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KAYAFAS
Vintage
Vintage
Type
Red dry wine
Category
P.D.O. Naoussa
Alcohol
13.5%
Variety
100% Xinomavro
Vineyards
Single xinomavro parcel planted 44 years ago near Trilofos village.
Altitude
180 metres
Soil
Limestone
Microclimate
Warm climate tempered by Mediterranean winds and by air flowing down from Vermio mountain. Significant diurnal range and relatively low temperatures despite low altitude.
Harvest
25 September
Vinification
Grapes are 80% destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeasts and macerated for 40 days.
Maturation
12 months in second-use, 500-litre French oak barrels.