Winery VolacusΑΣΥΡΤΙΚΟ (Assyrtiko)
White wine
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Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the ΑΣΥΡΤΙΚΟ (Assyrtiko) of Winery Volacus in the region of Aegean Sea often reveals types of flavors of earth.
Details and technical informations about Winery Volacus's ΑΣΥΡΤΙΚΟ (Assyrtiko).
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 ΑΣΥΡΤΙΚΟ (Assyrtiko) from Winery Volacus are 2019, 0, 2017
Informations about the Winery Volacus
The Winery Volacus is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Aegean Sea to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Aegean Sea
The Aegean Islands – the most famous of which are Crete, Dodecanese/rhodes">Rhodes, Samos and Cyclades/santorini">Santorini – lie in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey. The islands have a Long and influential winemaking history spanning thousands of years, but in the modern day are most famous for Santorini's Dry, minerally, white wines made from Assyrtico-based white wines made from Assyrtico. The Aegean Sea covers roughly 83,000 square miles (215,000 sq km) between the Southern coast of Greek Macedonia and Crete in the south. Several groups of islands make up the Aegean archipelago, including the Sporades in the North, the Dodecanese just off the coast of Turkey and the Cyclades near the Attica coast.
The word of the wine: Fleshed out
A full-bodied, tasty and fleshy wine, with velvety and smooth tannins.
