Tasting Notes: It has a pale lemon green color with fresh aromas of pear, peach, and citrus peel combined in harmony with tea leaves and hints of jasmine. It is round in the mouth with high acidity and a long finish with citrus aromas.
Aging: Will respond to aging for up to 4-5 years after harvest.
Perfect Pairing: Served chilled at 8-13°C, an excellent match for fresh vegetables, fish, and seafood with acid sauces, mushrooms, white meat, hummus, and sushi.
Vinification Techniques: White vinification with grape skin contact method at 8-12C. Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Assyrtiko is fermented with indigenous yeasts, highlighting the local terroir. Assyrtiko (20%) ends its fermentation in Accacia barrels and stays there for 6 months by performing the battonage.