Red dry, single vineyard

Syrah

P.G.I. CENTRAL GREECE  

The land:
Syrah vineyard planted in 1988 
at the South East slopes of Helicon mountain
in Boeotia Greece (62 km South East of the Delphi oracle).
Altitude of 380m.
Guyot training system, 4200 vines per ha.
Cultivated by hand.
The soil: Clay Sandy, Gradient > 3%.
Non irrigated vineyard.
Yield per ha (approx.10000 sq.m): 9000 Kg
or an average of 2,14 Kg of grapes per plant.
Harvested by hand.
Name of the plot: Amplelochori

The wine:
Fruity red wine vinified with method “macération innovative”
Ruby red color deep.
Aromas of well ripend black cherry and blackberry with notes of black pepper and cinnamon.
Medium acidity with well structured tannins only from the skin of the grapes since seeds are extracted before the vinification take place.
Fruity flavor of ripend black cherry & sweet spices
(black pepper & cinnamon).
Medium body with long aftertaste.