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.ARMATHOS DESSERT WINE
LATE HARVEST
Cultivation area: Arma Thebes
Altitude: 250 meters
Soil composition: The soil is rich in calcium carbonate and potassium.
Cultivation: 2 acres – organic farming
Acre yield: 200 kg/acre
Variety: Muscat White and Muscat Hamburg
Wining: The overripe grapes, after being harvested, are sun-dried on a roof for 7 days and pressed in a vertical press. The alcoholic fermentation begins in a stainless steel tank and is completed after 30 days, at least, in old French oak barrels. This is followed by maturation and aging for 1-2 years. The wine has high alcohol, 17-18% and 20-30 gr/lt of unfermented sugars. It is bottled unfiltered. This particular wine is produced in some years when weather conditions allow and is usually not sold but served at the winery.
Aging: 10-12 years
Organoleptic Characteristics: This is a dark wine with brown highlights. On the nose it is dominated by nuts, roasted hazelnut and walnut, mushroom, but also sweet rose. On the palate the sweetness is limited and tempered by the high acidity.
The body is rich and the aftertaste is long. The wine definitely needs decanting as there is sediment in the bottle.
Food Pairing: Served at 11-12°C. It is combined both as a dessert wine with fatty, rich cheeses, such as Roquefort or Gorgonzola, but also as an appetizer, accompanying watery meat or seafood broths.