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• 100% Vernaccia fermented with indigenous yeasts.
• Only a brief skin contact during the fermentation.
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Grillo from contrada Rina Vecchia, in Castelvetrano, about an hour's drive from the Baracco cellar. Vines planted in...
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Color: Delicate straw yellow tending to a warm golden colour with ageing.
Nose: Characteristic bouquet, elegant and...
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100% Grillo from the east-facing Contrada Modica vineyard, planted in 2011, trained in guyot. 360m above sea level,...
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A fine and persistent wine, with notes of fruit and citrus. A dry and balanced flavor, of intense persistence.
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Sliced lemons, freshly cut grass, citrus blossom and crushed stones on the nose. Medium-bodied, crisp and pure with...
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Straw yellow in color with a greenish hue. With citrus and floral notes, this wine made from Grillo envelops the...
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Grillo is the indigenous white grape variety that has been the subject of the greatest interest in recent times, due...
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• 100% Vernaccia from 35+ year old vines.
• 100-300 mt above the sea level.
• Hand-harvested fruit.
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Located at 600m above sea level, these vineyards are more suitable for the production of white grapes, such as the...
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Complex bouquet featuring floral, citrus, tropical and mineral notes
Taste: of full structure, mineral, fresh and...
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A sleek white, with dominant almond, honey and sage flavors, revealing a touch of baking spices. Balanced and...
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The true Vernaccia. The free run juice goes directly to the vats and, after fermentation, refines on the lees for a...
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We are back to the old way of Vernaccia, which was vinified like a red. In the past you had to wait to drink it after...
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Clear yellow colour with green reflections; on the nose after a first dash of a sea breeze, the primary varietal...
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Light straw yellow in color. Deep and delicate bouquet with scents of fresh fruits and white wild flowers. Pleasant...
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Golden straw color with bright yellow hues. Layered aromas burst from the glass, including white peaches, white...
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It is a sunny and fascinating wine with the intense aromatic charge of its aromas of white pulp fruit. The hilly...
Grillo Mencia Savatiano Vernaccia
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?