Tetramythos N.V. Retsina
Tetramythos have stormed Europe with this revolutionary version of Greece’s most infamous vinous product. Treated with a seriousness never before accorded it by anyone, it is made from the estate’s organic Roditis grapes (rather than the Savatiano almost universally employed elsewhere), to which is added before fermentation a moderate quantity of resin drawn from pine trees growing on the property. 40% is fermented on wild yeasts in amphorae, the balance in stainless steel. Extended lees aging is the final touch before bottling. The result is an understated, elegantly dry wine that is a cinch with Mediterranean seafood dishes and will banish forever dubious memories of Greek beach holidays.
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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | HTE-RETNV |
Country | Greece |
Region | Patras |
Color/Style | White |
Farming Practices | Certified Organic |
Varieties | 100% Roditis |
ABV | 13 |
Residual Sugar | 1.8 |
Acidity | 5.2 |
Closure | DIAM |
Case Size | 12x750 |
Pricing | Discountable |
Destemming | Complete |
Fermentation Vessel | 250L Clay Amphora |
Fermentation Duration | 3 months |
Aging Method | Stainless Steel 100% |
Aging Duration (months) | 3 months |
Filtered | Yes |
Fining Agents | Bentonite |
Yeast | Spontaneous |
Lees Contact/Stirring | lees contact |
Malolactic | Yes |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 40 ppm |
Vineyard Name | Ahouskes |
Soil Type | Alluvial, Loam |
Elevation (meters) | 650 |
Vineyard Aspect | North |
Vine Age | 20 |
Yields (hl/ha) | 60 |
Vine Training | Bushvines |
Picking | Hand-harvested |
Annual Production | 680 |
Notes from the Producer: the fermentation vessels are Greek clay amphoras of 250 lt capacity