Iliana Malihin "Lefkos" Rethymno Crete Greece 2023

Lefkos is a dry white wine, a blend of indigenous white grapes. The blend consists of Vidiano and Thrapsathiri grapes. The wine is known for its fresh, vibrant character, with herbal notes, flinty and mineral characteristics, and a citrusy note. 

Wonderful texture! MUST TRY.

Iliana Malihin fought the great fire in Melampes and despite the huge disaster managed to create some magic and some exceptional wines as reflected in this white blend of Vidiano and Thrapsathiri. Lefkos is the "core" of her production for this year, given that a large part of the prephylloxeric ungrafted vines that she used for her other wines were destroyed (but hopefully will be fully restored with a lot of work in the vineyard). This blend comes from Vidiano vines that survived in Melampes but also from other villages such as Spili and Petrochori in the wider area of Rethymno. The combination of the two varieties gives a wine with a nice thickness and volume in the mouth that highlights both the fruity and botanical characteristics of the varieties.