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Wine Art Estate cultivates in Drama the top-quality red variety of Northern Greece; Xinomavro. Precise cultivation and careful vinification have contributed to the creation of a wine that balances between finesse and strength, lightness and volume, aging and freshness.
A Xinomavro that puts an end to the dilemmas on the modern or traditional approach of Xinomavro, since it has elements from both styles. The balance between finesse and volume makes it just as flexible on the table.
PAIRS WELL WITH:
Grilled mushroom dishes
Ragù sausages
Tagliatelle and truffle risotto
SERVED AT:
60-65 °F
DETAILS
COUNTRY
Greece
REGION
Drama
LOCATION
Mikrochori, Kali Vrysi
ALTIDUTE
330 ft
WINE TYPE
Red
STYLE
Dry
ALC BY VOL
13.50%
VARIETIES
Xinomavro 100%
APPELATION
PGI Drama
VINIFICATION
Cold soak of the skins to the juice prior to fermentation for a few days to transfer noble phenols and structure from the grapes, before the "appearance" of alcohol. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with regular pumping-over to extract color and tannins. After the malolactic conversion, the wine is transferred to 225 lt French oak barrels, 50% new, for a 12months maturation. Light filtration and bottling.
Drama
Mikrochori
The vineyards at Mikrochori overlook Mount Pangaion, in antiquity home of the cult of Dionysus and the Orphic mysteries.
The vineyards were planted on carefully chosen south-facing slopes, well protected against late frosts. The soil is mainly sandy-clay, suitable for the cultivation of the Greek and foreign varieties planted and ideal for the development of their characteristics.
