£17.00
per bottle (750 ml)
DESCRIPTION
From 100% Goustolidi grapes, an indigenous variety of the Ionian islands and in particular Zante. A fresh wine produced by careful hand selection of grapes and controlled fermentation at low temperature. Medium lemon colour and distinctive aromas of lemon blossom, citrus fruits, bergamot and jasmine. Sharp and oily mouthfeel. Ideally accompanies fish, white meat, pasta and cheese.
AT A GLANCE
White
2015
13 ABV
Goustolidi
Ionian Islands
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Grape
Vostilidi/Goustolidi
Vostilidi or Gustolidi is a UNIQUE ancient Greek variety, which has survived from Homeric times under the name of the divine, to take its present name from time to time, from its vintage in August. Its many exotic tannins for white grapes lead us to the theory that his old ancestor was a red variety or that it is an ancestor of red varieties! Bottled wine has grown generations and generations of producers in Lixouri and the wider Kefalonian land, who drank it at home or in the tavern (and still drink it) oxidized! His mixing – until today – of some with drinking water, restores and answers the question of why the ancients drank their wine well!
Producer
Melissinos
Reviving the family estate at Ano Thiramona, at the southern part of the island of Cephalonia, the winery has experimented with the indigenous varieties of the island, some of which, if not totally forgotten, have certainly become neglected over time. Mount Aenos, in the middle of the island, divides Kefalonia into its northern and southern parts, creating many different microclimates, even at short distances. The volcanic character of the island and the peninsula of Paliki offer even more variety in the soil morphology and composition. Last but not least in importance effect over the quality of Cephalonian wine is the delayed advent of phylloxera on the island (1970) and the preservation of old own-rooted vineyards. The winery promotes this varietal diversity and reveals the natural potential of the local grapes by producing high-quality wines with minimum intervention in a limited number of bottles. Their Mavrodaphne wines come from autochthonous ungrafted plants of the local and superior island clone.
DELIVERY
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