Vaptistis
Altana
Altana is not your pale, anonymous rosé. It’s made from Mavrothiriko, a grape that exists almost nowhere else but Tinos, and it shows.
The color is copper-salmon, the aromas all wild berries, herbs, and white pepper. It’s bright, savory, and built for the table, not the poolside.
Altana is a rosé with roots: rare grape, windswept terraces, schist soils, and the kind of attitude only Tinos can give. A bottle that proves pink wine can have both edge and identity.
| Vintage | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rosé |
| Unit Size | 75cl |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | PGI Cyclades |
| Primary Appellation | Tinos |
| Varieties | Mavrothiriko |
| Fermentation | Grapes from the privately owned vineyard, harvested at the beginning of September. Contact of the grape skins with the juice for 3-4 hours at low temperatures. Fermentation with selected yeasts at low temperatures. |
| Aging | Bottling after 4 months in the tank from the end of alcoholic fermentation. |
| Cork / Screw Cap | Cork |
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Ratings & Reviews
Jancis Robinson
15/20, 2018 Vintage
The producer
On Tinos, the wind doesn’t whisper. It howls. Most people hide. Yiannis “Vaptistis” Moraitis planted vines. Everyone called him crazy. They weren’t wrong—who builds a winery on a rock battered by the meltemi? But that’s exactly why his wines taste alive… Read more
