Freddy R. Troya

9.2

Santo Wines — Santorini Assyrtiko 2025
Santorini PDO, Greece 🇬🇷

Overview
100% Assyrtiko from selected mountain vineyards on Santorini, grown in the island’s arid, volcanic, low-yielding conditions. This is a particularly graceful expression of the variety—less about sheer intensity and more about finesse, freshness, and that unmistakable Santorini personality.

Aromas & Flavors
Fresh lemon, citrus peel, green apple, and delicate white fruit, with subtle herbal notes and a distinctly stony, volcanic character.

Mouthfeel
Light- to medium-bodied, agile, and beautifully vibrant. Crisp acidity drives the palate, while pronounced minerality and a subtle saline edge add dimension. There is even a very distant suggestion of fizz that gives the wine extra energy without distracting from its refinement.

Food Pairings
Grilled octopus, fresh fish, oysters, shrimp, Greek salads, lemon-herb chicken, or simply grilled Mediterranean vegetables.

Verdict
One of the most delicious Santorini Assyrtikos I’ve tasted recently. Delicate yet expressive, mineral-driven without becoming austere, and wonderfully refreshing. It captures Assyrtiko’s serious side while remaining incredibly inviting from the first sip.

Did You Know?
Santorini’s Assyrtiko vines are traditionally grown in basket-shaped kouloura, protecting the grapes from the island’s fierce winds and intense sun. Many vineyards are also ungrafted, rooted directly into the island’s volcanic soils.

🍷 Personal Pick
A little Santorini jewel. The finesse grabbed me immediately, but it’s the combination of stony minerality, salinity, freshness, and effortless energy that makes me want this in my cellar many times over. — 10 days ago

M. Christopher Roebuck

9.2

Opaque purple in color, Welch's grape juice, cedar, and anise on the nose. Palate is evolved and settled with muddled blue and blackberry. Definitely nods to Porto with a tawny hint. A bit hot on the alcohol (guessing 14.8 ABV). Wine is dry, medium minus acidity. Full bodied. A bit of bitterness keeps this from presenting a rounded mouth feel. Tannins non existent at this point. Good.

92 points — 9 months ago

Mike R

9.5

Heck yeah — 4 years ago

with Bill and David

Jared O'Connell

8.9

Cloudy AF. Super sour in a way that matched the tartness and gaminess of a yogurt sauce on lamb meatballs. Ocean spray & hi-c juice. — 6 years ago

Andrew

10

Light, nice sipping wine — 7 years ago

Myles Taylor

9.1

Sweet finish — 7 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.3

A big cab for a big birthday. America 250 🇺🇸 with the last pre-acquisition vintage. — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.7

Deep Ruby red color with pronounced aromas of berry fruits, spice and floral notes, blend from more than 40 different grapes from 90-year old vines. On the palate intense flavors of licorice and blackberry flavors, with earthy leathery notes, well balanced with lively acidity, full-bodied, big and well structured. Long finish, smooth tannins ending with cacao and rich sweet fruit tones. Very nice! Need to decant! — 8 months ago

Damian Walch

9.5

Black currant, blackberry, and cherry, complemented by notes of chocolate, tobacco, spicy oak, and hints of lavender and graphite. On the palate, it is full-bodied and rich. Espresso, and spices. Great tannins and a long, persistent finish. — 10 months ago

Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

9.2

A little softer and simpler than expected — 4 years ago

Jan de Weerd

9.3

Earthy dark fruit layered in warm Mediterranean spices and soft, rounded tannins. — 5 years ago

with Sander, Janelle and 2 others

William Hicks

8.9

Good price but nothing special — 6 years ago

Norman

9.0

Was not the favorite of the night but a solid finish to the night — 7 years ago

Dean Rogers

9.0

Excellent red blend! very tasty with Andrea and anniversary dinner!! — 2 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

3/2026. Yes this wine has soul. Another great wine from the Davis Family. Nice full flavor and body Syrah. — 4 months ago

Manrique

9.0

Costco, better than expected. — 8 months ago

Dimes

8.9

A lesson for the rest of Lodi to learn from. Fantastic — 3 years ago

Anastassia Laskey

9.0

Exactly the wine I want to drink when in Iceland eating lamb ribs at a Mediterranean restaurant. For being a very substantial red it has an unexpected ripe fruit taste. A little hint of grain or lentil on the nose and perhaps this hint of sumac is just wishful thinking based on the name of the restaurant? 😇 — 5 years ago

Cameron Parry

9.0

Wood got in the way of the fruit... otherwise totally solid. — 6 years ago

Jordan Savitsky

10

Delicious. 2016 vintage. Israeli wines stepping it up! — 7 years ago