Winemaker: Louiza Dougou

Consultant: Andreas Pandos-Dimitris Kyritsis

Variety Composition: Limniona 40%-Syrah 30%-Grenache 30%

Location: ‘Prosilia’ Rapsani Mount Olympus

Vineyard: Planted in 1991 at 520-580 altitude

Soil:    The soil consists mainly of iron-rich schist. The iron in the soil is an important quality factor, since it regulates the water capacity of the soil. The soil is poor in organic substances. Its structure enables the penetration of the roots into the sub-soil, so that the vine does not suffer from lack of moisture during the summer. The sub-soil is sandy-clayey.

Harvest: Manual harvesting. All varieties 28 September

Density: 4,400 vines / ha.

Yield: 17 HL/ha

Vinification Method & Maturation:
26 days skin contact under controlled conditions, alcoholic fermentation at gradual increase temperatures, maturation “sur lie” for 33 months in new French oak 300L with regular stirring. No treatment or filtration before bottling.

Analytical Data:

Alcohol: 15,2% vol.,

Total Acidity: 5,77 g/l,

Residual Sugar: 2,3 g/l,

pH: 3,41