Clos Stegasta Mavrotragano Red Wine

Composition/Winemaking: 100% Mavrotragano from the magnificent Clos Stegasta vineyard. Fermentation with whole berries and whole bunches in big oak casks with indigenous yeasts isolated from our vineyards. The wine matures for about a year in 500lts oak barrels, 20% of which are new.
Tasting Notes: A seductive wine with a plethora of aromas. Oregano and violets are wrapped around a core of dark cherries, green pepper and espresso roast. The palate sets the ground along with the velvety tannins cutting through a complex and complete finish. A spherical wine seamlessly textured with no hard edges in sight. Delicious early on, better with age.

T-OINOS project

The magic of the site, the roughness of the climate on the island, the stress imposed on the vines lay the evidence of a production philosophy based on purity.

Smooth winter with good amount of rainfall. Budbreak around middle of March. Flowering was set nicely on good spring weather conditions. Summer was dry and mild until harvest not exceeding twelve degrees Celsius of difference between day and night. Vintage was characterized as an excellent vintage for Mavrotragano with an extremely high quality of grapes and at the same time a good amount of crop.

Whole berry grapes with a small percentage of whole clusters are gently introduced in two and three and a half tones open wooden vats. To gain more terroir expression, grapes were inoculated with the yeasts from our vineyards (research program in collaboration with Biocepage). The temperature is controlled. Malolactic fermentation is completed in barrels.

The wine matures for ten to twelve months in 500lt oak barrels, 20% of which are new.

Deep red colour. Pepper, spice, moca, cacao, tobacco and dark cherries nose with oaky aromas. The mouthfeel is rich, complex and generous, with long lasting finish. Great aging potential.

The magic of the site, the roughness of the climate on the island, the stress imposed on the vines lay the evidence of a production philosophy based on purity.

Granite bedrock with sandy clay soil. Organically grown grapes Mavrotragano plot is situated on terraces at 400m of altitude and 11.000 vines/ha with north-east orientation. The yield is 20hl/ha.

Varietal : Mavrtotragano

Alcohol : 14.5%