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Methymnaeos 2015 Chidiriotiko Red (Lesbos)
While there is a certain kinship here with Zafeirakis’ Limniona, in that the wine is not very dark, not at all
heavy and just kissed with oak, it has a distinctive flavour of its own that we would describe as leaning in the
direction of Muscat. Not quite as obviously floral as a Ribeira Sacra or Lacrima di Morra d’Alba, it evokes those
parallels by dint of its pefumed beauty and tensile strength. A real original that will expand your vinous
universe, without neglecting to give you pleasure!

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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | HME-CHI15 |
Country | Greece |
Region | Aegean |
Color/Style | Red |
Farming Practices | Certified Organic |
Varieties | 100% Chidiriotiko |
ABV | 13 |
Residual Sugar | 3.4 |
Acidity | 6.7 |
Closure | Synthetic Cork |
Case Size | 12x750 |
Pricing | NET |
Maceration | Five-day prefermenation maceration, followed by two-week alcoholic fermentation at 24° C. |
Pumpover/Punchdown | 3 times a day stirring during pre-fermentation maceration, 5 pumpovers per day during alcoholic fermentation. |
Destemming | Complete |
Fermentation Vessel | Stainless Steel |
Destemming | Approximately 3 weeks (alcoholic fermentation) |
Aging Method | Allier 45%, Limousin 45%, Tronçais 10% |
Aging Duration (months) | For the whole quantity of the wine, 2 months in steel (alcoholic & malolactic fermentation), 4 months in barrels, then 6 months in steel and, finally, bottling,. |
Filtered | Yes |
Fining Agents | None |
Yeast | Cultured |
Lees Contact/Stirring | Yes, during malolactic |
Malolactic | Yes |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 64ppm |
Vineyard Name | Methymnaeos / An ancient Greek name of god Dionysus, from the words "methy"=wine, "hymenaios"=wedding and/or the "hymn" of the symposia, meaning wine wedding or wine hymn or both |
Soil Type | Volcanic |
Elevation (meters) | 100-350 |
Vineyard Aspect | North |
Vine Age | 26 |
Yields (hl/ha) | 26.19 |
Vine Training | Royat |
Picking | Hand-harvested |
Annual Production | 400 |
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