Thessalia Flashcards
Greeces smallest PDO
Rapsani:
Dry red (Red, Reserve, Grand Reserve)
Xinomavro, Krassato, Stavroto
All PDOs in Greece but these two are designated for indigenous varieties
Slopes of Meliton (Macedonia)
Messenikola (Thessaly)
Messenikola PDO in Thessaly is this style of wine
dry red from 70% Mavro Mesenikiola, max 30% Syrah and Carignan
Map of Thessaly
PDO regions of Thessalia (3)
Anchialos (80% Roditis 20% max Savvatiano)
Messenikola (min 70% Mavro Messenikola, max 30% combined Syrah and Carignan)
Rapsani (xinomavro, also authorized: krassato (soft), stavroto (tannic))
southernmost outpost of the Xinomavro grape:
Rapsani PDO (Thessalia)
Does Anchialos (Thessalia) produce. red wine?
NO, only white from Roditis and Savvatiano
Tallest Mountain in Greece, 3000 Meters, to the North East of Thessaly (Rapsani PDO is there for xinomavro)
Mount Olympus
Region of Anchialos PDO (Thessalia)
Magnissia
Region of Messinikola PDO (Thessalia)
Karditsa
Region of Rapsani PDO (Thessalia)
Larissa
Communes of Production for Messinikola PDO (Thessalia)
Moschatou, Messenikola, Morfovouni
Soils of Thessaly
schist and grey clay
climate of Thessaly
Meditteranean with chilly winters
These mountains surrounding Thessaly act as a wind shield and humidity trap, so agriculture (raisins/table grapes) thrive on the fertile plains
Pindos
most widely planted indigenous grapes in Thessaly
Muscat of Hamburg (used for tsipouro production) and Roditis
This producer of Thessaly makes a lifted, light limniona (not related to limnio)
Domaine Zafeirakis
Rapsani quality can be measured in elevations, with the highest at the top. What are the three elevation zones?
50-100 meters (loess)
150-350 meters (sandy loam)
350-800 meters (red tinged ferric schist)
this producer vinifies 95% of Rapsani PDO fruit
Tsantali
Messinikola PDO sits near the banks of this lake
Lake Plastira
Soils of Messinkola PDO
Gravel rich, clay, with elevations up to 750 meters
Encepagement of Anchialos
80% Roditis 20% Savatiano.
Skin contact avoided for dry whites
For medium sweet and medium dry wines, oak aging is forbidden
District PGIs of Thessalia
Karditsa
Magnissa
(Thessaly is a regional PGI)
Area PGIs of Thessalia
Elassona
Krania
Krannonas
Meteora
Tyrnavos