Xinomavro Blanc de Noir

The vines grow at an altitude of 250 metres on sloping plots with clay and sandy-clay soils. Harvest takes place from 10 to 15 September. For the Blanc-de-Noir style, the destemmed red grapes are pressed gently; no more than 30% light-coloured must is obtained without pressure. Alcoholic fermentation proceeds slowly and under temperature control with indigenous yeasts. The wine remains on its fine lees in stainless steel for around a year, is neither stabilised nor decolourised, and is bottled unfiltered. It shows red berries, fresh and dried herbs and nutty notes, along with apple and melon aromas, lively acidity and a rather full body for a white wine.