Ρετσίνα Μεγάρων (Retsina Megaron)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area has a rich, varied relief and is hilly, with vineyards on alternating slopes extending to within 200 metres of the sea and reaching elevations of up to 350 metres.
• The soils of the vineyards are predominantly calcareous and, in places, sandy clay loam and silty clay.
• Based on meteorological data from the Penteli Forestry Service, the climate of the area is characterised as Mediterranean, particularly xerothermic, with a complete absence of rainfall during the summer months and sea breezes.
• Average temperatures during the summer months range from 25–30 °C, while during the winter months they frequently hover around 10–14 °C, with mean maximum temperatures recorded in July and mean minimum temperatures in January.
• Mean annual rainfall is around 300 mm, with higher precipitation from October through April, while the prevailing winds are moderate north-easterlies in winter and the seasonal Meltemi in summer.

• Clay vessels found to the east of the settlement of Myrtos in southern Crete, dating to 2200–2700 BC, were found by scientific analysis to have contained wine with resin.
• The Minoans cultivated grapes and trod them to produce resin-treated wine as early as 1700 BC, according to research into organic residues from vessels found in Crete and mainland Greece.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — ypaat
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-GR-A1596
• Official trade body site — Wines of Greece (EDOAO)