Malvasia Πάρος (Malvasia Paros)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Inceptisol-type soils developed on alluvial/colluvial materials, sandy loam in texture, with calcium carbonate content of 4–19% throughout the profile.
• Sloping alfisol soils with a petrocalcic horizon deeper than 50 cm, calcium carbonate content up to 29%, and texture ranging from sandy loam to clay.
• Mountain vineyards above 400 m elevation, planted on terraces supported by dry-stone walls 1–2 m in height, on slopes exceeding 12%.
• Temperate dry climate: rainfall below 400 mm/year, temperatures ranging from 9–34 °C, and sunshine hours of 2,919–3,072 per year.
• Μελτέμια blowing at force 5–7 Beaufort (20–30 days): ventilating the vines during the day and subsiding at night.

• Byzantine Malvasia wine achieved commercial success through Venetian merchants who loaded their cargo at the port of Monemvasia.
• Traditional viticultural practices (terracing, dry-stone walls) combined with the interplay of coastal and mountain vineyards shape the character of the wines.

• The distinctiveness of the wines is attributed to the combination of soil, climate, and the influence of winds during the summer months.

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

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — eambrosia
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-GR-A1607