ILIANA MALIHIN

Iliana Malihin.jpeg 7.3 MB


Reviving ancient vineyards on Crete’s mountainous slopes, Iliana Malihin has become one of the most talked about young winemakers in Greece thanks to her spellbinding Vidianos.
 
While completing a postgraduate degree in oenology and working at Douloufakis –one of Crete’s top domaines –Iliana saw huge potential in Rethymno’s historically overlooked heritage vines and established her own winery on Mount Vouvala in 2019 at the age of 26. These steep schist terraces are home to rare ungrafted, pre-phylloxera Vidiano, as well as other indigenous varieties, Liatiko and Thrapsathiri. 
 
Starting with an original group of five, Iliana now oversees more than thirty local growers across 10ha who work organically and to her exact specifications. At her newly converted cellar in Melambes, Iliana draws on techniques such as skin contact, extended lees ageing, and elevage using different vessel sto craft distinct expressions of Vidiano that crackle with energy and tension

For more information on Iliana Malihin, please contact sales@keelingandrew.co.uk

LOCATION: ILIANA MALIHIN

ILIANA MALIHIN
GENERAL INFO PRODUCER APPELLATIONS FOUNDED ANNUAL PRODUCTION FARMING
ILIANA MALIHIN Crete N/A Organic
TECHNICAL INFO WINE BLEND VINE AGE SOIL TYPE VINEYARD AREA
Vidiano Old Vines Amygdalos Vidiano N/A N/A N/A
Vidiano Old Vines Rhea Vidiano N/A N/A N/A
Vidiano Young Vines Vidiano N/A N/A N/A
Liatiko Liatiko N/A N/A N/A
Thrapsathiri Thrapsathiri N/A N/A N/A

GENERAL INFO

  • PRODUCER: ILIANA MALIHIN
  • APPELLATIONS:
  • FOUNDED: N/A
  • ANNUAL PRODUCTION: N/A
  • FARMING: Organic

TECHNICAL INFO

  • Vidiano Old Vines Amygdalos
  • BLEND: Vidiano
  • WINE AGE: N/A
  • SOIL TYPE: N/A
  • VINEYARD AREA: N/A
  • Vidiano Old Vines Rhea
  • BLEND: Vidiano
  • WINE AGE: N/A
  • SOIL TYPE: N/A
  • VINEYARD AREA: N/A
  • Vidiano Young Vines
  • BLEND: Vidiano
  • WINE AGE: N/A
  • SOIL TYPE: N/A
  • VINEYARD AREA: N/A
  • Liatiko
  • BLEND: Liatiko
  • WINE AGE: N/A
  • SOIL TYPE: N/A
  • VINEYARD AREA: N/A
  • Thrapsathiri
  • BLEND: Thrapsathiri
  • WINE AGE: N/A
  • SOIL TYPE: N/A
  • VINEYARD AREA: N/A