Ariousios Afstiros 2016

Chios, Greece

Blend: Chiotiko Krassero & Agiannitis 

Dry, medium bodied with notes of cherry, spice and wild herbs. 

Made with local grapes : Chiotiko Krassero & Agiannitis, aged for 18 months in used oak barrels. 

Ariousious

Ariousios Winery was founded in 1998 on the island of Chios in Greece (very close to Izmir) by founders are Dimitri and Panagiotis Kefalas. Before this, they produced wine from their grapes but only for family use only. In 2009 they renovated the cellar and re organised themselves in order to begin shipping wine outside of their island. The aim of Ariousios is to produce natural wines starting from the native vines that are bred with care and passion. Ariousious works only with indigenous greek varietals such as Assyrtiko, Agiannitis and Athiri. Their terroir is made up of  the proximity to the Aegean Sea and its beneficial sea breeze, the wonderful Greek sun, an overall mild climate, and the height and exposition of their vineyards on the islands , all factors that help to give elegant, fragrant and pure wines.