Gaia Wines Vin Santo, Santorini - 50cl

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Producer
Gaia Wines
Grape Varieties
Assyrtiko
Optimum Drinking
Within 20 years
Wine Style
Complex rich luscious dessert wine
Alcohol by Volume
13.5%
Closure
Natural Cork
Country
Greece
Style / Colour
Dessert

Tasting Note

Deep honey in colour, this is complex and full flavoured with notes of toffee and caramel. A rich, luscious and beautifully balanced dessert wine.

Producer Note

One of the pioneers of the modern Greek wine revolution Gaia Estate was established in 1994 by Greek winemakers Leon Karatsalos and Yiannis Paraskevopoulos. Operating two different wineries they make cutting edge wines in both Nemea and Santorini. Gaia's main aim is to present the potential of the indigenous Greek grape varieties to wine enthusiasts worldwide.

Vineyard

The Assyrtiko (pronounced Ah-SEER-tee-koe) grapes are hand harvested when they have reached the optimum maturity and ripeness, but they undergo a variation on the traditional vinification process. A portion of the grapes are sun dried in the strong Santorini summer sun while another portion is dried in the shade to maintain relative fruit freshness.

Winemaking

Once the berries have been sufficiently dehydrated from the sun, they were gently pressed over many hours until the last drop of the richly concentrated must was rendered. Yields at this stage were exceptionally low – less than 10 hectolitres per hectare. The must was then placed in old casks where it underwent fermentation which stops once the alcohol level reaches 13 to 14%, thus producing a naturally sweet wine. The wine was then left to age in the fermentation casks previously used for white wine production for at least 10 years. Vin Santo by Gaia was bottled without any fining or filtration.

Serving Suggestion

Enjoy this rare wine at 6 to 8°C with a beautiful dark chocolate dessert or cellar it for future enjoyment.

Grape

Assyrtiko 100%

 

The technical information on this wine is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. This information may be subject to change according to vintage

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