Αμύνταιο (Amynteo)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The Amynteo appellation zone encompasses vineyards around the Municipality of Amynteo and several Municipal Districts of the Prefecture of Florina, excluding the marshy areas of the region.
• The vineyards of the zone lie at elevations ranging from 520 to 720 metres above sea level.
• The soils are light to medium in texture, excellently drained, and alluvial in origin, deriving from ancient lacustrine deposits.
• The sandy soils represent an advantage for the most characteristic expression of the Xinomavro variety within the Amynteo zone.
• In the Amynteo–Petron and Xino Nero zone, in certain specific localities, the distinctive microclimate combined with the light-textured soils endows the grapes with elevated acidity attributable to a combination of malic and tartaric acids.

• In 1945 the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives of Amynteo was founded, comprising 27 primary cooperatives and 2,250 individual members, and its winery was established in 1959.
• In 1972 the Greek state officially recognised the Amynteo Appellation of Superior Quality, and the rosé wine of this category is the only one of its kind in Greece.
• No corrective additives are used to adjust the wine's parameters, and clarification is achieved usually through ageing alone, rarely through filtration or the use of eggs or gelatine.

• Xinomavro from Amynteo yields a wine of rich, complex aromatic character, delicate body, and well-structured tannins, with an acidity that supports the production of sparkling wines.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

All appellations in Greece

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-GR-A1395
• Official trade body site — ΕΑΣ Αμυνταίου — Coop Amynteo