- 80% Assyrtiko, 10% Athiri,10% Aidani
- From ungrafted vines that are over 200 years old
- Grapes are sundried for 10 days
- Uninoculated fermentation in cement vats lasts for 8 months
- Aged 3 years in cement vat, followed by 4 years in neutral French oak of varying sizes
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2016
Country:
Greece
Region:
Santorini
Appellation:
Santorini
Variety:
Blend - Other
Color:
White
Sizes Available
| Half Liter | GR-ARG-80-16F | 6/500ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2024-12-19
"The Estate Argyros 2016 Santorini Vinsanto First Release (in a 500-milliliter bottle) is made with sun-dried grapes and delivers honey, apricot jam, dried fig and sesame seed paste. I also get hints of toasted rye bread or sweet oats. This syrupy dessert wine reveals a light brown color that looks like unpolished copper, and its shows a very rich, sugary mouthfeel with an almost dusty or velvety texture. It is powered by a moderate 13% alcohol content and 200 grams per liter of residual sugar. But don't understate that freshness; in the case of this wine, it tastes like freshly squeezed blood orange."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2015
Decanter World Wine Awards
Score
97
Date
2024-05-20
"Best in Show: Thanks to centuries of Venetian trading influence, the wines of Santorini were initially celebrated as strong and sweet (made from dried grapes), thus easily able to withstand the rigours of long sea journeys. Their adoption as the wine of the Eucharist by the Orthodox Church added to their lustre as a Ávino santo,. This astonishing Assyrtico is a representative of this tradition. It,s a deep russet-walnut in colour, with waxy, incense-like aromas which almost seem to evoke the interior of Orthodox churches. The flavours are deep, dense and close-knit. The balance, too, is riveting † thanks to extravagant sugars (250 g/l), offset by the distinctive acid cut of Assyrtico and an oxidative, Árancio, tang and tannic grip, the legacy of long wood-ageing processes. Classic Santorini salinity adds a further layer to this unique wine experience. "
2015
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2023-10-03