Winery TsantaliAgioritiko Abaton Athiri - Assyrtiko
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Agioritiko Abaton Athiri - Assyrtiko of the Winery Tsantali is in the top 60 of wines of Agio Oros.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Agioritiko Abaton Athiri - Assyrtiko of Winery Tsantali in the region of Macedonia often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
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 Agioritiko Abaton Athiri - Assyrtiko from Winery Tsantali are 2017, 2016, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Tsantali
The Winery Tsantali is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 101 wines for sale in the of Agio Oros to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Agio Oros
PGI of Mount Athos in central Macedonia (autonomous monastic community and Ouranoupolis in the Stagira Akanthou district of Halkidiki, vineyards at 10–400 m, terroir preserved by a millennial Orthodox tradition, IGP 1981): Limnio, Xinomavro and Agiorgitiko are the native signature reds — dark ripe berries, Mediterranean herbs and taut tannic structure. Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah and Nebbiolo as internationals. Assyrtiko, Athiri and Roditis as fresh whites.
The wine region of Macedonia
Large wine region of northern Greece, 1st by volume, altitude vineyards tempered by mountain massifs. Signature Xinomavro ("acid black") as king grape: structured, complex reds with signature notes of tart cherry, dried tomato, black olive, Mediterranean herbs, leather and a mineral touch, firm tannins and long ageing — compared to Nebbiolo. Stars in PDO Naoussa, Amyndeon, Goumenissa and Rapsani. Also lively, mineral Assyrtiko, aromatic Malagousia as whites.
The word of the wine: Amber
(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.
