Ηράκλειο

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

Where it is

Ηράκλειο in Greece

The boundary for Ηράκλειο is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Ηράκλειο must meet.

1 wine in the rules.
Wine	Main grape(s)	Max yield t/ha	Max wine hl/ha	Grape ripeness min. % pot. alc.	Wine min. % alc.	Actual alc. min. %	Acidity min. g/l	Sugar max. g/l
Ηράκλειο οίνος λευκός ξηρός	all varieties of the PGI	11	90	16	16	9	4.5	45

From the official production rules (national product specification, via the EU register). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

30 m

Lowest vineyard allowed

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (definitions of designation of origin and geographical indication) and Articles 92-123 · European Union · EU law
Product specification: Ηράκλειο (Προδιαγραφή οίνων με ΠΓΕ Ηράκλειο.doc) · National authority, as filed in the EU register (eAmbrosia) · Official document

Still to check (3)

Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
From the specification: Wines from sun-dried grapes (λιαστός) in white, red and rosé need at least 16 % vol natural and total alcohol and 9 % vol actual, with no added must, concentrate or alcohol; the hl/ha yields are not applied to them. Grape yields 12,000 kg/ha white and 11,000 kg/ha red varieties; rosé (from both) has no separate grape yield. Maximum total acidity 7.5 g/l (7.0 for most reds); white and rosé fermentation at no more than 20 °C; sweetening allowed for semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet wines.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.