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Such a special wine could only have an equally special name. The name Metagitnion refers to the second month of the Attic calendar (roughly late July to late August). Its almost orange colour is the result of slow oxidative ageing in old barrels without the protection offered by sulphites at any stage of the process. Dry, with aromas of honey and candied...
An old Roditis vineyard, 49 years old, from those wonderful cups that one finds scattered on the slopes of Aegialia. The combination of age, non-irrigation and altitude gives excellent raw material, with concentrated grapes and high natural acidity. Clay-limestone soils limit yields and enhance the structure and freshness of the wine. Fermentation takes...
Jasse Côtes Catalanes from Domaine Gauby is an orange wine made from Muscat, with skin-contact maceration that decisively influences both the color and the structure of the wine. More precisely, it is a blend of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat of Alexandria from biodynamic vineyards, crafted with a zero-intervention winemaking approach. An...
At a time when the house was betting on the bigger, richer wines in terms of barrel and maturity, Gauby worked against the grain. In a hot region where over-ripeness can often be achieved in a flash he found the trick in biodynamic farming and shading the vineyards. Large trees spread their shade through the vines, protecting the old cups from the hot...
The vines are scattered throughout the commune of St-Aubin, on the western slopes of the region and the fruit for 'La Princée' is harvested from many different places. The vines are planted between 1985 and 2000 and are cultivated using organic methods. The wine is matured in 300 and 600lt barrels for a year, followed by 6-12 months in bottle before being...
Another Olivier Lamy "energy bomb" coming from such a steep vineyard where everything is done by hand. The stumps were planted in 1964 and it is essentially the slope of St-Aubin bordering Puligny-Montrachet and has a south-southwest exposure. The soils are on a limestone substrate and give tremendous levels of energy and concentration to the Chardonnay....
Sideritis Nature comes from a 58-year-old, organically cultivated, three-acre vineyard in the coastal region of Aegialia. The variety ripens extremely slowly; harvesting takes place in mid-November, producing a wine with low alcohol content and intense natural acidity. The vinification follows a philosophy of minimal intervention: the must remains in...
The process starts with de-stemming and without breaking the rails, followed by extraction at mild temperatures for 4 days. Fermentation is spontaneous and takes place in stainless steel tanks with simultaneous extraction. At the end of fermentation, the wine is matured in 3rd use French oak barrels with a capacity of 300 litres for a period of up to 3...
Forget everything that defines modern. In Taganana everything is necessarily done in the traditional way. It is not a matter of choice but the wildness of the place dictates it. Only animals can help with the farming, which is done strictly by hand. The vines grow freely, without any support over cliffs. For those with acrophobia the sight is forbidding,...
Sylvain is among the Burgundy producers who have returned to the traditional technique of using whole bunches during the winemaking process, a technique that was particularly widespread in Burgundy in the past. The top-of-the-range Clos du Roy is vinified with 100% whole bunches and is a Pinot Noir of great concentration and depth of fruit with enormous...
