Winemaker Notes
"Ekato" in Greek means one hundred. One hundred days of skin contact produces this Moschofilero wine.
Intensively floral on the nose with notes of rose pedals and ginger coming forward followed by a quince jam flavor. Slightly tannic taste with balanced acidity.
Its complex and full palate makes this wine capable of accompanying a wide range of foods like pasta with tomato sauce, grilled squid or even grilled beef stake.
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
A large southern region of Greece, the Peloponnese contains the famous appellations of Nemea and Mantineia. While connected to the mainland by a tiny strip of land, essentially the region is a large Mediterranean island and excels in the production of red wine from Agiorghitiko, white from Moscofilero and sweet wine from the Mavrodaphne grape.