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SAMOS VIN DOUX

Type: Natural Sweet
Category: Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Samos
Varieties: Muscat of Samos
Producer: Cavino
Region: Samos

Where does it come from?

Short bush trailed vineyards in high altitude in Samos. Harvest mostly end of August.
Gentle handling of the grapes. Skin contact during 4 hours. Alcohol is added to the produced must so the grape’s sugar remain to the final product.
Golden-yellow color. Exotic fruits, green tea and flowers in the nose with hints of canned fruits. Fully aromatic, sweet and warm in the mouth with adequate acidity refreshing the palate. Food pairings: Fruits salad, various desserts, or salty dishes.

The variety...

The need of Muscat White grape for sunlight is essential. It thrives when the sun warms up its small berries, bestowing on their thick skin a freckle-dotted yellow-gold colour and uniquely concentrating the variety’s aromas and flavour. As a result, small-berried Muscat White yields dessert wines of international stature (“Muscat of Patras”; “Muscat of Rio Patras”; “Muscat of Rhodes”; “Muscat of Samos”; and “Muscat of Cephalonia”).

Discover the unique character of the grape by choosing one of Cinque’s wine tastings or enjoy it by the glass at wine bars in Athens.

The winery...

Cavino was founded in 1958 in Aigio by Konstantinos Anastasiou and Ioannis Douskas. It was originally a winery and became a distillery as well. The vineyard is located in a unique terroir, in the wine-growing of Aigialia, 800 meters above ocean level in the gorge of Kalavryta.

Aigio is located within a unique landscape of vineyards.