Mantinia
Moschofilero's high plateau
- Soil
- High (~650m), cool limestone plateau in the central Peloponnese.
- Style
- Floral, low-alcohol, high-acid Moschofilero whites; also Agiorgitiko reds nearby.
- Top sites
- Mantinia PDO for Moschofilero; Nemea (Agiorgitiko) is the neighbouring red.
- Vintages
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (drink young)
- Producers
- TroupisDomaine Spiropoulos
Tip · Moschofilero is a pink-skinned, intensely floral grape — Greece's fragrant, low-alcohol answer to Gewürztraminer, kept fresh by Mantinia's altitude.
Value pick
Tselepos Mantinia Moschofilero · ~$18
The benchmark Mantinia — rose-scented, citrusy, brisk and low-alcohol; a fragrant aperitif white at a bargain.
Collector pick
Tselepos 'Avlotopi' Cabernet or 'Blanc de Gris' · ~$40 · 2019
A serious cuvée from Mantinia's leading estate — a Greek connoisseur's bottle.