Alpha Estate : Malagouzia Ecosystem Barrel Fermented 2024

A Greek white wine from an exceptional estate

The estate

Alpha Estate was founded in 1995 by two wine enthusiasts: Angelos Iatridis, now cellar master, and Makis Mavridis, who today looks after the vineyard. From 2011, the estate began exporting a large share of its wines, and by 2014 Alpha Estate had been named in Wine & Spirit Magazine's Best World 100 Wineries, a distinction it earned again in 2019 and 2021. In 2020, the prestigious Wine Enthusiast magazine also named it European Winery of the Year.

The vineyard

Alpha Estate's vineyard land covers 220 hectares and is divided into six distinct vineyards. All of them lie close to the winery, in the heart of the Amyndeon appellation in Greece. The estate's approach to viticulture is based on paying close attention to the needs of the soils, the plants and the vines in order to preserve ecosystems. Thanks to the sustainable methods it employs, Alpha Estate was awarded the "Certified Sustainable Viticulture" label in 2008.

Winemaking and ageing

Destemming, optical sorting of the grapes and light crushing. Skin maceration followed by alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts. This wine from Macedonia is aged for 9 months in white oak barrels and a Greek Robolo vat (75 hl), with regular lees stirring.

Grape variety

Alpha Estate's Malagouzia Ecosystem Barrel Fermented 2024 is made from 100% Malagouzia.