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Vilana Queen 2023

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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 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 vineyards at 600m altitude. Enjoy it with Mediterranean dishes, soups, salads and pies.

Vineyard

Vilana Queen 2023

Altitude Soil Aspect
600 (m) Loam N

Winemaking

Alcohol Acidity pH Res. Sugar Varieties
12.1% 6.3g/lt 3.14 1.7g/lt Vilana 100%

This wine is produced from vineyards at an altitude of 600m, harvested by hand during the first and second weeks of September. 70% of the grapes were destemmed without being crushed and then subjected to a 48h skin contact at 8-10°C, while the rest 30% of the must had classic white wine vinification. The free run juice was fermented at 16-18°C. 25% of the wine went through malolactic fermentation.

Diary

  • 2023-08-28

    Hand Harvest

     

  • 2023-09-04

    Destemming

     

  • 2023-09-04

    Crushing

     

  • 2023-08-30

    Skin Contact

     

  • 2023-09-02

    Fermentation Start

     

  • 2023-09-21

    Fermentation End

     

  • 2023-09-25

    Ageing Maturing Start

     

  • 2023-11-27

    Ageing Maturing End

     

  • 2023-12-04

    Filtering

     

  • 2023-12-19

    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 like mushroom soup and pies like 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 like mushroom soup and pies like pumpkin pie. Serve at 10-11°C.

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