Region:
Amyndeon, Florina, Greece

Range:
2008 Syrah
2007 Xinomavro Reserve
2007 Xinomavro Tannat
2010 Syrah, Xinomavro, Merlot
2010 Sauvignon Blanc
2010 Axia Malagouzia
2008 Xinamavro Hedgehog

About:
The stunning ALPHA ESTATE winery is located right next to privately owned vineyards. That means that transport of the grapes from the vineyard to the winery during harvest is done at the shortest possible time. Close proximity, in combination with transport in special refrigerators and harvest at the coolest hours of the day underline the outmost respect and protection of the organoleptic characteristics of the wine grapes.

Natural gravity, a concept applied from the design of the winery, is exploited throughout the winemaking process, with the minimum possible stress to the first material. All construction materials are highly inactive and neutral in order to secure absolute neutral atmosphere conditions inside the winery, protecting the quality of the grape, the must and the wine.

The winery equipment installed satisfies the winemakers philosophy: ABSOLUTE RESPECT TO THE ECOSYSTEM, THE VINEGROWER AND THE WINELOVER.

But the most important and greater space of the winery is the underground cellar which houses at ideal and optimum conditions all through the year the oak casks were ALPHA ESTATE's wines are aged. A specially designed path has been designed and created for the winery visitor in order for him to be able to visit the underground cask cellar without disturbing the quietness of the wines ageing inside the casks. Details can of course be obtained at first hand with a prescheduled visit to the winery.

Alpha Estate received for a second consecutive year the highest reviews given to any Greek red wine label by the internationally renown wine journalist Robert Parker. www.eRobertParker.com

Awards

2007 Xinomavro Reserve Old Vines
RATED 92 points

2007 Red (Syrah-Xinomavro-Merlot) 
RATED 91 points

2008 Alpha Xinomavro Single Vineyard Hedgehog 
RATED 90 points

Website: http://www.alpha-estate.com/