Wines made from Assyrtiko grapes - Page 3
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More informations about the variety Assyrtiko
This is a very old grape variety grown in Greece, particularly in the southern Cyclades Islands in the Aegean Sea, and more specifically in the Santorini archipelago. It is related to gaidouria and platani. In this country, it is quite often "associated" with other grape varieties such as aïdani, athiri, malagousia, ... . Assyrtiko can be found in Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, the United States, Mexico, South Africa, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A.
What are the typical flavors of the Assyrtiko grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 71% of Assyrtiko
- EarthPresent in 57% of Assyrtiko
- Tree fruitPresent in 50% of Assyrtiko
- OakPresent in 22% of Assyrtiko
- MicrobioPresent in 20% of Assyrtiko
- Tropical fruitPresent in 18% of Assyrtiko
- Non oakPresent in 13% of Assyrtiko
- SpicesPresent in 12% of Assyrtiko
- VegetalPresent in 11% of Assyrtiko
- FloralPresent in 4% of Assyrtiko
- CitrusPresent in 3% of Assyrtiko
- OakyPresent in 2% of Assyrtiko
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Assyrtiko
- MineralityPresent in 2% of Assyrtiko
- StonePresent in 2% of Assyrtiko
- LimePresent in 1% of Assyrtiko
- SourdoughPresent in 1% of Assyrtiko
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Assyrtiko
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Assyrtiko
- White peachPresent in 1% of Assyrtiko
News about the grape variety Assyrtiko
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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
DWWA 2023 Platinum: The 97 point wines to seek out now
‘Platinum is very hard-fought’ says co-chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘It’s like something in the Premier League’, she adds, ‘but getting there means it’s going to be something special.’ The Decanter World Wine Awards judging process for Platinum begins after a meticulous first round of tasting, where all entries – this year a record 18,250 – are examined by regional specialists to determine Bronze, Silver, Gold or no award. All wines awarded 95 points (a Gold med ...