Mandilaria

The red grape variety originates from Greece, specifically from islands in the eastern Aegean. Synonyms are Amorgiano, Amorghiano, Dombrena Mavri, Domvrena Mavri, Doubraina Mavri, Doubrena Mavri, Doumbrena Mavri, Doumpraina Mavri, Doumprena Mavri, Doympraina Mavre, Doympraina Mavro, K'ntoura Kai M'ntoura, Kontoura, Koudouro, Koutoura, Koutouro, Koundoura Mavri, Koundouro, Kountoura, Kountoura Mavri, Koyntoura, Kytoura, Mandelaria, Mantilari, Mantilaria and Montoyra. The parentage is unknown. According to DNA analyses, the white variety Savatiano (Kountoura Aspri) is not a colour mutation, which is indicated by the synonym Kountoura Mavri.

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The late-maturing vine is resistant to dryness and drought, but susceptible to downy mildew, botrytis and grape rot. It produces dark-coloured, tannin-rich but rather low-alcohol red wines, which are therefore often blended with the higher-alcohol Kotsifali variety. It is mainly cultivated on the Aegean islands of Crete, Paros, Rhodes and Santorini, also in some OPAP wines, as well as on the Peloponnese and in the regions of Attica and Macedonia. Purely varietal, it is used for the red wine version of the resin wine Retsina. In 2016, a total of 932 hectares of vineyards were designated in Greece (Kym Anderson statistics).

Source: Wine Grapes / J. Robinson, J. Harding, J. Vouillamoz / Penguin Books Ltd. 2012
Images: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn Institute (JKI)

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