Papagiannakos Savatiano Old Vines

A fresh, delicate and subtle white yet very flavourful as well.  Peach, lemon, fennel and wild herbs.  Crisp and invigorating and finishes with a subtle mineral tinged overtone.

A classic expression of the indigenous Savatiano grape from vineyards just outside Athens.

The Savatiano grape is well-adapted to the Attican climate, and is widely cultivated here. The grapes for this wine are sourced from 7 blocks of vines in Markopoulo – 50 year old, low yielding, unirrigated Savatiano. They are harvested in mid-September by hand. Grapes are grown on north facing in S.E. Attica vineyard on 50 year old vines, non-irrigated in limestone soil at an altitude of 100m. Classical white wine vinification – in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Fermentation takes place at 17 degrees C for around 20 days.