The only varietal wine made exclusively with Black of Kalavryta grape. Ripe cherry aromas with hints of fresh herbs. Notes of gooseberries and plums. Peppery aftertaste. Light but with a fine tannin texture reminiscent of Pinot Noir.
Vineyard Information
– Location: Aegialia, Ano Diakopto
– Soil: clay soils with deep calcareous flat rock surface
– Area: 3 ha
– Altitude: 850 m
– Trellising System: Bushvines
– Age of vines: 29 years
– Number of vines per hectare: 4400
– Yield: 56 hl/ha
– Agricultural method: Organic
Winemaking process
– Harvest date: Mid september
– Harvested by hand
– Crushed and pressed by foot in open fermenters
– Use only the free run must
– Type of Yeasts used: wild
– Extraction for 2 weeks
– Spontaneous malolactic fermentation
– Ageing in big old oak barrels of 5.000 liters capacity for 7 months.
