Pet-Nat Orange "Blooming Mountain" 2022 - Kamara Winery (BD & vin nature)

A wild and dashing orange pet-Nat from, how could it be otherwise, Kamara estate. 80% Muscat and 20% Moschofilero give a lively wine and full of citrus with a hint of white jasmine and orange peel in the nose. In the mouth a soft mousse and clear yeasty and rose tones. One for when you are ready for something really interesting and just a little bit different. Both in the vineyard and in the cellar everything by hand and without the addition of SO2.

Serve well cold, and I mean really cold, between 4'C 6'C. Really do it. When opening, keep a tea towel at hand, really do it.

Country / Region: Greece / Oraiokastro Thessaloniki
Grape variety: Muscat 80%, Moschofilero 20%
In the vineyard: Orchards fully organically and biodynamically cultivated. Terroir of salty clay and loam. Orchards located on the East at an altitude of 140 meters.
In the cellar: Must and skins of the muscat grapes first soak together for a while at a cold temperature before and during the fermentation process. When the fermentation is finished, the muscat wine is stored in small amphora for a few months. The following harvest year, the fermented must of the Moschofilero is added and the wine is bottled. No SO2 added, unfiltered, unclarified.
Quality mark: Biodynamic, natural wine

Kamara Estate. The Kioutsoukis family, led by Dimitrios and his daughter Stavroula, produces pure wines based on biodynamic principles. They themselves see biodynamics primarily as an intermediate phase towards full permaculture, an ecologically sustainable system in which the estate is in complete harmony with nature. The aim is to produce wines that are both versatile and an expression of this philosophy and terroir, with as little intervention as possible.

In the early 1900s the Kioutsoukis emigrated from Eastern Rumelia (former independent region of the Ottoman Empire located on the coast of the Black Sea) to Greece. The region was known for its specific and special wines, knowledge that the family brought with them to Thessaloniki. However, it was not until 2010 that the family dream of having their own winery came true.

After training as a chemical engineer, Dimitrios decided that his dream lay in his family heritage. After a few years of work experience, he had saved enough money to finally fulfill his family dream. With the help of family and friends, he planted about 11 hectares of vines on the slopes of Mygdonia, Northern Greece, near Thessaloniki. Previously, there were vines here that were hundreds of years old, but unfortunately, all destroyed by phylloxera. Wine, therefore, had not been made there since the early 1900s.

Until the arrival of Dimitrios. In his own orchards he works only with local grapes such as Assyrtiko, Malagousia, Roditis, Muscat, Moschofilero, Xinomavro and Limnio. He works completely biodynamically, with as little intervention as possible, only applies traditional methods and, except for the Retsina, no sulphites are added anywhere.