Akriotou, Wild Mountaineer Orivatis 2022, Savatiano, Central Greece
12.5% abv. Produced from 100% Savatiano from old, dry-farmed bush vines on the slopes of Mount Kithairon, at 280–380 metres. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel after a short period of skin contact, then kept on the lees for 18 months with regular stirring before being bottled unfiltered. It shares the same broad philosophy as Soul Food, but the much longer lees ageing takes Savatiano in a very different direction.
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