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Kelifos

Kelifos, Monemvasia - Myrsini Organic Vineyards - Paros, Cyclades, Aegean Sea, Greece - natural white dry wine - Monemvasia - Eklektikon

Kelifos (translated as “Shell”) is the domaine’s most experimental cuvée, a local Monemvasia vinified and raised in a concrete egg, characterized by the winery’s signature blend of ruggedness and finesse.

  • Grower: Domaine Myrsini
  • Vintage: 2021
  • Type: White Dry Wine
  • Grapes: Monemvasia 100%
  • Appellation: PGI Cyclades
  • Alcohol: 12.70%
  • Bottle: 750ml
  • Viticulture: Organically grown Monemvasia, farmed in Aplotaria fashion
  • Vinification: Vinified and raised in a concrete egg with no additives or manipulation, other than minuscule sulfites at bottling.
  • Notes: A very expressive Monemvasia on the nose, with heightened complexity on the palate, showing the aromatic character of the variety and the liveliness of the natural vinification and micro-oxygenation protocols.
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Key Info

Viticulture

  • Organic
  • Climate: Mediterranean, seaside
  • Soil: Sandy granite soil
  • Vine age: Planted between 1961
  • Altitude: 20
  • Slope: –
  • Planting density: 1500 plants/ha
  • Yield: –
  • Irrigation: None
  • Spraying: 3 times with sulfur
  • Harvesting: By hand

Vinification

  • Maceration: None (direct press)
  • Pressing: Vertical low pressure for 4 hours
  • Temperature Control: Decantation at 10° and fermentation under 27 °
  • Yeast: Indigenous (fermentation for 3 weeks, in inox tank)
  • Malolactic: Naturally completed (indigenous)
  • Maturation: 8 months in concrete egg tank
  • Clarification: By the cold of the winter
  • Filtration: None
  • Production: 1000 lt
  • Alcohol: 12.70%
  • Acidity: 4.90 gr/l
  • RS: 1.60 gr/l
  • Total sulfites: 30.0 mg/l
  • Certification: Organic grapes
  • Bottle: 750ml

Winery

Former chef and trained viticulturist and oenologist Nicolas Bourget, fell in love with Paros island and moved here from France, with his wife Marie Astrid. In their small, newly built winery, they just produced their first four labels from crawling vines (“aplotaria”) of local varieties, following natural practices. With absolute meticulousness they produce wines that perfectly combine the expression of the rugged landscape of Paros, with French elegance.

Region

Paros is located in the center of the Cycladic island cluster, and is one of the most famous destinations, together with Mykonos and Santorini. Paros is known for its magnificent natural beauty, endless beaches, and crystal clear waters. In antiquity, it was famous for its white marble, the “Parian Stone”, which was used in many historical architectural monuments and sculptures of classical Greece. On Parian marble, whose clarity makes it almost transparent, were sculpted some of the most famous works of art of antiquity, such as Hermes of Praxitelis, Aphrodite of Milos, Nike of Samothrace, Nike of Paionios, and the famous Caryatics of the Acropolis Erechtheion.