GRAPES/BLEND
100% Xinomavro
APPEARANCE
Deep bright rose colour.
AROMA
Overabundant bubbles pointing out the wonderful smells of Xinomavro. Enticing aromas of wild strawberries, mellow cherries and ruby tomato.
PALATE
Hearty to taste, with perky acidity and long-lasting sweet taste, every bubble comes as an explosion to the aforementioned characteristics. Uniquely tasteful, having a bright balance between acidity and sugars.
FOOD MATCHING
Excellent pair with Mediterranean cuisine, spicy dishes of the Asian cuisine and oily fishes. It can also be enjoyed on its own as an aperitif or after a meal.
VINIFICATION
The must is composed entirely of grapes carefully selected during the harvest on the basis of their content in sugars, phenols and acidity. The optimal point of maturity for the production of Akakies Sparkling is 10.5 ABV. After delivery at the winery, and before the press, the grapes are chilled at 11-14 °C. Three pressings take place under continuous and gradually increasing pressure. For the production of Akakies Sparkling we use the second pressing. After the must is settled and racked the first alcoholic fermentation takes place. This fermentation is short and carried out using the traditional method. The wine stays and is stirred on its lees for a few months and then is transferred to the tanks for the second fermentation, during which the bubbles are formed and the wine gains 1% in alcohol.
MATURATION
The base wine stays on its lees and is frequently stirred for three months.
CELLARING POTENTIAL
2-3 years.
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