Sigalas Assyrtiko 2023

100% Assyrtiko
Vineyard: Selected blocks spread over the island from basket-trained vines averaging 60 years of age. Handpicked, strict grape sorting
Grapes are harvested by hand from the vineyards. They spend a night in a refrigerator at cold temperatures. Next day whole-cluster sorting and pressing. Cold maceration at low temperatures for 1-2 days, then the must is transferred into the stainless steel where fermentation takes place.
The wine is aged for 3 months in stainless steel tanks on it’s lees then bottled.
Vegan certified
Alcohol by Volume 14%
Total Acidity 5.5 gr/lt
pH 3.29
Our Tasting Note: On the nose, austere, with acidity being the backbone of the wine, intense minerality, citrus fruit, riper, showing some riper stone and tropical notes. The mineral core is buried in there, taste as a result of Santorini’s unique terroir, flavors of citrus fruits and peach. Petrol and honey hints appear in aged Assyrtiko. Long lasting aftertaste

94pts Wine Advocate (2023 Vintage, 2024 NYR)
This is the estate's flagship wine with 100,000 bottles produced (representing 70% of the winery total). The Domaine Sigalas 2023 Santorini Assyrtiko delivers marine influences with salty overtones around a core of honeydew melon and white peach. The wine's volume is driven mostly by its fruit flavors, but there is a subtle hint of sweetness to close. It sees stainless steel only. What makes this wine stand apart, however, is the impressive intensity of the mouthfeel and its lingering concentration. That rich fruit shows solid runway for bottle aging. Drink Date: 2024 - 2035