Ktima Apostolidi’s story begins in 1958 when Efthymios Apostolidis planted the first vineyard in Dialekto Kavala, on the foothills of the Macedonian mountain basin, on the border with the river Nestos and Thrace. Lots of development was achieved over the years, and a new page was turned in 2007, when a visitable state-of-the-art winery with a 10 hectare area was established. In recent years the third generation of the winery, Vasiliki and Efthymios, took over the reins to the business. The winery started with new strict and qualitative goals with innovative methods in the vineyard and in the cellar. Today the 16 hectares of the family’s vineyards are cultivated in a biodynamic way.
For the team, wine is a sum of different components that need to be researched, discovered and linked together. Connected to nature, nature challenges them to adapt to it, to take risks to constantly improve quality. They aim at determination to try with persistence to discover nature and also themselves. Their ethos and belief is that if they want to bring out the liveliness, freshness and precision in our wines in the future, they need to understand the natural conditions and to tie the different ingredients with the greatest respect to the environment.
Production
100% Vidiano.
70% in stainless tank fermentation at 10–12°C, 30% in barrel, remaining with the lees until the end of January.
5 months lees ageing in a combination of stainless steel, amphora and oak barrels adds elements of complexity by adding a touch of richness as well as subtle flavours of spice.
Tasting Notes
Notes of apricots, peach and white raspberries complemented by flavours of vanilla, melon and a touch of smoke leading to a creamy, mineral finish.
A dream pairing to slightly richer dishes such as poultry in cream sauces, grilled vegetables or seafood.
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