Domaine Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko

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In the glass

Aroma: citrus, white peach, sea salt

Palate: lemon zest, saline minerality, wet stone

Saline, mineral PDO Santorini from ungrafted Assyrtiko on volcanic soil. Citrus and white-stone-fruit aromatics with high acidity and a stony finish.

What it pairs with

• Grilled octopus Saline minerality echoes the charred char of the grill; high acidity refreshes the rich tentacle flesh.More wines for octopus →
• Fava santorinis (yellow split-pea puree) The wine's lemony lift cuts through the silky pulse purée; both come from the same volcanic terroir.
• Tomatokeftedes (Santorini tomato fritters) Bright acid handles fried-crisp texture while the saline core picks up the sweet local cherry-tomato fruit.More wines for vegetables and salads →

With cheese

Feta Our pick Feta is a salty, crumbly cheese ripened in brine. The high acidity of a dry Santorini Assyrtiko refreshes against the salt and cuts the fat, and the cheese in turn softens the wine's sharp edge. Chloro of Santorini Our pick Young chloro is a fresh, soft and mildly salty cheese, often scented with coriander. A dry Santorini Assyrtiko of medium body has the high acidity to keep the creamy paste lively and to rinse the salt between bites.

How to serve Domaine Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a smaller all-purpose white glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Grilled octopus, Fava santorinis (yellow split-pea puree), Tomatokeftedes (Santorini tomato fritters). Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Sigalas's flagship dry PDO Santorini, bottled from the 1991 foundation vintage at Oia. The cuvée established the modern dry Assyrtiko profile and remains the estate's volume bottling.

1. 1991Domaine Sigalas founded at Oia; first PDO Santorini Assyrtiko vintage
2. 2025Kir-Yianni group (Boutaris family) acquires majority shareholding in Sigalas

Facts

Producer

Domaine Sigalas · visiting guide

Grapes

Assyrtiko

Classification

PDO Santorini

Oak

Stainless steel; no oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 25-35 at retail

Drinking window

1-8 from vintage

First vintage

1991

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