Alpha Estate Turtles Vineyard Malagouzia 2025

This Alpha Estate Malagouzia is delicately floral and bright, with aromas of peaches and cream, stone fruit, honeydew melon, honeysuckle and exotic white flowers. This unoaked wine is firm and fresh, offering a complex palate with notes of lemons, grapefruit, sliced pears, pineapple, arugula, bay leaf and green olives, and a mineral edge that adds zest, energy and gloss. It’s medium-bodied, lively and bright, with a slightly creamy texture.

100% Malagouzia grapes sourced from a single estate-owned vineyard, Turtles, in the Amyndeon plateau of Florina, Greece. This vineyard, situated at an altitude of 670 meters, benefits from a semi-continental climate with fresh, dry summers and cool nights, contributing to the wine's vibrant character. Sandy clay soils over limestone and cool mountain influences help preserve aromatic lift and freshness. The grapes are hand harvested, destemmed and fermented in stainless steel under temperature control, then aged on the fine lees for two months with regular stirring, the wine maintains varietal purity while gaining subtle texture.

This is a charming and accessible expression of Malagouzia, a Greek grape that enjoys enormous popularity at local tavernas. A little softer and more floral than Assyrtiko, Malagouzia is wonderfully inviting and generous without sacrificing freshness.

Located in the heart of Amyndeon, a wine region in the Northwest of Greece, winemaker Angelos Iatrides established Alpha Estate in 1997. Working with a mix of international and indigenous Greek varieties, Angelos crafts some of the most desirable wines in the region using his precise winemaking style in Alpha's state-of-the-art gravity-flow winery. The estate's vineyards cover 65 hectares situated on a plateau between 620 and 710 meters above sea level.