The wine has medium, balanced acidity and a rich and delicate finish. Warm citrus, melon and pipfruit moving through to underlying dried herbs and dried flowers.
This wine pairs well with poultry, salads and white cheese.
Ktima Brintziki is a producer of indigenous, rare varietals and is Greece’s first green winery. Located in the Ilian region of the Peloponnese near the sacred town of Ancient Olympia, the family-owned property is certified organic and completely carbon-neutral through the use of renewable solar and geothermal energy. They grow indigenous varietals – some, like the Tinaktorogos, old enough to be referenced by Homer – and use natural yeast for most of their wines. Philosophically, the Brintzikis believe that organic certification is the modern expression of what their ancestors did for thousands of years – to farm simply, and treat the land and people with enduring respect. Their 15 hectare, clay-soil property sits 300m above sea level near the moisture-producing river Enipeas.
This is an extremely rare varietal found only in the Western Peloponnese, and is old enough to be referenced by Homer! The Tinaktorogos is a sub-variety of the Asproudes grape, and produces a transparent, white wine with hints of green and yellow in the glass. Indigenous to Ancient Olympia, the varietal has been uniquely cultivated by the Brintzikis for the last 23 years. A unique characteristic of this variety is that during the flowering period, it casts many flowers and has a green harvest. The Tinaktorogos is fermented naturally.