Alpha Estate : Sauvignon Blanc Ecosystem Fumé 2021

The refinement and structure of a Greek white wine

The estate

Alpha Estate was founded in 1995 by two wine enthusiasts: Angelos Iatridis, who is now the estate’s cellar master, and Makis Mavridis, who now looks after the vineyards. In 2011 the estate began exporting a large proportion of its wines and in 2014 Alpha Estate was listed in Wine & Spirit Magazine's Best World 100 Wineries - a position it went on to achieve again in 2019 and 2021. The estate was also voted European Winery of the Year in 2020 by the prestigious Wine Enthusiast magazine.

The vineyard

Alpha Estate's vineyards cover 220 hectares and are divided into six separate vineyards. All are located close to the winery in the heart of the Amyndeon appellation in Greece. The viticulture method used at the estate pays careful attention to the needs of the soil, plants and vines in order to preserve the ecosystems. Thanks to the sustainable methods used at Alpha Estate, this Macedonian and Thracian estate was awarded the "Certified Sustainable Viticulture" label in 2008.

The wine

Sauvignon Blanc Ecosystem Fumé 2021 from Alpha Estate is a Macedonian and Thracian wine that stems from a unique vineyard, « Kaliva,» which is placed between 620 and 710 metres of altitude. The vines, planted in 1999, face northwest, opposite Mount Voras, on silt-clay-sand soils, on limestone conglomerates.

Winemaking and ageing

Harvests done by hand followed by de-stemming and meticulous optical sorting. Skin maceration before fermentation at low temperature using indigenous yeasts. Funnelling for an initial 7-month ageing period in Tronçais oak barrels on fine lees with stirring of the lees, followed by a further 7 months' ageing in the same barrels.

Blend

This Ecosystem Fumé 2021 from Alpha Estate is 100% Sauvignon Blanc.