PLANTED SURFACE AREA OF THE ESTATE
- 13 hectares of privately owned vineyards in 2019 to be
- 17 hectares of privately owned vineyards by the end of 2025
- 80.000 vines planted in 2019 to be
- 120.000 vines planted by the end of 2025
- all organically cultivated
- Planting density of 11.500 vines per hectare
- TOTAL INVESTMENT
- 8 million Euros by 2019
- 10 million Euros by 2025
VINEYARDS
WHITE WINES
- Stegasta plateau – 8 hectares
- 470 m.a.s.l., sandy soil on granite bedrock
- Planted with Assyrtiko vine
RED WINES
- Rassonas terraces – 3 hectares
- 370 m.a.s.l., clay schist soil, facing east
- Planted with Mavrotragano vines
- Agios Dimitrios terraces – 2 hectares
- 360 m.a.s.l., schist and sandy soil, high sun exposure
- Planted with Mavrotragano & Avgoustiatis vines
- Stegasta plateau
- 470 m.a.s.l., sandy soil on granite bedrock
- Planted with Mavrotragano vines
VINIFICATION
Use of indigenous yeasts following research
for the yeast identification and selection from the parcels
Depending on the wine:
WHITE WINES
Pressed in whole bunches. Light, natural clarification. Vinified and then aged in large wooden barrels and in amphorae. Ageing in lees for 7 to 11 months depending on the wines’ evolution
RED WINES
Whole berry grapes partly with whole clusters in open wooden vats or in stainless steel tanks for a temperature-controlled fermentation. Gentle extraction with some punching down by hand. The time of maceration is decided at the tasting. Ageing in 500 lt oak barrels and/or amphorae for 8 to 16 months
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION
25.000 bottles to reach 45.000 bottles upon the completion of the project
WHITE WINES
- Assyrtiko
- - Clos Stegasta 10.000 bottles
- - Clos Stegasta Rare 2.000 bottles
RED WINES
- Mavrotragano
- - Clos Stegasta 5.000 bottles
- - Clos Stegasta Rare 2.000 bottles
ROSE WINES
- Mavrose 2.500 bottles