red grape · rare
Mavro Kalavrytino
Achaia, Greece
On the palate
cherryblackcurrantplumspiceherbs
How you spot it blind: pale red color, bright cherry and herb notes, and crisp acidity
The story
A rare Achaia red that survived in small mountain vineyards and was brought back into production in recent years. Regional sources note it had become almost forgotten before local wineries began bottling it again, including a monovarietal release reported from 2005.
Where it lives
Slopes of Aigialia, Greece · Kalavryta, Greece · Achaia, Greece
Shows up as
still redrosé