field blend
Field Blend Red
Dry Farmed & Low Intervention Red Wine
Harvest & Vineyards
100% hand-picked, organic & dry-farmed Agioritiko 85% & Koiniariko 15% grapes from our Mavrokopa vineyard.
These vines are 8 years old and 4 years old, respectively; the grapes were harvested all together on the same day in mid-September.
The Agioritiko was showing lovely ripe cherry characters, whereas the less-ripe Koiniariko was fleshy with a nice zingy
acid.
Altitude: 220m above sea level at the foothills of Mt Pangaion.
Soil type: Loose-red/brown-silty topsoil 60cm. Below that thick/dense white clay.
Thoughts
Blackcurrants, cherries & white pepper dominate the aromas.
Black plums and more cherries with fresh fruity tannins all married together by a subtle hint of oak.
All of this makes for an intensely fruity, aromatic, textured and mouth-watering wine. Enjoy!
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Vinification
Destemmed into open-top-style vat +25% whole bunch component.
We cold soak the grapes for 3-4 days before we encourage spontaneous fermentation to take place.
The fermenting must is only gently plunged to extract colour and tannins, and the temperature kept below 25 deg C.
Maturation in 2nd use French & American oak for 6 months. Unfined & unfiltered
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