
Cuvee Nykteri Santorini
- White
- Assyrtiko (100%)
Vinification & Aging
Vinified in French oak, with 64% in 500 lt barrels, 25% in barriques and the balance in an oval 12hl vat, at ambient temperatures, lasting almost three weeks, partially uninoculated.
Aged twelve months in French oak barrels and twelve additional months in stainless steel vats, on fine lees and occasional batonnage throughout.
Ecosystems
The average vine age exceeds 70 years, while the oldest parcels of the estate are more than two centuries old. The average yields, on a plentiful vintage, rarely gets higher than 21 hl/ha, an impressively, if not catastrophically, low number, matched by very few wines around the world. Work in the vineyard is meticulous, with hundreds of man-hours per year per hectare, since every single vine is considered a unique organism.
Tasting Notes
Medium green gold color. A multidimensional nose, with layers of fruit, ripeness, oak and minerality. Structured, complex and concentrated on the palate, with excellent precision of flavors and a very long, evolving finish.