STROFILIA CLASSY - DRY RED WINE - PGI PELOPONNESE

Syrah, Merlot

CHARACTERISTICS: Deep red colour, aromas of ripe red fruits, with notes of herbs, caramel butterscotch and vanilla. Aromatic and complex sensations in the mouth, with good balance, volume, soft tannins and long aftertaste.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Ideal accompaniment for red meats, traditional stuffed vegetables, as well as pasta with meat or tomato and cheese dishes – cold cuts.

LOCATION : Asprokampos: Vineyards on the Stymfalia plateau

VINIFICATION: After careful sorting of the grapes, the two varieties undergo co-fermentation, which includes pre-fermentation cold extraction for about three days, then alcoholic fermentation at a temperature not exceeding 25° C, with a total extraction period of about two weeks. Before bottling, the new wine remains in oak barrels for about three months.

ORIGIN : Asprokampos: Vineyards in the Stymfalia plateau, in deep soils, clayey, alkaline, with ample calcium carbonate, whose yield does not exceed 900 kg/acre. The climate of the area is characterised by cold winters, with plenty of rain and snow, cool springs and dry summers, with high temperatures during the day and cool nights.

Harvest: Late September.