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| ASSYRTIKO 2017 PDO Santorini |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
ARGYROS |
| One of 64 items (56% of 116 releases) not presented for evaluation under new LCBO policies. Assessed from a sample provided by the listing agent. Bright very pale straw colour. Attractive, intense, very slightly spicy, faintly floral, ripe lemon-apple-melon nose with lots of saline minerality. Dry, medium bodied, well structured, harmonious, surprisingly rich, mineral-driven, intense, ripe lemon meringue-tinged flavours with melon-apple underpinning and a lingering, crisp, lifted, unoaked finish. Great mouth feel. Made from 80-100-year-old ungrafted Santorini Assyrtiko vines, the 2017 Agyros has 14% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number 040218 on the back label. As opposed to my regular ISO, this works better in a larger, broader-rimmed wine glass. The 2016 appeared in Vintages (***) with 90-points on February 3, 2018 at $27.95 and was Recommended Best Buy. |
CSPC |
387365 |
| Type |
White Table Wine |
| Agent |
Kol Gro |
| Country |
Greece |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(92 points)
Bright, Ripe, Lemon-Tinged Meringue |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| Assyrtiko is indigenous to Santorini, where it produces characterful wines with expressive ripe fruit, lime, pear and mineral notes. This will be a wine of refined elegance that beautifully reflects the volcanic soils in which it was raised. Pair this floral, refreshing white with seafood or lemon chicken. |
Price |
$ 29.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - July 20, 2019 |
| Cases bought |
89 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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