Moschopolis 6 Assyrtiko Xinomavro 2018
CHF 24.00
This is the flagship white wine of Moschopolis Winery. A rich and intense white wine with impressive fruit concentration, sharp acidity, and dense structure. Medium lemon color and intense aromas of honey, candied lemon peel, tobacco, vanilla, toast, peach, butter, pear, grapefruit, and wet stone. On the palate, it is expressive with a rich body, sharp acidity, and a fatty feeling. Ripe orange, citrus, and pear are mixed with notes of tobacco, vanilla, butter, toast, and hazelnut. Long and fruity finish.
Food Pairing: Salads, lobster, grilled fish, chicken and pork in white creamy sauces, even red meat dishes.
Only 3500 bottles were produced.
Winner of the Best in Show award at Mondus Vini 2021
Description
Grape Variety: 90% Assyrtiko & 10% Xinomavro
Vinification: White grape variety Assyrtiko is complemented by 10% of red grape Xinomavro which is vinified as a blanc de noir wine. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in first or second use, lightly toasted French oak barrels. It matures there, on its lees, for 6 months. The wine is bottled unfiltered and is intended for long-term aging because it has everything it needs to go a long way: impressive fruit concentration, sharp acidity, and dense structure!
Alcohol level: 13.5% vol
Tasting Note: A rich and intense white wine with medium lemon color and intense aromas of honey, candied lemon peel, tobacco, vanilla, toast, peach, butter, pear, grapefruit, and wet stone. On the palate, it is expressive with a rich body, sharp acidity, and a fatty feeling. Ripe orange, citrus, and pear are mixed with notes of tobacco, vanilla, butter, toast, and hazelnut. Long and fruity finish. Only 3500 bottles were produced.
Winner of the Best in Show award at Mondus Vini 2021
Food Pairing: Salads, lobster, grilled fish, chicken and pork in white creamy sauces, even red meat dishes.
Thessaloniki – Central Macedonia, 11 hectares – organic viticulture
George Germanis of Moschopolis Winery is one of the most experienced and respected vineyards and soil scientists in Greece. In 2016, having already left his mark in the development of viticulture and winemaking in many wine-growing regions of Greece, he decided to establish his own winery together with his son-in-law Dimitris and his children Aliki and Theodoris. They chose the best sites around Thessaloniki and Kastoria and since then they have been creating wines from original blends with unique styles, unbeatable quality, and concentration.
Their winemaking philosophy is the production of wines that express the special characteristics of their terroir through minimal but crucial intervention, the use of indigenous yeasts, and bottling without filtering. All vineyards are sustainably managed and they have implemented many innovative farming techniques, such as hanging grapes at a height of 1.8m above ground and under the permanent cover of the foliage to protect them from the sun and high temperatures and to achieve maximum ventilation thus avoiding fungal diseases and minimizing the use of fungicides.
