Winery ΠετρήεσσαKountoura White - Assyrtiko
White wine
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The Kountoura White - Assyrtiko of the Winery Πετρήεσσα is in the top 10 of wines of Ritsona.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Kountoura White - Assyrtiko of Winery Πετρήεσσα in the region of Continental Greece often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Πετρήεσσα's Kountoura White - Assyrtiko.
Discover the grape variety: Assyrtiko
Taut and mineral whites with exceptional cutting acidity and a lean palate, on intense aromas of lemon, grapefruit, green apple, white flowers, smoke and strongly marked volcanic saline-iodine notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Santorini PDO on the volcanic soils of the Cyclades (vines trained in kouloura baskets to protect against wind). Now exported to Australia, California and South Africa. Native Greek variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Kountoura White - Assyrtiko from Winery Πετρήεσσα are 0
Informations about the Winery Πετρήεσσα
The Winery Πετρήεσσα is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Ritsona to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ritsona
PGI of Euboea west of the Gulf of Chalkida (central Greece, PGI 1993, municipality of Avlida, draining stony soils, temperate dry climate near Athens): historic native Savatiano as white king (historic grape of Retsina) — dry profile with high drought tolerance. Zesty and intensely aromatic Malagousia, mineral Assyrtiko, Moschofilero and Roditis as complementary whites, recent opening to indigenous and international varieties renewing the identity.
The wine region of Continental Greece
Vast region of central Greece (Attica, Boeotia, Euboea, Phocis. ), ~1/3 of national output.
The word of the wine: Premier cru
In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.
