Personalised Kir-Yianni Kali Riza Amyndeon PDO 2021 13% 750ML

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Personalised Kir-Yianni Kali Riza Amyndeon PDO 2021 13% 750ML

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE

Garnet red colour, typical to Xinomavro and the age of the vines.

AROMA

Complex nose with aromas of cherries and strawberries, as well as tomato leaves, violet and oaky notes.

PALATE

The mouth is fruity and crisp, with velvety tannins. Long finish.

VINIFICATION

Rigorous grape sorting on conveyor belt. The berries are cooled at 8-10°C. Destemming, crushing and skin-contact for 6 days at a temperature of 10°C. Fermentation for 2 weeks, followed by post-fermentation maceration for 7 days. Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels (mostly old). Maturation for 12 months with mild periodical lees stirring (batonnage). 18-month cellaring before released in the market.

VINTAGE NOTES

Rather mild winter, notably wet and low in snow. Cool March and April. The frost in the beginning of April had no significant impact on the buds. The wet June was not ideal for fruit setting, resulting in bunches with less berries. From mid-July, the weather was very dry and hot. Due to the August heatwave atypically to the area high temperatures were recorded even during the night. These xerothermic conditions accelerated the phenolic growth of the vines, nevertheless the heatwave delayed ripeness by 5 days compared to the average standards. The low night temperatures after mid- August speed up veraison and ripeness. As a late-ripening variety, Xinomavro was favored by the overall conditions. The mild September that followed was an extra help to its full ripeness.