Gavalas Winery
Indigenous Yeasts Santorini Assyrtiko
Santorini, Aegean, Greece
One of my new fave Greek wines. Nicely balanced between funk & citrus.
One of my new fave Greek wines. Nicely balanced between funk & citrus.
Aug 16th, 2016We tasted a lot of assyrtiko on santorini and everyone called their wines age worthy but it was impossible to find aged bottles. We found this bottle at the grocery store in Mykonos (which had a DJ in it 🤣). It’s got a few years in bottle. My guess is that there are better producers on santorini, but this is still a cool bottle to taste. Age has given this some of the oily gasoline thing, a golden hue, some oxidation for sure, candied citrus. Not having reference points, it’s hard to say if this could have aged further. I liked tasting this slightly aged bottle, curious to try more aged assyrtiko, especially some of the more prized bottles.
We tasted a lot of assyrtiko on santorini and everyone called their wines age worthy but it was impossible to find aged bottles. We found this bottle at the grocery store in Mykonos (which had a DJ in it 🤣). It’s got a few years in bottle. My guess is that there are better producers on santorini, but this is still a cool bottle to taste. Age has given this some of the oily gasoline thing, a golden hue, some oxidation for sure, candied citrus. Not having reference points, it’s hard to say if this could have aged further. I liked tasting this slightly aged bottle, curious to try more aged assyrtiko, especially some of the more prized bottles.
Sep 1st, 2018
Natural yeast assyrtiko, could be pretty variable year to year. 2017 had nice citrus flavors, lime, pineapple
Natural yeast assyrtiko, could be pretty variable year to year. 2017 had nice citrus flavors, lime, pineapple
Jun 19th, 2018
Чуть петрольно и дрожжи. Кислотность яркая, очень гастрономично.
Чуть петрольно и дрожжи. Кислотность яркая, очень гастрономично.
Apr 25th, 2018
Not as we remember it. Will revisit other Gavalas offerings. 🇬🇷
Not as we remember it. Will revisit other Gavalas offerings. 🇬🇷
Mar 18th, 2018
Jason had this 10 years ago
Jason had this 10 years ago
Jun 30th, 2014