Philoktitis Rose

Philoktitis Line

The Philoktitis line, including white, rosé and red wine, bears the trademark of the Greek letter Φ, which is inspired by the namesake king of ancient Fthia. It is said that during the Trojan War, Philoctetes was bitten by a poisonous serpent and the sons of Asklipios cured him by washing his wound with red wine and put a plant as a compress.

Philoktitis Rose | Dry Rosé Wine, PGI – Fthiotida

Salmon colour with dark highlights. A complex bouquet of aromas with hints of small red fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry) combined with sweet aromas caramel butter aromas . Rich and slick in the mouth, with a straight acidity that offer good length. Crisp tannins, with soft and fruity aftertaste.

Combined with: shellfish, salmon, pasta with shrimp or granulated poultry, gyros with tzatziki and dill.

VARIETY: 90% Grenache Rouge and 10% Syrah SOIL: Sandy clay ALTITUDE: 400 meters
ORIENTATION: NW YIELD PER HECTARE: 25-33hl/ha  
WINE GROWING REGION

Gerakli, Domokos, Fthiotida, Central Greece

VINEYARD

Privately owned vineyard on Gerakli slopes: 0.6 hectares Grenache Rouge, 0.4 hectares Syrah or Merlot (depending on the year), at an altitude of 400 meters, with an 8% slope and a north-western orientation. Planting year 1997 and 2009.

SOIL FORMATION

Sandy clay, medium deep soil with a high percentage of gravel (about 20%).

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 grape phenolic maturity.
YIELD PER HECTARE

25-33hl/ha

VINIFICATION PROCESS:

Potential grape hand picking, destemming, pre-fermentation extraction at 10-12°C (for approximately 24 hours), must extraction. This is followed by alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks under controlled conditions (17-19°C).

AWARDS

2016: TexSom – Bronze Medal (Philoktitis Rosé 2016)

2019: Bronze Medal – International Wine & Spirits Competition of Thessaloniki (Evampelos Ghi, 2018 Philoktitis Rosé)

2021: Gold Medal – Frankfurt International Wine & Spirits Competition (Philoktitis Rosé 2020)

2021: Bronze Medal – International Wine & Spirits Competition of Thessaloniki (Evampelos Ghi, Philoktitis Rosé 2020)

2022: Grand Gold Medal, Best wine from Greece in the competition – Frankfurt International Wine & Spirits Competition (Philoktitis Rosé 2021)

2022: Bronze Medal – International Wine & Spirits Competition of Thessaloniki (Evampelos Ghi, Philoktitis Rosé 2021)

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