Estate Argyros Vinsanto Late Release | PDO Santorini Naturally Sweet White Wine Assyrtiko Aidani (2002) 500ml | Estate Argyros

Estate Argyros Vinsanto Late Release 13%alc., Still, Naturally Sweet White Wine, Assyrtiko, Aidani, PDO Santorini - Estate Argyros

Code: G09100000000517
Barcode: 5200323013700
75,80€

VINSANTO LATE RELEASE 2002

The most mature yet translucent Vinsanto of Estate Argyros. A strict selection of excessively old Assyrtiko, Aidani and Athiri vineyards in Episkopi, two hundred year old minimum, specifically earmarked for this style. Harvested at very deep ripeness, almost a month after the main picking date, giving insanely low yields. The grapes are sun dried for fourteen days, natural fermentation and three years of ageing takes place in old concrete vats, with additional aging for sixteen years in old wooden vats. An intense, profound wine of breathtaking complexity. Ready to drink on release but time is unable to destroy this. Final yield of this would be close to 60 ml per square metre of vineyard.

Identity

Designation: Protected Designation of

Origin Vinsanto Santorini

Grape varieties: Assyrtiko,  Aidani

Vineyard

Vineyard selection: Episkopi

Vine age: Over 200 years old, ungrafted.

Vintage description: Vintage conditions are largely irrelevant to the production of Estate Argyros Vinsanto.

Harvest: 1st decade of September

Yield: 6 hl/ha

Vinification

Drying: Grapes are sun dried for 14 days.

Fermentation: Uninoculated fermentation in old cement vats at 25o C for more than 8 months, stopping naturally.

Maturation: Three years in old cement vats, followed by sixteen years in exhausted French oak, in a mix of barriques, 300 lt & 500 lt, and Russian oak, in 50 years old 1250 lt & 1350 lt barrels.

 








Estate Argyros Visit Producer Page
OriginCyclades
Grape VarietyAssyrtiko,Aidani
PackagingGlass Bottle 500ml
Vintage2002
When to drinkFor long-term aging
Geographical Indication AegeanPDO Santorini - Cyclades
EU Protection MarkPDO - Protected Designation of Origin
CatergoriesWine
Alcoholic Strength13%