DOMAINE KIKONES IPPEAS

GRAPE VARIETY: Cabernet Sauvignon 60% - Merlot 40%

GRAPE ORIGINATION: Muses Valley, on the mountain of Helicon in Central Greece

INSPIRATION: A Bordeaux style blend, Ippeas means horse-rider.

CLIMATE: Located in Maronia, Thrace and cover a surface of 10ha in total. The climate in the region is very mild, affected by the Thracian sea breeze and the Ismaros mountain. The soil is red clay loam enriched with large amounts of silicon dioxide stones (Quartz). The red color of the soil is due to high quantities of iron integrated which brings spiciness to the wines produced from the region. The cool winds coming from the Rodopi mountains in the North are smoothened by the sea breeze which makes the area unique for cultivating vineyards and produce high quality grapes, the raw material for great wines 

Visual: A deep purple colour

Nose A bouquet of ripe cherries, plums and red fruit aromas on a background of a carefully smoked barrel. Notes of vanilla and mint.

Taste: Smooth, elegant, full bodied and velvety tannins, very long aftertaste.

Vinification: Aged 12 month in French oak, 1/3 in new, 1/3 in two years and 1/3 in three years old barrels. Bottling: unrefined and unfiltered.