Methymnaeos Red 2021
£27.00
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Methymnaeos Red 2021
£27.00
Description
100% Chidiriotiko grapes. Ruby color. Peppery aromas of red roses and honey with tones of forest fruit. Pleasantly dry and lightly oaky. Distinct, smokey minerality and a long, savory finish. Serve at 16°C with lamb, oriental or western sweet and sour dishes and all kinds of Mediterranean cuisine, including pizza.
At a glance
Grape
Chidiriotiko
Region
Aegean Islands
Vintage
2021
ABV
11.5%
Sweetness
Dry
Body
Full Bodied
Organic
Grape
Chidiriotiko
Chidiriotiko is a grape native to the village of Chidira in western Lesvos, where it is grown almost exclusively on volcanic soil. It produces aromatic wines across the colour spectrum — dry whites and reds with muscat-like floral and honeyed notes, and skin-contact orange wines with orange and apricot character — all carrying the same underlying earthy, mineral finish typical of the island's volcanic terroir.
Producer
Award-winning Methymnaeos Winery was founded in the remote village of Chidira, in Western Lesvos in 1985, and is the first professional winery in the modern history of an island with an age-old winemaking tradition, dating from mythical times. Its operation is based on the principles of the exclusive use of the unique grape variety Chidiriotiko, native only to the island of Lesvos, cultivation on volcanic soil near the Petrified Forest of the island and organic viticulture and winemaking. Furthermore, because of the sulfur and sulfur compounds found in the soil, they have been first-hand witnesses of the natural protection against disease the soil provides, both in the vineyard as well as in the bottle, helping them to achieve minimal intervention and practically natural wines.