Description
About Stilianou red Theon Gi wine:
From the traditional Cretan grape varieties Kotsifali and Mantilari. Limited production using the standard red wine making procedure where fermentation takes place in temperature controlled vats. Wine is tainless steel fermented, with 24 months in new and old French oak, and 24 more months in stainless steel, and 12 months in the bottle. Dark red, with spices and ripe dark fruits on the nose,
The winery
This Stilianou red wine is part of the 6 labels of the winery Stilianou. It is is a small organic grower winery located in Kounavi . They are focusing on indigenous Cretan grape varieties. Giannis Stilianou and his son run 7 hectares of organic vineyards . Mostly local Vidiano , Thrapsathiri, Vilana, Kotsifali, Mandilari grape varieties. The hot summer of Crete stress the vines, and the winemaker decided to avoid any irrigation. In other words, the winery don’t use dripping irrigation or spraying any water. As a result, wines complete concentration of intense flavors and aromas. The winery is a family business since 1922 and produce about 20.000 bottles per year and each of them is numbered. In total, the winery produce 6 labels: Theon Dora white, Theon Dora rosé, Mother red, Great Mother amber (natural white wine) , Theon Gi (organic red wine), Kotsifali sweet red
The vineyards:
Most of the vineyards lay on limestone and rocks soils at an average of 350 to 400 meters high . The owner planted the oldest vineyards still in activity in 1982. In addition, they planted some new vineyards in 2011. The vineyards location and altitude ensure the vineyards to benefit from the hot summer sun from the island of Crete. However, there is some natural cooling system. Altitude, first, that helps cooling down during night. And so do the “Meltemi” north cold wind from Central Greece and cycladic island. Mostly in july and august, when grapes end their growth.
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