To Kokkino (Vieilles Vignes Rouges Insulaires), 2017

By Domaine de Kalathas

Appellation: Vin de Pays
Region: Cyclades
Country: Greece

Colour: Red
Grape Varieties: Koumariano, Mavro Potamisi

Soil type: Granite, Sand
Vessel type: Stainless Steel

Unfined.
Unfiltered.
No added sulphites.

Notes on additives, aids & processing used:

No temperature control.
Organic/Biodynamic/Equivalent
Total Sulphites: 0 mg/L
This wine is fermented spontaneously.
Other Information:Koumariano 85%, Mavro Potamisi 15%, from very old franc-de-pied vines, altitude 300 to 350m, facing East, North-East, indigenous yeasts, whole bunch and whole berries carbonic maceration in separated vats, lees, no filtering, no fining. No added sulphites.

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Since 2011, winemaker-apprentice Jerome Charles Binda is building an experimental vineyard in the granitic Kalathas mountains on the Greek island of Tinos, which includes both endemic and cycladic varieties, on a sandy windblown microterroir exempt from phylloxera. The domain also owns and works with centenary endemic franc-de-pied vines, and is currently running the Kaloriziko Project (Greek expression to wish a “good rooting”) to help save and maintain the heritage own-rooted Tinos vines, promoting and supporting local development and employment for the young generation through traditional winemaking. Certified organic, biodynamic-oriented, the domain is commited to use no chemicals or synthetic inputs in the vineyard and in the cellar, and since 2016 vinifies and bottles all the cuvées with zero-added sulphur.