile that combines sweet red fruit aromas, delicate tannins, lively acidity, and a distinct mountain freshness, INVICTA proves that Xinomavro can be expressed in a contemporary, captivating, and globally appealing style.

Deep red with violet hues, Invicta showcases vibrant red forest fruit on the nose and a velvety mouthfeel, enhancing notes of black fruit, black olive paste, and sweet tobacco. It brings out the fresh character of Xinomavro while achieving silky tannins and a long, elegant finish.

The grapes are hand-harvested to preserve their integrity and then transported in refrigerated

trucks to the winery. Once they reach a temperature below 10°C, they undergo destemming and cold maceration for four days at 10°C to extract optimal color and aromas. Fermentation lasts a maximum of two weeks at 26°C, with continuous cap wetting throughout. Malolactic fermentation occurs before the wine is transferred to oak barrels.

Invicta matures for six months in 300-liter French oak barrels (medium grain, light toast), followed by twelve months of bottle aging before release.