Stop 4 · Day three · Greece's New World

Ktima Pavlidis

Kokkinogia, Drama·41°12'52"N 23°57'14"E

ktima-pavlidis.gr

1998Founded
65 haVineyard
9Labels shown

The estate

Established in 1998 in Kokkinogia, Drama, by marble entrepreneur Christoforos Pavlidis. Operates entirely on estate fruit to craft contemporary, focused regional blends and single-varietal expressions.

Terroir & viticulture

65 ha across Kokkinogia (180 m; red clay) and Perichora on Mount Menoikio (400–700 m; calcareous marl/limestone), grown from the twenty hectares first claimed in 1998. Night harvesting protocol, regulated deficit irrigation, and integrated management.

The view from here

360° from the estate · skyline beyond 400 m · vertical ×3 · near slopes compressed · sky folded above the hills · terrain EU-DEM, SRTM, GMTED

Cellar & production

New World minimalist building designed by Panagiotis Hatzinas; gravity-flow intake, peristaltic pumps, French and American barriques, and terracotta amphorae.

The portfolio

9 labels across 3 tiers. The full list follows; filter it by grape or by style.

THEMARegional Benchmark Blends
THEMA WhiteTHEMA RoséTHEMA Red
ALMAHigh-Altitude Expression
ALMA Rosé
EMPHASISSingle-Vineyard & Single-Varietal Terroir
EMPHASIS AssyrtikoEMPHASIS ChardonnayEMPHASIS AgiorgitikoEMPHASIS TempranilloEMPHASIS Syrah

Narrow the labels by grape or by style

Indigenous
International
Style

  1. THEMARegional Benchmark Blends

  2. THEMA White

    Dry White · PGI Drama
    Blend
    50% Assyrtiko, 50% Sauvignon Blanc
    Making
    3 mos in inox (sur lie)
    Character
    Passion fruit, citron, wet stone, saline persistence

  3. THEMA Rosé

    Dry Rosé · PGI Drama
    Blend
    100% Tempranillo
    Making
    3 mos in inox (sur lie)
    Character
    Bright salmon, ripe red berry fruit, clean acidity

  4. THEMA Red

    Dry Red · PGI Drama
    Blend
    50% Agiorgitiko, 50% Syrah
    Making
    12 mos French oak, 6 mos bottle
    Character
    Dark cherries, pepper, round tannins, generous

  5. ALMAHigh-Altitude Expression

  6. ALMA Rosé

    Dry Rosé · PGI Drama
    Blend
    60% Agiorgitiko, 40% Syrah
    Making
    6 mos inox & oak vats
    Character
    Provençal pale salmon, grapefruit, blood orange

  7. EMPHASISSingle-Vineyard & Single-Varietal Terroir

  8. EMPHASIS Assyrtiko

    Varietal White · PGI Drama
    Blend
    100% Assyrtiko (550 m)
    Making
    6 mos inox & oak (sur lie)
    Character
    High tension, steely mineral drive, citrus

  9. EMPHASIS Chardonnay

    Varietal White · PGI Drama
    Blend
    100% Chardonnay (550 m)
    Making
    6 mos oak & amphorae
    Character
    Balanced stone fruit, brioche, structured texture

  10. EMPHASIS Agiorgitiko

    Varietal Red · PGI Drama
    Blend
    100% Agiorgitiko (400 m)
    Making
    12 mos oak/amphora, 12 mos bottle
    Character
    Morello cherry, plum, spice, fine tannins

  11. EMPHASIS Tempranillo

    Varietal Red · PGI Drama
    Blend
    100% Tempranillo (400 m)
    Making
    14 mos Fr/Am oak, 12 mos bottle
    Character
    Black fruits, fig, vanilla, tobacco, firm structure

  12. EMPHASIS Syrah

    Varietal Red · PGI Drama
    Blend
    100% Syrah (400 m)
    Making
    16 mos French oak, 12 mos bottle
    Character
    Dense blackberry, cracked pepper, long cellar life