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Retsina Amphora Orange Nature
¥2,838 - ¥14,644
"Really worth a try whatever you think about Retsina and whatever terrible stuff you may have had before "
Julia Harding MW, 2013 vintage, tasted in November 2014
- Producer: Tetramythos
- Winemaker: Panagiotis Papayiannopoulos
- Country of Origin: Greece
- Region of Origin: Ano Diakopto
- Style: Dry White Wine
- Grape varieties: 100% Roditis
- Body: Medium
- Vintage: NV
- ABV: 12.5%
- Drinking window: 2020-2028
- Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Information
– Location: Aegialia, Ano Diakopto
– Soil: clay and limestone
– Exposure: North
– Trellising System: bushvines
– Number of vines per hectare: 4400
– Yield: 46hl/ha
– Agricultural method: Organic
Winemaking process
– Harvest date: beginning of october
– Harvested by hand
– Use only the free run must
– Fermentation in clay amphoras
– Type of Yeasts used: wild
– Skin contact : 5-7 days
– Addition of pine resin (1kg/10hl) in 'teabags', selected from pine trees surrounding the vineyards.
Tasting advice
– Wine and food pairing: fabulous as an aperitif and even better with roast chicken.
Ratings
2015 vintage, Julia Harding MW for Jancis Robinson, 16.5 points