Dalamara Paliokalias 2017
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This noble variety is cultivated in a special wine region in Naoussa called Paliokalias and offers a limited production of this fine P.D.O. wine.The climate of this area features warm with dry summers and mild winters. For most of the day the vines exposed to the full benefit of the sun. It is aged in oak barrels for 12months and accompanies perfectly red meat and wild game.
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Farming practices: the Paliokalias vineyard has been certified organic since 1996. certified organic since 1996. Vinification: the wines use minimal intervention and are made with indigenous yeast. They are un-fined and un-filtered.
Beyond the usual suspects, there are hundreds of red grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines, while others are better suited for use as blending grapes. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles, offering much to be discovered by the curious wine lover. In particular, Portugal and Italy are known for having a multitude of unique varieties but they can really be found in any region.
Naoussa is home to one of Greece’s most age-worthy reds: Xinomavro. Flourishing on the sun-exposed, southeastern-facing slopes of Mount Vermio between 700 to 1,700 feet in elevation, some say Xinomavro is Greece's red counterpart to its famous white, Assyrtiko. Others liken it to Italy's well-respected, highly perfumed and powerful, Nebbiolo.