To Kokkinaki - Domaine Kalathas

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Style: Rose
Country / Region: Tinos, Greece
Type: Natural
Grape: Koumariano 1/3, Mavro Potamisi 1/3, G´Durra 1/3 (Kondoura: local Mandilaria)

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Litterally meaning the "Little Red", this deep rosé, or light red, is a co-fermented blend, in even proportions, of the three Tinian red varieties. Slowly feet-stomped in the fouloir, Mavro Potamisi plays for tannic structure, Koumariano delivers its complex fruit body, and Kondoura the crispiness which renders this wine a perfect symbol of what the island can offer in terms of freshness and elegance, at the opposite of what is still too often expected of a Mediterranean wine : over-extraction, heaviness, oak-masked burnt aromas. Here the research is definitely about drinkability, and the Kokkinaki is emblematic of the health-focused wines of the Domaine, where the total non-added-sulfur approach demonstrates the ability to offer a wine entirely devoted to display flower and fruit without any screen or obstacle in the way.

Also following a red thread of salinity, this cuvée pairs extremely well with salumeria, cured meat, grilled red meat, game and sea fish, rock fish soup, smoked preparations of vegetables...