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Κυκλάδες

1Wine in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

100% White

Where it is

Κυκλάδες in Greece

The boundary for Κυκλάδες 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 Κυκλάδες must meet.

1 wine in the rules.
WineMain grape(s)Max yield
t/ha		Grape sugar
min. g/l		Grape ripeness
min. % pot. alc.		Wine
min. % alc.		Actual alc.
min. %		Acidity
min. g/l		Sugar
max. g/l		In wood
min. months
Κυκλάδες οίνος λευκός ξηρός white and red varieties of the PGI103151016103.54512

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
Training
Systems allowed
traditional goblet (bush) forms; linear (cordon) forms

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

  1. eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
  2. Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (definitions of designation of origin and geographical indication) and Articles 92-123 · European Union · EU law
  3. Product specification: Κυκλάδες (CYCLADES_PRODIAGRAFES ΤΕΛΙΚΟ.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: Kyklades (Cyclades) PGI: the Cyclades prefecture above 30 m. Varieties listed without shares. Maximum grape yield 10,000 kg/ha, also expressed as 80 hl/ha of must for red and 75 hl/ha of must for white varieties (must, not wine, so not recorded as a wine yield). Liastos (sun-dried grape wine): grapes need 230 g/l sugar before and 315 g/l after drying, no additions, and at least 12 months (white) or 18 months (red) oxidative ageing in oak barrels, entirely on the Cyclades islands. White and red liqueur wines: 15 % vol actual, 17.5 % vol total and 12 % vol natural minimum. Wines may be made in wineries in the prefecture or neighbouring prefectures.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.