We "met" at a high gastronomy event. The color, the bubbles in vain "flowing" towards the surface of the bottle to bear witness to their own secret left no room for the trained palates of the guests ... we certainly had in front of us a sparkling wine of high quality specifications, able to accompany the generous dishes of the hosts generously offered to us. And when the mind escaped from the magic of taste and was driven by both professional and gustatory perversion on the label for further information, there was the biggest surprise hiding. In front of us was the First Sparkling Retsina in the world. The first Greek sparkling retsina in the world!
Only Greek genius could make such leaps. In this case, the Nikolou Winery. To transform, the most popular, traditional Greek wine that accompanied millions of Greeks in beautiful and difficult moments, the humble but delicious retsina, in a sparkling wine, a great and tasteful surprise, which we suggest you to taste.
Here are the key features.
BRUT SPARKLING RETSINA - BOTANIC
Type of wine: BRUT SPARKLING RETSINA methode traditionnelle.
Variety: Savatiano 100%.
Vinification: Early grape harvest of Savatiano variety is used to produce a wine with high acidity and low pH. For the base wine, we used free-run must that represents only the 30% of the grapes. Static settling at 10 ℃ and controlled fermentation at 17 ℃ follow.
During the fermentation, pine resin from particularly fragrant pine forests of Attica is added. After the clarification of the wine, a secondary fermentation in the bottle with the traditional method of producing champagne follows. The sparkling wine is aged for 6 months in bottles (sur lies fines).
Alcohol: 12,5% vol.
Organoleptic characteristics: lemon yellow colour with fine persistent bubbles – pine aromas and masticha –full-bodied taste- botanical aromas with a long aftertaste.
An unprecedented UNIQUE VERSION of RETSINA.
Accompanies seafood and traditional Greek dishes.
Enjoy it at 8 ℃.
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