Πλαγιές Πεντελικού (Playies Pentelikou)
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- The viticultural zone is delimited by the boundary line Drosia – Anoixi – Agios Stefanos – Lake Marathon – Agios Georgios Vranas – Koukunari – Stamatovuni – Dionysos – Drosia.
- The elevation of the area exceeds 300 metres, the general aspect of the vineyards is north to north-east, and most vineyards are situated on slopes.
- The soils of the area are sandy-gravelly, with limestone rocks and schists.
- The climate is Mediterranean, with annual rainfall ranging from 500 to 600 mm, the main volume of precipitation falling between November and May, and low atmospheric humidity of 50–70%.
Human factors
- The area is home to ancient Plotheia, present-day Amygdaleza, where a winery dating from the Roman period still survives.
- Athenaeus, writing in the 3rd century AD, records that ancient Ikaria cultivated its own vine variety, the 'nikostratios botrus', and produced the celebrated Ikarian wine.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the administrative units named in the document (Eurostat GISCO or national cadastre boundaries).
Named in the document but not carried by the commune layer, so not drawn: Κουκουνάρι, Σταματοβούνι.
Approximate area: the document delimits the zone by a line through named places; drawn here as the polygon those places outline, each at its centre point (Wikidata coordinates): Δροσιά, Άνοιξη, Άγιος Στέφανος, Λίμνη Μαραθώνα, Αγ. Γεώργιος Βρανά, Διόνυσος.
Sources
- National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-GR-A0863
- Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)
Open Wine Map