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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

Methymnaeos 's Other Wines

Methymnaeos

2015 Chidiriotiko Red (Lesbos)

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Red

Certified Organic

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