Roditis Barrique Ktima Ligas, superb natural wine from Greece, Roditis grape, unique flavours, rich, complex, full, lovely. The estate's new special Cru Roditis was born out of the natural evolution of a wine reborn in an oak barrel. The 2013 Roditis went to sleep a little, becoming unusual in flavour and aroma, complex but lacking freshness. Ligas understanding of the wine led to put the remaining 300 litres into an oak barrel for about a year with the lees of the 2014 vintage and the result is a stunning wine of immense complexity and also freshness rediscovered. That wine showed perhaps more than any we have tried how a natural wine evolves and changes hugely in its lifespan. It also shows how a little oxygen can actually bring a wine back to life rather than send it to its death. It takes a great wine maker to achieve these feats. The 2019 continues the quality although this is not experimenting, he intends to carry on with the wine albeit in similarly tiny quantity. The extremely cool label is a picture of Melina Mercurie, former Greek actress and minister of culture.
| Production Method | Natural, Organic |
|---|---|
| Producer | Ktima Ligas |
| Country | Greece |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Wine Type | Dry White Wine |
| Wine Style | Full bodied |
| Grape | Roditis |
| Alcohol | 13% abv |
| Total Sulphur | 35 mg/l |
| Maturation | Stainless steel |
| Annual Production | 0 - 5,000 bottles |
| Ageing Potential | Beautiful now but given its new life, this wine should stay the course and develop nicely over the next 5 years. |
