The subtle Muscat of Alexandria in this Pet Nat seems to have set foot and is challenging you to take notice. One of the most delicious and refined natural sparkling wines we have ever tried. What; You don't prefer Pet Nat? Try it... and one thing is for sure, you will love it...
The Charalamboglou winery is located at the foot of Mount Paggaio and was founded in 1999. The 20 hectares of dry vineyards, with native and international varieties, have been organically certified for the last 20 years. Its predecessors Giorgos and Argyri, 2021 handed over the baton to the middle child of the family, Anthi, who after her studies in France and her trip to New Zealand, decided with her partner Matt Van Der Spuy to take over the family winery. The two oenologists had a huge call to organic farming. And so the natural cultivation of evening primroses on the vines, the return of organic matter in the form of natural fertilizer to the soil, as well as the dry cultivation of the vineyards with water only from the aquifer, created excellent conditions for the aromatic elements of the grapes.
For this Pet Nat, Muscat of Alexandria was handpicked during the period of optimal maturation. After the pressing, it remained for about 2 hours in contact with the stems, to enhance the aromas and the volume of the juice. The clear juice remained for another 48 hours at low temperatures and was put into tanks to be fermented with a specific type of yeast, which is also used for champagne! Fermentation begins in stainless steel tanks and the wine is bottled before it is complete. Thus, the produced dioxide is trapped in the bottle and creates foam. Fermentation is completed in the bottle, the wine is not filtered and is therefore slightly cloudy.
The Pet Nat white of Charalamboglou winery never loses its effervescence. It is a very well-structured white wine with very intense fruity aromas, while its 10-month stay in the cellar before its release, gives a combination of freshness and rich volume, which you will not get enough of!
