Winemaker Notes
Brilliant, pale yellow. Distinct aroma of citrus fruit. Full balance with flavors of fig and plum. Great balance with a long aromatic finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine & Spirits
This smells like Santorini in the spring, before the heat, while the flowers are blooming and the grasses still green. It's ripe and effusively aromatic, the lemon and gardenia notes firmly ensconced on a base of chalk. Approachable now—the balance spot-on—it also has the backbone to age well over the next five to eight years.
A crisp white variety full of zippy acidity, Assyrtiko comes from the volcanic Greek island of Santorini but is grown increasingly wide throughout the country today. Assyrtiko’s popularity isn’t hard to explain: it retains its acid and mineral profile in a hot climate, stands alone or blends well with other grapes and can also withstand some age. Somm Secret—On the fairly barren, windswept Mediterranean island of Santorini, Assyrtiko vines must be cultivated in low baskets, pinned to the ground. The shape serves to preserve moisture and protect the growing grapes in its interior.
SWS95456_2012 Item# 128459