Winery SabanisΑσύρτικο (Assyrtiko)
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Ασύρτικο (Assyrtiko) of the Winery Sabanis is in the top 5 of wines of Ritsona.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ασύρτικο (Assyrtiko) of Winery Sabanis in the region of Continental Greece often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sabanis's Ασύρτικο (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 Ασύρτικο (Assyrtiko) from Winery Sabanis are 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Sabanis
The Winery Sabanis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Musty (taste of)
A disgusting taste due to a defect in the grapes or, more commonly, a defect in the barrel.
