Ktima ALFA Reserve Wine Sour Black Red Dry Amyntaio 750ml

An exuberant red wine from Xinomavro, with great aging potential, for very special occasions. The top wine from PDO Amyntaio and Xinomavro with the most distinctions worldwide, making the variety known all over the world. It is characterized by elaborate spicy aromas, a full mouth and properly intense tannins.

This Xinomavro comes from the Barbayannis pre-foliage vineyard in Amyntaio, with plants over 100 years old that give extremely low yields. Its color is quite deep for the variety. Its aroma is complex with a combination of fresh and ripe red fruits, spices and beautiful notes of flowers and sun-dried tomatoes. Its taste is rich with intense but very well integrated tannins, noticeable acidity, balance and long duration.

Varietal Composition: Xinomavro 100% from vines aged 86 years, shaped into a cup.
Location: "Turtles" at an altitude of 660 meters, with a northwest orientation, overlooking Mount Voras.
Area: "Abelia", Viticultural zone of Amyntaio.
Soil: Sandy - loamy, on a limestone substrate, with excellent drainage.
Climate: Semi-continental with significant snowfall and hot, dry summer with cool nights. Frequent occurrence of northwesterly winds, absence of spring frost.
Harvest: Collection in small boxes in a controlled cooling atmosphere of 8°C.
Acre Yield: 410 kg per hectare.
Vinification: Destemming, absence of press, 4-day pre-fermentation cryo-extraction, alcoholic fermentation at incrementally graded temperatures, wine remaining for several months on its lees with periodic agitation.
Aging: Eighteen months in selected fine grained, French oak barrels and eighteen months in bottles. It is not filtered and undergoes absolutely no treatment before bottling.
Organoleptic characteristics: Brilliant ruby ​​color with intense red highlights. Complex bouquet with characteristic aromas of dried plum and tomato. Full mouth, excellent quality phenolic potential, with balanced acidity and long lasting aftertaste. Wine with great aging potential.