Ktima Kissa - IGP Peloponnese - Mikros Dromos - White - 2024

Wine:

The 2024 Mikros Dromos White IGP Peloponnese is a wonderfully distinctive wine harvested from steep, high-altitude slopes. Celebrated for its freshness and light, thirst-quenching character, it opens with crystalline, saline aromas that recall a Muscadet, complemented by floral notes and a subtle hint of pine resin. On the palate, it’s bright, zesty, and mouthwatering—a beautiful white to enjoy as an aperitif or paired with grilled octopus, fresh seafood, or simply cooked fish.

Vinification:

Hand harvested in 20kg crates. Delicate destemming and pressing for over 4 hours in vats. Fermentation and ageing in stainless steel vats.

Color:

Pale yellow with silvery highlights.

Nose:

A fresh, delicately salty aroma with subtle mineral notes and a hint of pine resin.

Palate:

A tangy, crisp structure with a fresh, easy-drinking profile characterizes this light, thirst-quenching wine.

Temperature:

Serve at 10 to 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Seafood, grilled fish, langoustines à la plancha, scallops, grilled octopus salad.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

Ktima Kissa embodies the new wave of Greek winemaking. Perched on the slopes of the “Black Mountain” of Mavrioros in the Peloponnese, at 750 meters altitude, this flint- and rock-strewn vineyard enjoys an ideal setting—sheltered from southern winds and cooled by cold currents drifting up from the sea.

Since 1949, the Kissa family has tended these cool-climate terroirs, crafting distinctive wines made exclusively from local grape varieties.

Dimitrios Kissas, a trained oenologist and engineer who studied at the University of California, Davis, has poured all his expertise and passion into these wines, capturing the energy and magic of this storied enclave of the Pleiades—where, legend has it, the god Hermes was born in a cave atop a nearby mountain overlooking the family’s vineyards.