Protected Geographic Indication Crete (P.G.I CRETE)
Varieties: Vidiano 90%, Malvasia aromatica 10%
Color
Bright straw color with yellow-green hues.
Aromas
Crisp apricot aroma with gentle hints of lime, citrus fruits, apple and thyme. Softly honeyed floral, nuts flavour and summer flower note.
Palate
It’s juicy, fresh and creamy. A refreshing wine that pleases in many contexts.
Vineyard
Amygdalia, Gagales, Messara valley
Altitude
250m
Soil
Sandy and clay
Planting year
2013
Cultivation Method
Fairtrade
Training System
Double Guyot
Vinification
A 4-hours pre- fermentation extraction at 10°C for Malvazia. Vidiano takes 8-hours pre-fermentation extraction. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks separately.
Fermentation temperature
16°C
Maturation
Vidiano ages in barrel for 9 months and Malvazia aromatica in stainless steel tanks.
Pair it with
• Salads: fresh green salads with citrus fruits sauce, aromatic green herbs and honey, roasted vegetables
• Cheese: nutty hard cheese (gruyere 6m+), kefalotyri (3-6m), fruity umami cheese (cheddar, Gouda), dry salty cheese (parmesan), blue cheeses
• Vegetables: mushrooms risotto, mushrooms fricassee
• Pasta: recipes with intense white sauce and cheese (ala crème, carbonara), truffle
• Seafood: scallops, clam with butter sauce, sushi eel with soy sauce
• Fin Fish: grouper, dusky grouper, fatty big fish
• White Meat: chicken recipes (roasted, barbeque, casserole), pork chops.
• Red Meat: lamb, goat in the wood oven or antikristo, lamb frikasse (lemon sauce) with wild herbs
AWARDS
Frankfurt International Trophy
2023 | Germany
Gold Medal | Vintage 2020
International Wine & Spirit Competition (I.W.S.C)
2020 | U.K
Bronze Medal | Vintage 2019
International Wine Challenge (I.W.C)
2019 | U.K.
Gold Medal (95p/100) | Vintage 2018
DECANTER World Wine Awards (D.W.W.A)
2019 | U.K.
Bronze Medal | Vintage 2018
International Wine & Spirit Competition (I.W.S.C)
2019 | U.K
Bronze Medal | Vintage 2018
International Wine Challenge (I.W.C)
2018 | U.K
Bronze Medal | Vintage 2017
DECANTER World Wine Awards (D.W.W.A)
2018 | U.K.
Bronze Medal | Vintage 2017
International Wine & Spirit Competition (I.W.S.C)
2018 | U.K.
Silver Medal | Vintage 2017