Region: Greece - Karditsa
Grapes: 50% Xinomavro, 50% Merlot
Alcohol: 14%
Notes on the Wine
Dynamic aromatic palette with the power of Xinomavro and the vibrant fruit of Merlot, with notes of red fruit, white pepper, strawberry and subtle hints of tomato. Intense and elegant in the mouth with a sweet fruited and textured palate.
Notes on the Producer
Kontozisis Organic Vineyards is an organic grower in Karditsa, a rural town in the region of Thessaly. Karditsa is known as the bicycle capital of Greece, and the homeland of the impressive Limniona red grape. The winery and vineyards are on the foothills of mount Agrafa, in two distinctive terroirs between Kanalia and Dafnospilia.
Kontozisis has been practicing certified organic agriculture and organic vinification since 1991, one of the first to get such a certification in Greece. His long term commitment to organic practices shows his honest approach to sustainability. Having worked only with the local market of Karditsa, organic practices were something that was not appreciated, but Kontozisis insisted on farming without chemicals, and making honest, natural wines. The few loyal fans of Kontozisis wines in Karditsa were enough to keep going throughout the years, and eventually making them available to a market that fully embraced the authenticity in those wines; the big urban centers of the United States.
