Grape Variety: Assyrtiko

Colour: White

First cultivated on the island of Santorini, where it has developed a unique character producing excellent AOC wines, Assyrtiko has the ability to maintain its acidity as it ripens. It yields a bone-dry wine that has citrus aromas mixed with an earthy, mineral aftertaste due to the volcanic soil of Santorini. In the last 25 years Assyrtiko has been planted throughout Greece including Macedonia and Attica where it expresses a milder and fruitier character. Assyrtiko can also be used together with the aromatic Aidani and Athiri grapes for the production of the unique, naturally sweet wines called VINSANTO or Visanto (wine from Santorini), well known since Byzantine times. Our version from Hatzidakis has pearskin aromas with scrunching smokiness and coruscating acidity. Brilliant with deep-fried kalamari or red mullet popped on the chargrill.