Primordial Soils Harvest 2020
Ο Samos Winery Cooperative, recognizing the value of Samos' great wine past, its viticultural tradition and cultural heritage, highlights the historicity of the precious Samian vineyard, where the knowledge of viticulture is passed down from generation to generation. With a sense of responsibility, it protects and promotes the Samian ancestral heritage, with a particularly gifted wine the «"Primeval Lands".
Honored winegrower
Ioannis Sofoulis
For the harvest 2020 of the "Primeval Territories", honored winegrower is the Ioannis Sofoulis and the selection of grapes was done exclusively from his vineyard, with manual harvesting in the early morning hours. His vineyard has a northern exposure, is located at a high altitude, with acidic, medium-textured, poor, deep, gravelly and shale soils.
This producer, whose connection to the succession of generations of viticulture is lost in the depths of time and history, continues the tradition by remaining in the strongholds of viticulture, together with his children and grandchildren. «"I feel a great honor and moral satisfaction for the recognition of the efforts of all the producer members of the Cooperative, as well as the ancestral cultivation that began with my great-grandfather and will reach my grandchildren and great-grandchildren"» emphasized Mr. Sofoulis on the occasion of the release of this wine, which, as he stated, comes from a vineyard «"forest planted"» at an altitude of 1000 meters from «"silver-free and aromatic muscat"», from the oldest vines on the island.
Primordial Soils Harvest 2020
Excellent balance of sugars - acidity - alcohol.
Primordial Soils Harvest 2020
The color of this wonderful dry white wine, called "Primeval Lands", is light orange. Crystal clear nose with aromas of ripe apricots, roasted almonds, caramel, citrus fruits in the form of confit, with a background of honey and honeycomb.
The first mouthfeel is unexpectedly sweet and mellow, however this sensation quickly subsides in favor of a robust, tannic whole with volume and structure and an extremely long aromatic aftertaste. Very good fruit that perfectly dresses the dry to dry character of the wine, harmonious.
The muscat aroma comes out at the end of the aftertaste with masterful way as an indirect olfaction (retro olfaction), of exceptional duration.
DESCRIPTION
It is a dry white wine PGI Aegean Sea, which has matured for 12 months in oval tanks and was bottled unfiltered-unfined, with an alcoholic strength of 13.5 vol and reducing sugars of 1.8 gr lt.
Ideally, the we serve in temperature 8-10ο C and deliciously accompanies all fatty fish in high culinary art forms and meats of traditional Greek cuisine. Also, special recipes such as: marinated salmon with sweet paprika and caramelized onion, as well as pasta with mushrooms, asparagus and truffle oil.
