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Oreads

Oreads are nymphs of the mountains, aptly naming this natural rosé wine from the slopes of the mythical mount Olympus.

  • Grower: Papras Bio Wines
  • Type: Rosé Dry Wine
  • Vintage: 2020
  • Grapes: Black Muscat of Tyrnavos 100%
  • Appellation: PGI Tyrnavos
  • Alcohol: 12.50%
  • Bottle: 750ml
  • Viticulture: Organic (certified)
  • Vinification: Vinified in small 600lt stainless steel tanks with 28 days of skin contact, fermented in ambient temperature (22-25 Celsius). 50% of stems were reintroduced into the fermentation tank and removed upon completion.  Bottled unfiltered / unfined with a few sulfites.
  • Notes: Cloudy peach-golden color, with floral notes of roses mixed with tropical citrus and barley, and a pleasantly aromatic dry palate of blood orange.

Key Info

Viticulture

  • Organic (certified)
  • Climate: Mediterranean climate, affected by the nearby Olympus mountain, with cold Winters and hot Summers.
  • Soil: Mainly limestone, with good straining properties, and a PH of 7-7.8.
  • Vine age: Planted between 1994 and 1997
  • Altitude: 110m
  • Slope: Plains
  • Planting density: 3,800 plants / ha
  • Yield: 2-3kg / plant
  • Irrigation: Drip irrigation
  • Spraying: 1-2 per season (bluestone / sulfur)
  • Harvesting: Manual

Vinification

  • Maceration: 14 days
  • Yeast: Indigenous (spontaneous fermentation with added stems for 16 days in small 600l stainless steel tanks)
  • Maceration: 4 weeks with 50% of stems (in 600lt stainless steel open tanks)
  • Temperature Control: None
  • Pressing: None
  • Malolactic: Natural (completed)
  • Maturation: 1 month in stainless steel
  • Clarification: Racking once
  • Filtration: None
  • Production: 5000 lt
  • Alcohol: 12.50%
  • Acidity: 5.50 gr/l
  • RS: 1.20 gr/l
  • Total sulfites: 30 mg/l
  • Certification: Organic grapes
  • Bottle: 750ml

Winery

Papras Bio Wines  is operated by the Papras family. Stergios Papras, the family’s oenologist, has been a pioneer of organic viticulture in Greece. The family’s vineyards have been certified organic since 1990, one of the first to receive organic certification in Greece. The focus is on sparkling wines and the local “Black Muscat of Tyrnavos“. The terroir and the breeze from the nearby mount Olympus, make Tyrnavos ideal for sparkling and aromatic wines.

Region

Tyrnavos is sitting on the south slopes of the mythical mount Olympus, on the region of Thessaly in Greece. The proximity to the mountain, and the river that encircles the town of 16,800 people, define its terroir. Tyrnavos is mainly known for its production of tsipouro and ouzo, and is considered the birthplace of ouzo. Tyrnavos is also famous for a Dionysian carnival celebration named “Bourani”, which is known for its celebration of phallic symbols.