Skinos Mastiha Spirit, vol. 30%, 70cl What is Skinos? Skinos is a Greek liqueur with resin aroma. The Romans and Greeks already used resin to cover up the often suboptimal taste of the wines of that time. Taking advantage of the essential oils of the resi...
Searching back in time for modern ideas we created this alternative style of Moschofilero fermented entirely with naturally occurring yeast with minimum intervention afterwards. Moschofilero is skin contact, spontaneous fermentation, unfined and unfiltered with minimum sulfites. Hoof & Lur is Troupis’ winery homage to the wines native to high plateau of Mantinia for millennia. Floral with powdered sugar and blood orange that entice on the nose. Citrus notes and fresh acidity add vibrancy to the palate.
The 2018 Salto Moscofilero Wild Yeast, a Mavrofilero clone actually, comes in at 11.5% alcohol, six grams of acidity and just two grams of residual sugar. Showing off glorious freshness and lovely aromatics, this has fine tension on the finish, flavor and...
The 2019 Thalassitis is an unoaked Assyrtiko coming in at 13% alcohol, 1.6 grams of residual sugar and 6.4 of total acidity. It is sourced from ungrafted vines 70 to 80 years old. Crisp and a little lean but focused, powerful and very persistent on the fi...
Lively lemony freshness and steely tension. Dry and rounded in the mouth. A good counterpoint between flavour and texture. Long, salty finish.