Overview
Femina is an Italian word for woman. It is the perfect word to describe a wine with aromas of flowers, lychee, roses and citrus fruit. The variety used in this wine is Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, which has a long history in Greece and Italy. We owe this wine to Nikos Douloufakis, who studied in Italy and who makes a top-quality Malvasia in Dafnes, Heraklion, with the medieval name Chandakas (Candia). As an aromatic wine, Femina is best served as a welcoming wine, an aperitif, in bars and restaurants, or paired with light salads.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Clear, medium lemon
Nose
Clean, medium (+) intensity, with aroma characteristics reminiscent of flower blossom, rose, citron, lychee, green apple and apricot.
Palate
Dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (+) alcohol, medium (+) body. Medium (+) flavor intensity with flavor characteristics reminiscent of lychee, rose, quince, apricot and passion fruit. Medium (+) finish.
Drinking time | Drink early; not intended for ageing
Tasting notes are based on blind tasting events organised by Gregory Kontos, DipWSET in accordance with the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine ®.