Nimbus Ritsinis 2022 is a natural wine crafted by Kamara Pure, in the Macedonia region in Greece. This orange wine is made with Assyrtiko grapes, as well as the addition of Pine Resin during fermentation giving this orange wine a truly unique flavour profile compared to non-Greek wines. Retsina wines are traditional in some parts of Greece... but not often found in natural wines! Here this incredible skin-contact wine has no added sulphites.
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Origin: Northern Greece
Region: Slopes of Kamara, Oraiokastro Thessaloniki
Variety: Assyrtiko maceration 100% + Pine Resin
Type: Retsina traditional appellation, Orange Resinated wine
Kamara Pure Tasting notes:
Bright yellow to amber colour. Intense nose with emerging aromas of thyme, lavender, oregano and ginger.
Herbal and vegetal notes in the palate, with an intensive expression of bergamot and kumquat along with resin and thyme. Hints of Chios mastic at finish prove the quality of the pine resin used. Balanced acidity with a fruity and herbal feeling in the long lasting aftertaste.
History of the label: This recipe of retsina is over a century old made by our great grandfather. The name of this wine, Nimbus Ritinitis, means orange cloud and it pictures a landscape in our vineyards during the early evening hours.
Nimbus Retsina winemaking
The skins of Assyrtiko macerate in stainless steel tanks with the must for 5-8 days at low temperature. The grapes are destemed. After removal of the pomace, the must produced by the first run juice ferments at 18º- 21º C for 20-30 days. During the fermentation high quality pine resin from the mountains of Evia is added, following the ancient recipe. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, no oenological substances added, followed by spontaneous malolactic fermentation. The produced wine is racked from the very dense sediments and stirred on fine lees for three months in old barriques. No protein stabilization, only tartaric stabilization. No fining, no filtration. No sulphites added.
