Tasting note: A vibrant Assyrtiko with ripe pear and nectarine flavours. Flavourful and concentrated, this wine is from the Cyclades Islands, Greece. A white wine packed with intensity that carries through in the finish. Clear linear focus. Tasted in: Athens, Greece. Maturity: Drink. (01-Jul-2012) [Asian Palate Jeannie Cho Lee]
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Search Rank 7609
Over all vintages, this was the
7609th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year.
Search rank last month: 8165th
| Critic | Score |
| Asian Palate Jeannie Cho Lee | 89/100 |
Assyrtico is a hardy white wine grape variety grown throughout Greece. From its home on the volcanic island of Santorini, to as far north as Drama in Greek Macedonia, Assyrtico has developed a reputation as one of Greece’s most versatile grapes. It can adapt to a range of environments, and can also be used to produce a number of different wine styles.
On its native Santorini, Assyrtico is famously blended with Aidani and Athiri to make sweet ... more
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Santorini wine region
Santorini (Thira) is an island 70 miles (113km) north of Crete, in the southern Aegean Sea. The island is a remnant of an ancient volcanic cone, the eruption of which resulted in the inner cliffs and lagoon for which Santinori’s tourist industry is famed. Winegrowing holds an important historical position in Santorini’s culture, although recently it has been threatened by the ever-expanding tourism industry and its acquisition of viticultural land. There are two appellations on the island, one each for dry and sweet Assyrtico-based wines.
Santorini is a volcanic desert with no rain during ... more
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Aegean Islands wine region
The Aegean Islands are a group of archipelagos in the Aegean Sea, between Turkey and Greece, a region that has a long and influential winemaking history. It is contested that as the Aegean Islands were a staging post for both the Phoenicians and Egyptians, the region was responsible for the early migration of viticulture to mainland Europe. Nautical trade has always played a dominant economic role in th ... more
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