Winery VatopediΑσύρτικο - Αθήρι - Sauvignon Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Ασύρτικο - Αθήρι - Sauvignon Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Ασύρτικο - Αθήρι - Sauvignon Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Ασύρτικο - Αθήρι - Sauvignon Blanc
The Ασύρτικο - Αθήρι - Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Vatopedi matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of cucumber pie, soy and shrimp noodles or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
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 - Αθήρι - Sauvignon Blanc from Winery Vatopedi are 2018, 0
Informations about the Winery Vatopedi
The Winery Vatopedi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Away from the eye
See len de l'el.
