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Structure

Bodyfull
Tanninlow
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishlong
Oaknone or neutral

Drinking window

Best 5 to 20 years from vintage.

vintage5 yrs20 yrs22 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.

In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninHigh acidityDryLong finish

What it pairs with

With cheese

San Michali Our pick San Michali is a hard cow's milk cheese, salty, sharp and piquant. A full-bodied Santorini Assyrtiko, given time in oak or on its lees, has the weight to meet it, and its high acidity cuts the salt and fat.

How to serve Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori

Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.

  1. Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
  2. Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
  3. Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
  4. Pair with. Lobster thermidor, Grilled langoustine with sea-urchin butter, Aged graviera. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Single-vineyard bottling from a parcel of pre-phylloxera, own-rooted kouloura vines averaging more than 200 years of age, planted before 1850. The Argyros family's flagship dry white.

  1. 2007First Cuvée Monsignori vintage from the oldest Argyros parcel

Facts

Producer
Estate Argyros · visiting guide
Grapes
Assyrtiko
Classification
PDO Santorini
Oak
Lees ageing in stainless steel; selected large oak casks for the top vintages
ABV
14.0%
Price
EUR 95-150 at retail
Drinking window
5-20 from vintage
First vintage
2007

Frequently asked about Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori

What does Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori taste like?

Structurally full-bodied, low tannins, high acidity with a long finish. Old-vine single-vineyard Assyrtiko from a parcel of pre-phylloxera kouloura vines. Deep, smoky, mineral and built for two decades of bottle age.

When should I drink Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori?

Drink 5-20 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.

What food pairs with Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori?

Lobster thermidor is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Grilled langoustine with sea-urchin butter and Aged graviera. Full body and saline depth match the buttery shellfish richness.

What grapes are in Estate Argyros Cuvée Monsignori?

The blend is Assyrtiko. The wine is classified as PDO Santorini.

Tags

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