Domaine Sigalas Vinsanto
Sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Assyrtiko.
This wine generally goes well with
The Vinsanto of the Domaine Sigalas is in the top 30 of wines of Greece and in the top 10 of wines of Santorini.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vinsanto of Domaine Sigalas 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.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Sigalas's Vinsanto.
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 Vinsanto from Domaine Sigalas are 2015, 2006, 2011, 2009 and 2008.
Informations about the Domaine Sigalas
The Domaine Sigalas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 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 du Santorini is located in the region of Cyclades in Aegean Sea in 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.
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The word of the wine: Bouchy
See cabernet franc.
