Short skin contact at low temperatures. The must from the red varieties is blended with the fermenting must of Muscat of Spina, enhancing both color and aromatic complexity. The wine remains in contact with fine lees in stainless steel tanks for about three months, gaining volume and a touch of complexity. A versatile wine suitable for all...
Moinoterra's Vilana comes from a single vineyard at 500 metres altitude. And while in the fertile lowland parts of Crete and with management leading to high yields, the wines will lose their character by being watery and with little flavour, mountainous steep dry vineyards on poorer soils will give weight and concentration. At the vinification level after...
The grapes come from two different vineyard plots in the zone of Archanes with clay-clay sloping soils that drain well and are cultivated by two Archanian vine growers who take care of them with absolute diligence. The vines are still young, 7 and 12 years old, one at an altitude of 600m and the other a little lower at 470m. The grapes will be kept at a...
The grapes come from a single vineyard at a very high altitude of 650 meters south of the Archanes area. The vineyard is 17 years old and dry with a very low yield per hectare and the soil is stony with a slight slope. The two varieties were vinified separately with long macerations while only the prorogos was used and to emphasize the fruity...
Vines over 30 years old, located at the highest altitude of the zone at 650 meters, with a northeastern exposure. Poor soils and extremely low yields lead to fruit of remarkable concentration. Vinification includes a cold pre-fermentation maceration, followed by a 14-day extraction and spontaneous fermentation. Only free-run juice is used, ensuring...
