Georgas Family Retsina Black Label White NV (2021)
Location: Greece
Winemaker: Dimitris Georgas
Grapes: Savatiano
From the Importer Eklektikon: The Georgas Family is located in the historical area of Spata, the center of retsina and the unexplored Savatiano white grape, where they can trace their agriculture roots 380 years back. They cultivate their 4.5 ha of estate owned dry vineyards biodynamically, with very low yields (21 hectoliters / ha). Vinification is natural, through spontaneous fermentation, no intervention, no sulphur (for most wines), and up to a week of skin contact, which gives their wines a characteristic bronze color.
The Georgas Family counts more than 380 years of recorded wine growing tradition in the town of Spata. The street where the family lives, which is the family’s old winery, bears its name (G. Georgas street). The current winery is the restored historical winery of “Kambas”.
Dimitris Georgas had no intention of becoming a winemaker. After a degree in geology, and two masters degrees in oceanography and environmental management, he inherited the vineyards when his father passed away. He decided to take the plunge, and immediately turned to organic viticulture in 1998, and started farming biodynamically only a few years later.
Retsina is an unexplored wine, because of its adulteration and low quality of recent times. It stems from the ancient Greek practice of sealing clay amphorae with fresh pine resin, which accidentally protected the wine from spoiling. Dimitris’ version is wild fermented in stainless steel with 9 days of skin contact, co-fermentation with fresh local pine resin, no intervention and no addition of sulfites. Yellow-amber color, citrusy and herbaceous nose with noticeable aromas of pine, well integrated tannins and acidity on a textured palate.
Location: Greece
Winemaker: Dimitris Georgas
Grapes: Savatiano
From the Importer Eklektikon: The Georgas Family is located in the historical area of Spata, the center of retsina and the unexplored Savatiano white grape, where they can trace their agriculture roots 380 years back. They cultivate their 4.5 ha of estate owned dry vineyards biodynamically, with very low yields (21 hectoliters / ha). Vinification is natural, through spontaneous fermentation, no intervention, no sulphur (for most wines), and up to a week of skin contact, which gives their wines a characteristic bronze color.
The Georgas Family counts more than 380 years of recorded wine growing tradition in the town of Spata. The street where the family lives, which is the family’s old winery, bears its name (G. Georgas street). The current winery is the restored historical winery of “Kambas”.
Dimitris Georgas had no intention of becoming a winemaker. After a degree in geology, and two masters degrees in oceanography and environmental management, he inherited the vineyards when his father passed away. He decided to take the plunge, and immediately turned to organic viticulture in 1998, and started farming biodynamically only a few years later.
Retsina is an unexplored wine, because of its adulteration and low quality of recent times. It stems from the ancient Greek practice of sealing clay amphorae with fresh pine resin, which accidentally protected the wine from spoiling. Dimitris’ version is wild fermented in stainless steel with 9 days of skin contact, co-fermentation with fresh local pine resin, no intervention and no addition of sulfites. Yellow-amber color, citrusy and herbaceous nose with noticeable aromas of pine, well integrated tannins and acidity on a textured palate.
Location: Greece
Winemaker: Dimitris Georgas
Grapes: Savatiano
From the Importer Eklektikon: The Georgas Family is located in the historical area of Spata, the center of retsina and the unexplored Savatiano white grape, where they can trace their agriculture roots 380 years back. They cultivate their 4.5 ha of estate owned dry vineyards biodynamically, with very low yields (21 hectoliters / ha). Vinification is natural, through spontaneous fermentation, no intervention, no sulphur (for most wines), and up to a week of skin contact, which gives their wines a characteristic bronze color.
The Georgas Family counts more than 380 years of recorded wine growing tradition in the town of Spata. The street where the family lives, which is the family’s old winery, bears its name (G. Georgas street). The current winery is the restored historical winery of “Kambas”.
Dimitris Georgas had no intention of becoming a winemaker. After a degree in geology, and two masters degrees in oceanography and environmental management, he inherited the vineyards when his father passed away. He decided to take the plunge, and immediately turned to organic viticulture in 1998, and started farming biodynamically only a few years later.
Retsina is an unexplored wine, because of its adulteration and low quality of recent times. It stems from the ancient Greek practice of sealing clay amphorae with fresh pine resin, which accidentally protected the wine from spoiling. Dimitris’ version is wild fermented in stainless steel with 9 days of skin contact, co-fermentation with fresh local pine resin, no intervention and no addition of sulfites. Yellow-amber color, citrusy and herbaceous nose with noticeable aromas of pine, well integrated tannins and acidity on a textured palate.