Samos Vin Doux 2012
£9.90
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Samos Vin Doux 2012
£9.90
Description
According to various authors, the Muscat variety of Samos is of Asian origin and is a product of mutation. It appeared in Samos at the end of the 16th century, where due to its environment it fully attributed its features. It is an identical variety to the Muscat de Frontignan cultivated in southern France and there is no doubt that the French, in the time of the phylloxera, took cuttings from Samos and planted them in France creating this variety (Muscat de Frontignan).
At a glance
Grape
Muscat Blanc
Region
Aegean Islands
Vintage
2012
ABV
15.0%
Denomination
PDO Muscat of Samos
Grape
Muscat Blanc
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is a white wine grape of Greek origin that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera. Its name comes from its characteristic small berry size and tight clusters. It is known under a variety of local names such as Moscato Bianco, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Canelli, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat de Lunel, Muscat d’Alsace, Muskateller, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel rosé and Sárgamuskotály. While technically a white grape, there are strains of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains vines that produce berries that are pink or reddish-brown. The same vine could potentially produce berries of one colour one year and a different colour the next. Variants, where the differing grape colour is stable, are typically classified as separate grape varieties Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains for red skin colour and Muscat Rose à Petit Grains for pink skin colour.
Producer
This wine comes from the Union of Vinicultural Cooperatives of Samos (EOSS), which represents virtually every grower on the island and has produced Samos's celebrated sweet Muscat wines for generations. Vineyards climb the terraced slopes of Mount Ambelos up to 900m, on volcanic and calcareous soils, and are planted almost entirely with Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains — locally called Moschato Aspro — the only grape permitted in the historic Muscat of Samos PDO, one of Greece's oldest protected wine designations, established in 1970. Wine has been made on Samos since at least the 5th century BC.