Orange Roditis

Description

Category: Natural – Orange Wine

Grape variety: Roditis

Vineyard: Own-rooted vineyards from Skillountia and Greka Olympias In Municipality of Andritsena-Krestenon, in Ilia. The selection of the grapes is made under the criteria of: position, orientation climatic conditions and soil texture. Predominant type of soil: Sandy Clay Age of vines: 34 years Harvest date: 27/28-09-2019

Vinification: This wine is a wild fermentation’s product with low intervention, without any additional oenological materials. Roditis grapes are destemmed and the marc remains with the juice in an open tank for 12 days (classical red vinification) with periodic pigeage. The marcs are slightly pressed in a pneumatic press and the wine continues to ferment in a stainless steel tank. The wine remains in contact with its fine lees for 4 months and is bottled unfiltered

Alcohol: 12.5%

Acidity: 5.8 g tartaric acid / L

Total SO2 (mg/lt): 18 mg/l

pH: 3.75

Residual sugars: 2,3 g/lt

Tasting notes: Amber color due to the contact with the marcs for 12 days. Floral aromas with notes of nuts and wild herbs, aromas of beer yeast and brioche. The mouth is full, slightly tannical, rem- iniscent of fruit such as grapefruit while of trapped carbon dioxide from the slow fermentation balances the alcohol and showcases intensity and vivacity. The aftertaste is long, with intense aromatic duration.