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Paterianakis 2022 Melissokipos Red ORGANIC

Impressively coloured and robustly flavoured, yet only 12.5% in alcohol. Spicy and incisive red wine with above-average character and interest for its echelon. A poster child for the virtues of autochthynous varieties. The Kotsifali is harvested first and made in tank, while the Mandilari is harvested last and aged in barrel.

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Wine Specifics

WineWise Code
HPA-MER22
Country
Greece
Region
Crete
Color/Style
Red
Destemming
Whole cluster
Fermentation Vessel
Barrel
Additional Fermentation Notes
Fermentation duration: 6 months
Aging Vessel
50% New Barrique, 50% Stainless Steel
Aging Duration (months)
6 months
Filtered?
No
Fining Agents
None
Yeast Protocol
Cultured
Malolactic Conversion
Yes
Additonal Maturation Details:
The marc is separated from the wine at the end of fermentation
Added Sulfur
Yes, 70 mg/L
Varieties
50% Kotsifali, 50% Mandilari
Residual Sugar
2.5
ABV
12.5
Acidity
5.4
pH
3.61
Closure
Natural cork
Annual Production
10,000 bottles
Soil Types
Calcareous, Loess
Elevation (meters)
650
Vine Age
20
Yields (hl/ha)
60 hl/ha
Farming Practices
Certified Organic
Harvest Method
Hand-harvested
Other Vineyard Details
Organic cultivation, using some aspects of biodynamic philosophy, minimise the use of heavy machinery, winter cover crop and winter rest,structural diversity and vertical biodiversity

Notes from the Producer: A pure Cretan blend with a deep, red color. An everyday wine for all occasions. The bottles we might open every day are the most important wines in our lives, because they shape our attitudes, desires and fire our imagination. Think wine as a food. If you care where your wine comes from, how its grown or made, about health consequences, apply the same logic to wine. Kotsifali known as the regions Pinot Noir, is a very compact cluster of Medium-sized grape, rich in alcohol and elegant aromas, so in this wine Kotsifali is unoaked to reveal its own unique personality. In contrast Mandilari, known as Cabernet, has a more intense red color, with hard, rich tannins and an intense aroma. Mandilari is oaked so that it can be smoother with more velvet tannins. Explore to find out a very good value red wine from little - known grapes.

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