Κρασοχώρια Λεμεσού - Αφάμης (Krasochoria Lemesou - Afamis)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyards at elevations of 750–1,150 m, among the communities of Vouni, Koilani, Mandria, and Omodos.
• Steeply sloping mountain terrain at 20°–40° gradients with poor, calcareous soils.
• Terraces are constructed to shape the land and make vineyard establishment possible.
• Mild summers (21.5–24.5 °C) and mild to cool winters (5.5–7.5 °C); mean annual temperature approximately 14.5 °C.
• Mean annual rainfall approximately 750 mm, concentrated mainly from December to March; sunshine averaging approximately 7.5 hours per day.

• Poor calcareous soils on steep 20°–40° slopes define the character of Afames wines.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — moa-cy
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-CY-A1623