Damascenos red dry Xinomavro Alc.13% Naoussa Region Macedonia Vaeni winery
CATEGORY : NAOUSSA PDO
VINEYARDS
An aged smoked wine from the Xinomavro variety that has been specially selected from vineyards that meet our strict quality criteria. Having inherited multiple and successive distinctions in competitions and wine tastings, it represents the Flagship of the Xinomavro variety of the zone of Naoussa.
Linear at double lanyard
PLANTING DENSITY :2.700 – 3.500 plants per hectare
MAXIMUM PRODUCTION :10.000 kg grapes per hectare
WINE REGION :Naoussa Viticultural Region, NW Macedonia
SOIL:Clayey and Chalky
GRAPE VARIETY:Xinomavro
HARVESTED:September - October
VINIFICATION
Fermentation is performed in stainless steel tanks at 28 - 30°C. The desirable colour is achieved within 5 - 7 days of extraction. Malolactic fermentation follows the end of alcoholic fermentation.
AGEING:18 months in barrel and 6 months in bottle.
TASTING TEMPERATURE:16° - 18°C
CELLAR:5 to 8 years
BOUQUET / PALATE
In the nose, aromas of dry fruits dominate such as cinnamon and wood. By stirring the wine we have vanilla, tomato, olive and chocolate aromas. Robust wine, complex with rich body, conserving a persistent but calm coarseness due to soft and well structured tannins.