Winery GavalasNykteri
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish and shellfish.
The Nykteri of the Winery Gavalas is in the top 30 of wines of Santorini.
Taste structure of the Nykteri from the Winery Gavalas
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Nykteri of Winery Gavalas in the region of Santorini is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nykteri of Winery Gavalas in the region of Santorini often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Nykteri
Pairings that work perfectly with Nykteri
Original food and wine pairings with Nykteri
The Nykteri of Winery Gavalas matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with cream supers or american-style monkfish.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gavalas's Nykteri.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Nykteri from Winery Gavalas are 2016, 2019, 2018, 2015 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Gavalas
The Winery Gavalas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Santorini to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santorini
The wine region of Santorini is located in the region of Cyclades of Santorini of Greece. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Argyros or the Domaine Argyros produce mainly wines white, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santorini are Assyrtiko, Aidani and Vidiano, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santorini often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, eucalyptus or dark chocolate and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, red cherry or cocoa.
The word of the wine: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
