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Vilana Queen 2022
  • 2023
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    Queens

    White Dry Wine

    This Vilana wine, one of the queens of Cretan grape varieties, with its citrus and white fleshed fruit aromas, herbal notes, soft creamy body, vibrant acidity and long finish, is produced from organic vineyards at 600m altitude. Enjoy it with Mediterranean dishes, soups, salads and pies.

    This Vilana wine, one of the queens of Cretan grape varieties, with its citrus and white fleshed fruit aromas, herbal notes, soft creamy body, vibrant acidity and long finish, is produced from organic vineyards at 600m altitude. Enjoy it with Mediterranean dishes, soups, salads and pies.

    Vineyard

    Vilana Queen 2022

    Altitude Soil Aspect
    600 (m) Loam N
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    Producer

    Leonidas Manolakis
    Leonidas Manolakis

    Leonidas has been working with us for a long time. He grows wine grapes, olives, and has sheep. He is the main source of Vilana grapes (together with Christos and Manolis).

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    Winemaking

    Alcohol Acidity pH Res. Sugar Varieties
    12% 5.92g/lt 3.31 1.66g/lt Vilana 100%

    This wine is produced from organic vineyards at an altitude of 600m, harvested by hand during the first and second weeks of September. The grapes were destemmed without being crushed and then subjected to a 48h skin contact at 8-10°C and fermented at 16-18°C, while 8% of the must had skin contact fermentation. All of the wine went through malolactic fermentation.

    Diary

    • 2022-09-02

      Hand Harvest

       

    • 2022-09-04

      Skin Contact

       

    • 2022-09-05

      Fermentation Start

       

    • 2022-09-21

      Fermentation End

       

    • 2022-09-21

      Ageing Maturing Start

       

    • 2022-12-06

      Ageing Maturing End

       

    • 2022-12-02

      Filtering

       

    • 2022-12-06

      Bottling

       

    Tasting Note & Food Pairing

    Mid straw colour. Citrus and white fleshed fruit aromas are nicely combined with herbal green notes. The palate is juicy and slightly creamy with a vibrant acidity and a long fresh finish.

    Pair with a large variety of meat and fish dishes, but also finger food, salads, soups and pies like mushroom soup or pumpkin pie. Serve at 10-11°C.

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    Mid straw colour. Citrus and white fleshed fruit aromas are nicely combined with herbal green notes. The palate is juicy and slightly creamy with a vibrant acidity and a long fresh finish.

    Pair with a large variety of meat and fish dishes, but also finger food, salads, soups and pies like mushroom soup or pumpkin pie. Serve at 10-11°C.

    Check out top matching recipes

    Culture

    Alagni: The Minoan palace of Galatas
    Panorama: The winepresses of Stironas
    Alagni: The windmills of Alagni
    Panorama: The fortress of Tholi and the church of the Holy Apostles
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