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Sigalas Nychteri Santorini

  • White
  • Assyrtiko (100%)

Vinification & Aging

Keeping faith to tradition, Nychteri is harvested late. Only using free run juice, the wine is fermented in neutral old 225L and 300L French Oak barrels. No punch downs and racking only once.

The wine is aged for 20 months on its lees in 225L & 300L neutral French Oak barrels.

Ecosystems

The soil of Santorini is unique, the whole island is a super volcano and has been covered with volcanic material since the last eruption in 1620 B.C. Nychteri was the traditional white wine of Santorini, which was produced by using overripe Assyrtiko grapes. The fermentation and aging processes took place in old oak barrels, for more than 3 years and Nychteri had never been topped up. Thus, the oxidative aging phenomena took place, giving Nychteri a particular character.