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Paterianakis 2018 Domaine Red (Crete) ORGANIC
It has an impressively sanguine nose, while the palate nods to both Bordeaux and Italy while settling in the end to an authentically Cretan identity, appropriate to this ancient culture. As a vertical tasting proved, it is a long-distance runner, gaining refinement and salinity as it ages.
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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | HPA-DOR18 |
Country | Greece |
Region | Crete |
Color/Style | Red |
Farming Practices | Certified Organic |
Varieties | 80% Kotsifali and 20% Mandilari |
ABV | 13 |
Residual Sugar | 1.9 |
Acidity | 5.8 |
Case Size | 12x750 |
Pricing | Discountable |
Maceration | For each variety separately, Careful grape selection, destemming, transfer of grapes using gravity, without mechanical means, to stainless steel vats for maceration and fermentation. The marc is separated from the wine at the end of fermentation. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barriques and battonage every week. Blending the two grape variety wines for bottling. Mild organic vinification, unfiltered. |
Destemming | Whole Cluster |
Fermentation Vessel | Stainless Steel |
Destemming | 25 |
Aging Method | New Barrique 80%, Used Barrique 20% |
Aging Duration (months) | 12 |
Filtered | No |
Fining Agents | None |
Yeast | Native |
Lees Contact/Stirring | yes- battonage |
Malolactic | Yes |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 60 mg/L |
Vineyard Name | Melissokampos (meaning: Bee field) |
Soil Type | Calcareous, Loam |
Elevation (meters) | 600 |
Vine Age | 60 |
Yields (hl/ha) | 35 |
Picking | Hand-harvested |
Annual Production | 5000 bottles |
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