Douloufakis Aspros Lagos Vidiano 2024
Very nice golden colour, with green and yellow hues. Aromas of white flowers and citrus, hints of beeswax, apricot and melon, subtle toast and vanilla. Intense apricot and stone fruit flavours, white peach and white currants with lovely minerality.
One of the most famous Greek white wines. Aspros Lagos means 'White Hare'. This vineyard is at 300 metres, above the village of Dafnes in Crete. Aged in new and second fill barriques to add complexity and texture. Vidiano is one of the real stars of Greek Island white varieties, thanks to the efforts of Nikos Douloufakis.
The tradition and history of the Douloufakis family in vineyard cultivation and production started in 1930 when grandfather Dimitris Douloufakis first established a professional winery in the village of Dafnes in Crete. Today the business is continued by Dimitris’ grandson Nikolas Douloufakis who, having studied oenology in Italy (at Alba Instituto Agrario – Specializzato di viticultura e Enologia) has renewed the production of superior quality wines from his own vineyards.
The Douloufakis Winery vineyards are situated on hilly slopes at an altitude of 350 metres. They cover 10 hectares and are located within the region of Dafnes. The vine varieties planted are Vilana, Vidiano, Muscat of Spina, Malvasia, Mandilari, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Liatiko, Kotsifali, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Syrah. Apart from privately owned vineyards, grapes are sourced from local farmers who cultivate their own vineyards in the same area. Douloufakis are famous for the production of the single-vineyard ‘Aspros Lagos’ Vidiano, a white Cretan variety, as well as the PDO Liatiko red.
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