Evampelos Ghi Sauvignon Blanc

Evampelοs Ghi Line

The Evampelos Ghi line, consisting of three white and two red wines, bears the company logo, which is the rosette of Melitaia (archaeological finding at the namesake location near Domokos). It draws its name from the location of the vineyard at Ambelia Gerakliou, as it has always been the area where the vines of the wider region of the Municipality of Domokos were cultivated.

EVAMPELΟS GHI Sauvignon Blanc | Dry White Wine, PGI – Fthiotida

Bright pale-yellow colour with complex aromas of exotic fruits and lemon blossom, slick in the mouth with a long aromatic aftertaste.

Combined with: mussels, salads, small fish, asparagus dishes

VARIETY: Sauvignon Blanc 100% SOIL: Sandy clay ALTITUDE: 400 meters
ORIENTATION: NW YIELD PER HECTARE: 25hl/ha  
WINE GROWING REGION

Gerakli, Domokos, Fthiotida, Central Greece

VINEYARD

Privately owned 1.3 hectares vineyard on Gerakli slopes at an altitude of 400 meters, with an 8% slope and northwest orientation. Planting year 1997 and 1998.

SOIL FORMATION

Deep sandy clay soil with high moisture retention potential

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

Winter and spring with heavy rainfall. Hot and dry summer days with cool summer evenings (temperature difference up to 15°C). This contributes to the excellent phenolic maturity of the grapes.

YIELD PER HECTARE

25hl/ha
VINIFICATION PROCESS:

Grape hand picking, pre-fermentation extraction (skin contact) at 10-12 °C (for approximately 6 hours), very low grape must pressure, juice refrigeration (12-15°C) for 12 hours, and static settling clarification. This is followed by alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperatures.

 

AWARDS

2007: Silver Medal – Prowein (Evampelos Ghi – Sauvignon Blanc 2006)

2018: Bronze Medal – Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition (Evampelos Ghi Sauvignon Blanc 2017)

2019: Bronze Medal – Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition (Evampelos Ghi Sauvignon Blanc 2018)

2021: Bronze Medal – Thessaloniki International Wine & Spirits Competition (Evampelos Ghi Sauvignon Blanc 2020)

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