Makrogianni Winery 'Vorias & Helios' Skin Contact Roditis

Location: Ancient Olympia, Pelponessos
Grape Variety: Organic Roditis
Category: White, Skin Contact

Between the river Alfeio and the slopes of Mount Lapitha, near Ancient Olympia, the brothers Giorgos, Konstantinos and Dionysios of the Markoyanni winery chose to take advantage of the special mid-climatic conditions of the area to establish the winery and vineyards in 1982. And coming to now , the second generation of the estate, Antonia and Giannis, with studies in oenology and viticulture, took over the estate with the primary purpose of love and respect for nature. Their goal is to highlight native varieties found in the authoritative vineyards.

This wine is a wild fermentation’s product with low intervention, without any additional oenological materials. Roditis grapes are destemmed and the marc remains with the juice in
an open tank for 12 days (classical red vinification) with periodic pigeage. The marcs are slightly pressed in a pneumatic press and the wine continues to ferment in a stainless steel tank. The wine remains in contact with its fine lees for 4 months and is bottled unfiltered.