Lively dry Muscatel from old own-rooted vines; vigorous with a lot of energy, both aromatics and acidity; gloriously fresh, citrus on the palate, crisp and lively with green fruits to the finish.

Muscatel

Destemmed, pressing, fermentation with selected yeasts at low temperature, filtering and bottling.

Ideal as aperitif; accompanies perfectly creative cuisine and sauces, fine seafood, cheeses, and fruits. Served at 8-10˚ C.

Jancis Robinson 2019: Foivos Muscatel 2018: 16/20: Delicately grapey nose but there's also something stony that gives it more finesse. Citrus on the palate, crisp and lively with green fruits to the finish and a lovely slight grip in the texture even though this is all free-run juice, apparently.

Wine Advocate 2019: 91/100 The 2018 Muscatel is a vigorous Muscatel with a lot of energy, and that means both aromatics and acidity. Gloriously fresh, its nose can make an impact from a foot away. It is not thick and dense, but there is plenty of grip on the finish. As it airs out and warms up, it also puts on weight and seems ever more impressive, a pretty serious white that will go well with relatively bland seafood dishes or on its own. This lively Muscatel will be a perfect wake-me-up in warm weather.

Muscatel 2015: WINE ADVOCATE April 2016: 90/100
Moschatella 2017: Wine Advocate 2018: 89/100
Moschatella 2018: Wine Advocate 2019: 91/100

The vineyards of Domaine Foivos, the core of the historical vineyard of Katogi in Kefalonia, are the continuity of the Kefalonian wine evolvement through history, from antiquity till present day.

Vines of local and autochthon (prior to fylloxera, without an American subject) varieties flourishing at the low altitude fields of the south-western confines of Ulysses kingdom, carry on their legacy as the vine-land of ancient Pali, reaching us today as indigenous varieties growing in a Homeric natural environment.

In the 60 acres of the privately owned vineyards of the estate, located in the area of Paliki - in one of the two major vineyards of Kefalonia - in a plain enclosed by small hills, in the Vatsa Katogi area, are cultivated with mild and biodynamic methods, rare clones of ancient grape varieties such as Mavrodaphne, Muscat, Muscatel, Tsaousi, Vostilidi, Thiako, Araklino. Moreover, there are cooperating vine growers in the same area (with vineyards of about 100 acres). At the same time, the winery manages vineyards in the eastern part of the island, as well as in the region of Omala, for the production of the well-known local variety Robola of Cephalonia.

Of the above varieties grown and thrived in the territories of Paliki, are produced two PDO Sweet Wines, Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia and Muscat of Cephalonia (historically known to have monopolized the Venetian market after 1500), as well as two PGI Mantzavina Wines (white and red).