Roze Retsina of Lemnos
Roze Retsina of Lemnos
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Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
Garalis Winery will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
Greece
Region/Subregion:
Aegan Islands/Lesvos
Classification:
-
Certification:
Organic, Natural
Grape:
Limnio (10%)
Muscat of Alexandria (90%)
Vintage year:
2024
Color:
Dark Rose
Aroma:
A unique combination of aromas combining red fruits, quince, red cherries and soy sauce with mint, resin and machete.
Taste:
Accentuated acidity, light tannins, restrained alcohol, full volume and long aftertaste. A unique wine that brings in the same glass the popular taste of retsina with the salty umami character, giving an original wine of natural vinification.
Alcohol content:
13%
Sugar content:
1.7 g/l
Acidity:
5.2
pH-value:
3.4
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
500 ml
Closure:
Crown cap
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
6 - 10 °C
Food pairing:
Cheese - mature and hard, Pork, Poultry, Shellfish - flavored, Shellfish - natural, Spicy food
Ageing potential:
0 - 2 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Pork
- Poultry
- Shellfish - flavored
- Shellfish - natural
- Spicy food
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Clay, Volcanic
Terroir:
The terroir of Limnos is defined by its volcanic soils, low altitude landscapes, and strong Aegean winds. The island’s sandy and clay loam soils, rich in minerals, provide excellent drainage and encourage deep root growth, while the abundant sunshine and dry climate reduce disease pressure and promote full ripening. Cooling sea breezes and the persistent “Meltemi” winds help preserve acidity and aromatic intensity in the grapes, creating wines that are fresh, structured, and distinctly expressive of their island origin
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
Steel (100%)
Storage:
Steel (100%) 3 months
Winemaker:
Emmanouil Gkaralis
To create the Retsina Garalis rosé, we have combined the white Moschato Alexandria variety and the red Limnio variety. The grapes arrive at the winery in small crates. For Muscat of Alexandria we have blasting, transfer of the grape mass to winemakers, pre-fermentative extraction with recycling for 5 days and cooling of the tank so that fermentation does not start. At the same time, the Limnio is put into a decanter with a few hours of extraction and part of it is sent to the Muscat tank for the blending of the two varieties. Fermentation starts spontaneously and when it is finished, quality pine resin from Halkidiki is added to the tank and recycling takes place for a week, until the wine acquires its characteristic aroma. This is followed by bottling without stabilization, without filtering.