Sol Invictus is what we didn't expect, but also what we expected, to complete this first magical and very strong super five team of "garage wines" by Christos Koulouriotis, from The Knack Project, which easily goes down to an NBA wine championship. Juicy, fruity, and very subtle, introduces you to retsina in its most refined form.
You have met Christos Koulouriotis through The Knack Project, his personal venture "garage wines", to create wines of limited production, which highlight the character of each variety and the terroir of the region. His involvement in viticulture was not done conventionally, as he first learned to taste the wines and then to make them! While being an Information Systems Engineer, he started studying for the WSET Level 4 Diploma, and after graduating, he decided to put into practice, everything he had learned. His wines are the result of the perfectly harmonious collaboration between the vintner and nature and this Retsina simply confirms it.
Sol Invictus comes from Savvatiano grapes, harvested from a vineyard located at an altitude of 300 meters, in the Geraneia Mountains and resulted in a very fine and juicy retsina. The juice remained with the skins for a few days, and then fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks using natural yeasts. The resin used comes from a specific type of pine. The Halepio pine, grows at a low altitude, usually very close to the sea, and enriches Savvatino with very distinctive aromas. After fermentation, the wine was transferred to French oak barrels, where it stayed for 18 months in contact with its lees and acquired a very round structure and balance. It was then bottled unfiltered and remained for another 10 months in the bottle until it was released on the market.
In case you stubbornly refuse to try new generation retsina, with this one you will think again, because it is its most refined form and as everything seems, is invincible! Bottled in only 600 bottles and only for the brave who know…
