Amphora Liatiko Red Natural Wine Douloufakis Wines 750ml

Amphora Liatiko Red Natural Wine Douloufakis Wines

Natural red wine, fermented and aged in amphora, without added yeasts and with minimal sulfur. Clear, with a red hue and tile-like reflections, bottled unfiltered with natural sediment. An extended maceration of over 40 days enriched it with deep tannins, while slow oxygenation through the amphora enhanced its velvety texture.

Earthy and mineral aromas, with notes of dried plum, fig, and aromatic herbs from the Cretan land. On the palate, bold tannins, fresh acidity, and flavors of maraschino cherry, black and red berries. Aged for a total of 9 months—5 in clay amphora and 4 in stainless steel tanks—preserving its authentic character.

The viticulture and wine production is tradition for Douloufakis Family carried from generation to generation as the spirit of valuable experience. Nowadays the vine-yard cultivation and wine-production tradition of the Family is continued by the grandson Nikolas Douloufakis who studied Oenology in Italy (Alba Intituto Agrario-Spezialitato in Diviticultura e Enologia).

The privately owned vineyards are situated in Dafnes a village close to Iraklio in Crete, at an altitude of 350 meters on hillsides. Nick Douloufakis develops both cretan indigenous varieties such as Liatiko, Kotsifali, Vilana, Vidiano and international as Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, etc.

It was in 1952 that Douloufakis Family was awarded for the quality of its wines. Since then they produce award-winning wines.

The winery's vineyards have applied  organic methods of supervising by the organization “DIO”  and the wines are certificated  according to the standards (EC) 834/07 and USDA-NOP.