Type: Natural sweet wine from sun dried grapes
Varieties: Assyrtiko 85% & Aidani 15%
This classic dessert wine bears a deep orange-red color with brown tints.
The nose is complex, ranging from sweet spices like cinnamon and cloves towards dried fruits such as apricots, prunes and raisins.
Prolonged maturation of three years in oak barrels, delivers a mellow, velvety character, while balances the kicking acidity and reveals notes of honey and lemon.
Long ageing potential.
The vineyard
Location: Pyrgos village, Santorini & Thirassia
Altitude: Up to 400 meters
Age of vines: 20-60 years
Pruning method: “Kouloura” (basket-shaped)
Planting density: 2000-2300 vines/ha
Yield/ha: 3000 kg
Harvest: Handpicked between 20-30 August
Technical info
Alc (%) 11.4
Total acidity (gr tartaric acid/lt) 8.7
Sugars (gr/lt) 281.3
pH 2.95
Winemaking
The grapes are sundried for 6-8 days
Slow fermentation for 40 days
Maturation: 72 months in 225Lt oak barrels of 4th and 5th fill
Ageing continues in the bottle
Total production: 40.000 bottles
