Πλαγιές Αίνου (Playies Enou)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Calcareous, gravelly, nutrient-poor soils on the mountain slopes of Ainos — the pre-eminent vineyard territory of the zone.
• Pronounced topographic diversity: semi-mountainous and mountainous expanses with rolling foothill terrain.
• Annual rainfall exceeding 820 mm and westerly winds bringing moisture throughout spring and summer.
• Infertile soils, steep gradients, and summer drought together shape a distinctive pedoclimatic environment.
• The combination of sloping terrain and pedoclimatic characteristics yields wines of remarkable aromatic and gustatory character.

• The earliest written record of viticulture on Kefalonia appears in a document dated 1520, in an inventory of ecclesiastical property.
• Traditional technique known as 'koutsouniama': the twisting and tying of shoots inward to provide shade for the grape clusters.

• The pedoclimatic conditions of the zone produce wines with distinctive aromatic and flavour characteristics.
• The semi-sparkling wines of ΠΓΕ Πλαγιές Αίνου are defined by their typicity and particularly distinctive organoleptic qualities.

• Calcareous, gravelly, nutrient-poor soils on the mountain slopes, combined with westerly winds and rainfall exceeding 820 mm, shape a distinctive aromatic and gustatory profile.

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 PGI-GR-A1578
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)