
Variety: 100% Xinomavro
Location: Amyndeon, Greece
Alcohol: 13.5%
Splendid, purple red color. Complex, typical bouquet of leather and spices (vanilla, pepper, clove), with hints of ripe blackberry. Full mouth, rounded tannins, balanced acidity and wood tones. Expect a long aftertaste with intense quince aroma.
Hand-harvested and destemmed with light crushing and cold soak. Skin contact, alcoholic fermentation at gradual increasing temperatures, maintenance of wine ‘sur lies” for eight months with regular stirring. Aged 12 months in French oak casks with medium grain and white toast, followed by 12 months in bottle.
Located in the “Hedgehog” sub-region on the Amyndeon plateau in Greece. Site sits at 690m altitude, with northern exposure, facing lake Petron and mount Voras. Soils are sandy clay of excellent drainage.