Ktima Biblia Chora Estate White 2025
£20.95
The wine
The estate white, and the wine that made Biblia Chora's name. Sauvignon Blanc brings the aromatic lift and Assyrtiko the acidity and stony backbone, grown organically on the cool slopes of Mount Pangeon. Crisp, precise and thoroughly drinkable.
The estate white is the wine that made Biblia Chora's name, and it pairs Assyrtiko with Sauvignon Blanc. The Sauvignon brings aromatic lift and the Assyrtiko the acidity and mineral spine, a combination that has been widely imitated in Greece since. Farmed organically since the vineyard was planted in 1998.
The producer
Ktima Biblia Chora
View all Ktima Biblia Chora winesKtima Biblia Chora is the joint project of Vassilis Tsaktsarlis and Vangelis Gerovassiliou, two of the most influential winemakers in modern Greece, who planted the estate in 1998 on the slopes of Mount Pangeon near Kavala in Macedonia.
The name means land of the sacred vine, and the hill has a long history: Pangeon's gold mines financed Philip of Macedon, and the surrounding country has grown vines since antiquity. The vineyards sit at around 350 metres on granite and limestone, facing north-east, which is unusual in a hot country and deliberate. That exposure and altitude keep the ripening slow and the acidity intact, which is why the whites here have the tension they do.
The estate has been farmed organically since planting. Assyrtiko is the signature, sometimes alone and sometimes with Sauvignon Blanc or Semillon, and the reds run from Agiorgitiko to Cabernet Sauvignon and an unexpected Pinot Noir. Ovilos and Areti are the wines that made the reputation.
