Parentage — A pink-skinned, Muscat-scented native of the high Mantinia plateau
rose petal
muscat
lemon
orange peel
spice
Budbreak
Late
Maturity
Very late; the altitude keeps acidity high
Leaf
Medium, orbicular, five lobes
Bunch
Medium, conical, compact
Berry
Small, round, pinkish-grey; aromatic skin
A grey-pink grape that makes a white wine, Moschofilero is the aromatic star of Mantinia, a cool, high plateau in the central Peloponnese. Late- ripening and lifted by altitude, it gives a pale, fragrant, high-acid white perfumed with rose petal and Muscat spice — Greece's answer to a dry, floral aromatic white.
Its pink skins can tint the wine faintly copper if pressed with care, and the grape also makes delicate rosé and traditional-method sparkling. Bright, low in alcohol and unmistakably scented, it is one of the most distinctive whites of the Greek revival.
In the blend
Share of this grape in a typical blend of each wine