Rating 91
Style White
Variety
Vintage 2016
Appellation
Aegean Islands
Greece
ABV 13.5%
Price $35.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2017-12-31

Perfect For

Holiday Meals, Sounding Like A Wine Pro, Special Occasion Splurges, Wine Geeks

Drink If You Like

Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc , Melon de Bourgogne

Vassaltis Assyrtiko 2016 Review

This fuller-bodied version of Santorini’s signature grape is ripe with intensity and complexity; smoky ash, black stones, white peach, and fresh lime are all fresh and vibrant on the nose. Round, mouth-filling fruit quickly becomes prickly with acidity on the tongue, carrying through all of that stony, savory minerality to a nuanced, lip-smacking finish.

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Vassaltis Assyrtiko 2016
This fuller-bodied version of Santorini’s signature grape is ripe with intensity and complexity; smoky ash, black stones, white peach, and fresh lime are all fresh and vibrant on the nose. Round, mouth-filling fruit quickly becomes prickly with acidity on the tongue, carrying through all of that stony, savory minerality to a nuanced, lip-smacking finish.

Reviewed On: 12-31-2017
91
POINTS
Vassaltis Assyrtiko 2016
This fuller-bodied version of Santorini’s signature grape is ripe with intensity and complexity; smoky ash, black stones, white peach, and fresh lime are all fresh and vibrant on the nose. Round, mouth-filling fruit quickly becomes prickly with acidity on the tongue, carrying through all of that stony, savory minerality to a nuanced, lip-smacking finish.

Reviewed On: 12-31-2017