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Retsina Kukunara

Retsina Kukunara - Biodynamic, White - Georgas Family, Spata, Attica, Greece

Retsina Kukunara embodies the purest essence of Greece’s ancient winemaking heritage. It is naturally fermented, using aged Savatiano in oak barrels, without any sulfites or additives, exclusively made from biodynamically cultivated grapes.

  • Grower: Georgas Family
  • Vintage: NV
  • Type: White off-dry wine
  • Grapes: Savatiano 100%
  • Appellation: Traditional Appellation
  • Alcohol: 12.00%
  • Bottle: 750ml
  • Viticulture: Certified Biodynamic / Certified Organic
  • Vinification: 4-day skin contact, co-fermentation with fresh local pine resin, no intervention and no addition of sulfites.
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Key Info

Viticulture

  • Certified Biodynamic / Certified Organic
  • Climate: Mediterranean, hot and dry, with mild winters
  • Soil: White marles on limestone
  • Vine age: Planted in 1982
  • Altitude: 105m
  • Slope: 3%
  • Planting density: 3,200 plants / ha
  • Yield: 1 kg / plant
  • Irrigation: None
  • Spraying: Biodynamic preparation, seaweed and sulfur dusting (once or twice a year)
  • Harvesting: Manually in 20 kg plastic crates

Vinification

  • Maceration: Skin contact for 4 days in stainless steel tank
  • Pressing: Pneumatic press
  • Temperature Control: Low temperature during fermentation in stainless steel tanks
  • Fermentation: 3 months in stainless steel tank with wild yeasts
  • Malolactic: Naturally completed
  • Maturation: 1 year in stainless steel tank, 1 year in oak barrel and six months in bottle
  • Clarification: None
  • Filtration: None
  • Production: 300 lt
  • Alcohol: 12.00%
  • Acidity: 4.40 gr/l
  • RS: 4.0 gr/l
  • Total sulfites: 32.0 mg/l
  • Certification: Demeter, Organic Wine, No Sulfites, Vegan
  • Bottle: 750ml

Winery

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 dryvineyards 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.

Region

Spata is a suburb outside of Athens, the capital of Greece. Spata is known for its long tradition around wine growing and the retsina wine. It is also known for its close proximity to the largest airport of Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos.

Athens, is the capital and largest city of Greece. It is also one of the oldest cities in the world, with an immense historical and cultural importance. It is considered the cradle of western civilization, giving birth to ideas and sciences, such as democracy, philosophy, and theater. One can admire many monuments of the ancient and more recent glory of Athens, such as the Parthenon, the Syntagma square, the National Museum of Archaeology, the ancient area of Plaka, and more.