£30.00
per bottle (750 ml)
DESCRIPTION
Shiny red-purple colour, intense and complex bouquet earthy discreet animality while as dematerializes releases a complex bouquet of ripe red and black fruits, cedar, dried plums and figs, pine honey, coffee and cocoa, almonds and spices. Gentle tannins, balanced acidity, plenty of fruit, complex and exuberant aftertaste.
AT A GLANCE
Red
Dry
2015
14 ABV
Mavroudi
Northern Greece
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Grape
Mavroudi
Mavroudi is a dark-skinned grape variety possibly originating from the West Thracian Valley. The low-yielding, late-ripening vine produces small, almost black fruit with thick skins. The grape’s name is derived from the Greek word “mavro”, meaning black, which is appropriate, as the wines it produces usually are of a dense almost black colour. They also have pronounced tannins big body and high acidity, with an abundance of stewed-fruit flavours on the palate, which create a glycerol mouth-feel. There is a certain botanical note, providing a medicinal finish reminiscent of herbs and barks. May one say that this grape has a lot from the character of Cabernet Sauvignon with a Greek twist.
Producer
Anatolikos
This family-owned 7-hectare large organic vineyard was planted in 2005 near Avdera, the Thracian town renowned since ancient times for its prolific vineyard and premium quality wines transported to faraway lands. The vineyard, which is lies at 50-70m altitude, approximately 2 km from the Thracian Sea, receiving cooling breezes throughout the year grows the indigenous grape varieties Mavroudi of Thrace, Pamiti, Muscat Blanc and Limnio. The soil is mostly sandy and non-irrigated and the vines benefit from the microclimate of the bay and the microelement deposits, left in the soil by the rainwater, at it streams naturally to the sea. Their yields are very low at 4-5 t/ha and their total annual production is 60.000 bottles.
DELIVERY
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