Πάτρα (Patra)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Vineyards at the foothills and semi-mountainous slopes of Panachaikon; NE/NW exposure ensures a cool summer.
• Soils of medium mechanical composition, neutral pH or mixed calcium carbonate levels; characterised as well-drained.
• Maritime μεσογειακό κλίμα; mean annual temperature range 17–18 °C, rainfall 600–800 mm.
• The NE/NW exposure and well-drained soils shape wines with refreshing acidity and a flavourful body.

• The variety Ροδίτης has been cultivated in the Ionian Islands since the 16th century and forms the exclusive basis of the ΠΟΠ Πάτρα.

• A white wine from Ροδίτης with fruity aromas and an acidity that balances the palate richness, sourced from the slopes of Panachaikon.
• The character of the white ΠΟΠ Πάτρα wines is expressed in a flavourful body and refreshing acidity, owing to well-drained soils and NE/NW exposure.

• The well-drained soils and NE/NW exposure of the vineyards ensure a cool summer, reflected in the acidity of the wine.

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

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-GR-A1239