Domaine Tatsis

Domaine Tatsis

GRAPE WRANGLER/S:
Perikles & Stergios Tatsis
LOCATED IN:
Filyria, Goumenissa, Macedonia
HOW HIGH:
250m - 400m
TERROIR TYPE:
calcareous clay and sandy loam
GRAPES GROWN:
xinomavro, negoska, limnio, roditis, assyrtiko, malagousia, chardonnay, pamidi, cinsault
PRACTICE IS:
organic (eu) / biodynamic (demeter)
YEARLY BOTTLES:
60000

Built at the foot of Paiko, Goumenissa, with a population of 4500 inhabitants, is only 65 km from Thessaloniki. The town was created during the first years of the Turkish rule with the amalgamation of agricultural settlements around the powerful monastery of Panagia. The area developed into an important wine and sericulture center. From 1922 to 1925, a significant number of refugees from Eastern Romilia (Northern Thrace) and Pontus settled in Goumenissa, who enriched the local tradition with new elements. Among them is the Tatsis family. Far away in time and place, the involvement of the Tatsis family with vines and wine began, which originates from Ano Bodeno in Eastern Romilia, a wine-growing region for centuries. In 1924, the refugee grandparents chose the also wine-growing Goumenissa as a place of settlement.

The Tatsis family, from 1924 onwards, acquired vines on the hill of Limbaskerit and Gerakona, with a total area of 150 stremmata, locations ideal for viticulture on limestone soils that are not irrigated.

"Our friction with the vine started at a very young age and our love for it grew with us. Having love and respect for the vine as a basic principle, we give a special basis to its cultivation. The cultivation method we have chosen is the same as the one our grandparents taught us. Organic and then biodynamic cultivation arose because it was philosophically in line with us and our beliefs. Interventions in the vineyard are minimal and care is taken daily. Since 2002 we have been striving to achieve stress-free vines with healthy fruit. In essence, we are fellow travellers in our vineyards with open eyes and ears and help them where there is a real need."

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THEIR WINES