Tetramythos, Mavro Kalavrytino Natur, Peloponnese, Greece, 2024

Overview of the Wine
Tetramythos vineyards overlook the Gulf of Corinth in northern Peloponnese. In 150 AD the geographer Pausanias referred to the local villages as ideal for the cultivation of grapes proving the region’s serious vinous history.

The beautifully wild vines are planted in a variety of different soils at altitudes between 650 to 1050 metres. These are true cool climate vineyards mostly north facing on the slopes of Mount Aroania, where breezes from the gulf of Corinth help produce fresh and balanced grapes.

The winery is owned by brothers Aristides and Stathis Spanos, together with the highly talented winemaker Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos. Today they farm organically, focusing on the native varieties of Roditis, Mavro Kalavrytino (the ski resort of Kalavryta is just up the road), Agiorgitiko and Malagousia. The Natur range are all made very naturally with a small dose of sulphur. 

Organic, Vegan.

Winemaker
Panagiotis (or Panos) Papagiannopoulos

Grape / Blend
Mavro Kalavrytino

Origin
Ano Diakopto, Patras, Peloponnese, Greece

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
Mavro Kalavrytino is an indigenous red variety of the region of Kalavryta and in general of Mountainous Aegialia.

It is a variety that gives wines with medium color, several tannins, medium to full body and aromas reminiscent of red and black fruits, flowers and spices. Wines from this variety seem to have the ability to evolve for a few years in the bottle.

We find it in monovarietal wines but also in blends with local and international varieties.

Product size: 750ml