Lyrarakis Winery, Dafni Psarades 2024, Crete

Dafni Psarades

Winery Name: Lyrarakis Winery
Vintage: 2024
Appellation/Region:
PGI Crete
Variety/ies: 100% Dafni

Terroir:

  • Region: Alagni, central Crete
  • Vineyard Name: Psarades
  • Soil: Clay loam
  • Vineyard altitude: 480 m 
  • Vine age: 30+ y.o.
  • Training system: Cordon trained, spur pruned
  • Average yield (hl/ ha): 9 tn / ha
  • Conventional viticulture

Vinification:

  • Technical information:
    Alcohol:
    12.5%
    pH: 3.37
    Total acidity: 4.65 g/l
    Total SO₂: 69
    Residual sugar: 1.59 g/l
  • Winemaking information: Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, with spontaneous malolactic conversion. Hand-harvested in late August, the grapes were crushed and had 3.5 hours of skin contact. Free-run juice fermented over 15 days and matured on lees for 3 months.
Producer, George Lyrarakis at the 2025 Great Greek Wines Awards Ceremony
Email: info@lyrarakis.com
Winemaker: Bart Lyrarakis