Assyrtiko - Natural Ferment - Gavalas - Santorini - Greece

£40.40

White Wine

Gavalas

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100% Assyrtiko from the vineyard that is considered to be the oldest in Greece boasting vines up to 500 years old.  Use of wild yeast in order to express the varietal characteristics. Lonf fermentation for 2 months and maturation with total lees for 6-8 months.

Aromas of stone fruits and yeast accompany the typical saltiness and smoky minerality of Assyrtiko from the volcanic soils of Santorini. Full body, creamy textured with high acidity and long aftertaste. Exciting exceptional wine!

Food pairing: Seafood, big fatty fish and white meat with creamy sauces

Assyrtiko is by far Greece’s most renowned white grape variety, associated most famously with the volcanic island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea. Following its notable success, it is now grown successfully all over Greece and beyond in Clare Valley, Australia, South Africa and California, being the first Greek grape to become international. It has developed a reputation as being a versatile grape variety, producing wines in a multitude of styles, from fresh, mineral white wines to oaked, worth keeping ones and from bold complex reds to rıch matured dessert wines, such as Vinsanto.