Popolka Red The elderly around Amyndeo still call it “Popolka”, the actual name of Xinomavro before the 70’s. A natural, zero-zero red Xinomavro, from its birthplace in the lake terroir of Amyndeo, from the master of the kind, Vasilis Vaimakis. •Grower: Vaimaki Family •Vintage: 2021 •Type: Red Dry Wine •Grapes: Xinomavro 100% •Appellation: Varietal Wine •Alcohol: 12.00% •Bottle: 750ml •Viticulture: Organic •Vinification: From organically farmed Xinomavro grapes, fermented by their native yeast with some temperature control in stainless steel tank, a few days of maceration, 30-day fermentation, and raised for 12 months in oak barrels, before bottled unfiltered, unfined, unsulfured (zero additives). Viticulture • Organic • Climate: Not heavy winter, mild summer due to existence of four lakes in the region • Soil: Calcareous, sandy, excellent drainage • Vine age: Planted in 1991 • Altitude: 650m • Slope: 5% • Planting density: 6,000 shoots / ha • Yield: 1.5 kg / plant • Irrigation: Drip irrigation in drought conditions • Spraying: Organic treatment of downy mildew and oidium in the Spring • Harvesting: Manually in 25kg crates Vinification • Maceration: 10-day skin contact in stainless steel tank • Pressing: None • Temperature Control: 17-20℃ during fermentation • Fermentation: 1 month in stainless steel tank with indigenous yeasts • Malolactic: Spontaneous • Maturation: 12 months in oak barrels • Clarification: Spontaneous • Filtration: None • Production: 3,000 lt • Alcohol: 12.00% • Acidity: 8.20 gr/l • RS: 1.00 gr/l • Total sulfites: 2.80 mg/l • Certification: No Sulfites Added • Bottle: 750ml