1879 Boutari Legacy
Red, dry wine
An authentic terroir wine from a single vineyard from Trilofos Naoussa. The wine was named 1879 in honor of the year that the company was established in Naoussa.
PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN NAOUSSA
Variety
Xinomavro
Taste Profile
Deep red colour. Intense complexity with primary aromas of red berries, dried fig, tomato juice. Secondary aromas from intense ageing consist of vanilla, plum, roasted nuts and a touch of cigar box. Full bodied, with pleasant acidity. Very soft tannins provide a soft mouthfeel, rich in density with a long, warm finish and an aftertaste of cocoa and red fruit.
- Soft
- Medium
- Strong
Red berries
Dried fig
Tomato juice
Plum
Vanilla
Vinification
Cold maceration 24 hours, bleeding out of rose (small percentage), controlled alcoholic fermentation with selected strain of yeast at 20-27C, very soft maceration with intense turnovers before the onset of fermentation, removal of seeds during maceration to avoid bitterness, malolactic fermentation, French used oak barrels for 24 months.
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