Doric 2022

Bright orange color, with mountain herbs and citrus, medium body, high acidity, and grippy tannins, with a long aftertaste.

An orange mountainous wine, made with 6 days of maceration of the traditional Roditis variety, with a a little Malagousia. The terroir really speaks through the wines, after following a traditional vinification with branches from the surrounding fir forest used for cap management, which further protects and adds to the wine thanks to its resin secretion.
Gower: Doric Wines Vintage: 2022 Type: Orange Dry Wine Grapes: Roditis 85% / Malagousia 15% Appellation: – Alcohol: 12.00% Bottle: 750ml Viticulture: Certified Organic Vinification: Manually harvested and hand selected, destemmed, macerated for 6 days, wild fermented in open wood fermenters in ambient temperatures with no additives, with fir branches and thyme for cap management according to centuries-old traditions. The resin secretion from the fir, supports an almost unsulfured bottling. Tasting Notes: Bright orange color, with mountain herbs and citrus, medium body, high acidity, and grippy tannins, with a long aftertaste.
Viticulture
Certified Organic Climate: Alpine / mountainous (Heavy Winters, Mild Summers) Soil: Light limestone soils with excellent drainage Vine age: Planted in 2001 Altitude: 800m Slope: 8-10% Planting density: 2m / row, 1.2m / plant Yield: 3 – 3.5kg / plant (10,000 – 13,000kg / ha) Irrigation: None Spraying: 2-3 times copper in solid form, 3-4 times natural sulfur Harvesting: Manually in crates
Vinification
Maceration: Skin contact for 6 days in open fir wood tanks Pressing: None Temperature Control: None (low natural temperatures of up to 15 Celsius) Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation first in wood fermenters and then in stainless steel tanks with native yeast for 30-40 days Malolactic: Naturally completed Maturation: 2-7 months in 1,000lt stainless steel tank and 250lt wooden barrels Clarification: None (natural thanks to the Winter’s low temperatures) Filtration: None Production: 2,500 lt Alcohol: 12.00% Acidity: 7.80 gr/l Volatile Acidity: 0.60 gr/l RS: 0 gr/l Total sulfites: 0 mg/l Certification: Organic Grapes Bottle: 750ml