Πλαγιές Κιθαιρώνα

What is made here

Wine colours

The only colour the rules allow.

Where it is

Πλαγιές Κιθαιρώνα in Greece

The boundary for Πλαγιές Κιθαιρώνα 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 Πλαγιές Κιθαιρώνα 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
Πλαγιές Κιθαιρώνα οίνος λευκός ξηρός	Αγιωργίτικο / Ροδίτης / Cabernet Sauvignon / Carignan / Grenache Rouge / Merlot / Syrah	14	105	11	11.5	11.5	3.5	17.5

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

300–400 m

Vineyard altitude 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: Πλαγιές Κιθαιρώνα (Προδιαγραφή Προϊόντος ΠΓΕ Πλαγιές Κιθαιρώνα.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: White and red wines dry, semi-dry (ημίξηρος) and semi-sweet (ημίγλυκος); rosé (ερυθρωπός) dry and semi-dry. The area covers the slopes of Mount Kithaironas (Plataies, Boeotia, and Erythres, Attica) at 300–400 m. Maximum total acidity 7.5 g/l (white, rosé) and 7.0 g/l (red); white and rosé fermentation not above 20 °C; sweetening permitted for semi-dry and semi-sweet wines.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.