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VRANA PETRA
Vintage
Vintage
Type
Red dry wine
Category
P.D.O. Naoussa
Alcohol
14.0%
Variety
100% Xinomavro
Vineyards
Xinomavro single parcel planted 23 years ago on an amphitheatric slope at the edge of the village of Trilofos
Altitude
200 metres
Soil
Limestone with high percentage of quartz and schist
Microclimate
Warm climate tempered by the Mediterranean winds but also by the air coming down from Vermio mountain. Significant diurnal range and relatively low temperatures despite the low altitude.
Harvest
5 October
Vinification
Grapes are 50% destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeast and macerated for 30 days.
Maturation
12 months in second-use, 500-litre French oak barrels