Wine: Natural sweet red
Varietal composition: Fokiano variety 100%.
Protected Geographical Indication (PGI): Ikaria
Region/Vine domain: Ikaria | Profitis Ilias (600 m. alt.) and Litani (400 m. alt.) from organic cultivation vines.
Vinification: Dehydration on plants and frames; “Cold soaking” pre-fermentation before sediment is removed. Wild indigenous yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks (lower than 10° C/80 days). Wine stored in oak barrels for 2 years, where aeration, stirring, & decanting is repeated 4 times, before it is siphoned off in stainless steel tanks for another 2 years. Bottled unfiltered & unfined; only a minimal addition of sulfites upon bottling.
Aging: Susceptible to very long aging.
Production: 500 bottles we made.