Grape · white
Malagousia
Moderate climate
About
A perfumed aromatic white that was almost extinct by the 1970s. Rescued by Vangelis Gerovassiliou in Macedonia and now grown across the country. Aromatic without being heavy, with enough acidity to age.
Typical profile
Aromas
What the grape gives up young, and what it grows into with time in bottle.
Oak influence
Possible
Aging
Drinks well in the first 3-5 years; oak-aged bottlings reward more time.
Growing regions
How the grape expresses across places, grouped by country. Chips call out how a region's style deviates from the grape's default.
Greece
Macedonia
A widely planted aromatic white across the Halkidiki peninsula, including Mount Athos. Vangelis Gerovassiliou's estate in Epanomi rescued Malagousia from near-extinction in the 1980s and remains the benchmark
Peloponnese
Plantings in Nemea, Arkadia and elsewhere in the Peloponnese
Sterea Ellada
A growing share of modern Attica whites, often paired with Assyrtiko or Savatiano