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 |
Fermentation Duration | 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 |
Notes from the Producer: Award of Excellence for Red Methymnaeos 2011 by the Fédération Culturelle des Vins de France. Illzach, Alsace, France, 21 May 2013.
Methymnaeos White and Red were voted wines of 2008 at the United Nations yearly cultural, culinary and wine tasting event among products from nearly 100 countries. Geneva, Switzerland, 23 January 2009.
Wine got a mark of 17/20 on jancisrobinson.com
