£38.00
DESCRIPTION
Bright red glowing colour. Red fruit aromas of forest, bitter chocolate, tobacco and minerality. In the mouth, it is possible with a strong tannic character and a long aftertaste.
AT A GLANCE
Red
Dry
2013
14.5 ABV
Mavrotragano
Aegean Islands
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Grape
Mavrotragano
Mavrotragano is a dark-skinned variety grown exclusively on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini. Traditionally cultivated for the production of sweet red wines, it now has a somewhat cult status as a high-quality dry red. Mavrotragano was almost uprooted to the point of extinction during Santorini’s tourist boom when vineyard land was acquired by developers wanting to build hotels and apartments. At one stage, Mavrotragano accounted for just 2 per cent of Santorini’s dwindling vineyard area – the prestigious Assyrtico was the much-preferred variety on the island.
Producer
Hatzidakis
In 1997 Haridimos Hatzidakis started an important chapter in Santorini’s wine making history by establishing his winery. He had earlier in 1996 started to replant small vineyard plots near the village of Pyrgos Kallistis, some of which abandoned since the earthquake of 1956. The first bottles of the winery, Santorini & Mavrotragano, were released in May 1999. At present the winery works on grapes grown on 10 hectares of vineyards found mostly in the villages Pyrgos Kallistis, Megalochori, Emporio and Akrotiri at altitudes between 70 and 350 meters and with mainly South or Southeast orientation whilst maintaining low yields.
DELIVERY
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