Structure
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 in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: exotic fruit, green pepper, jasmine, orange
Palate: peach, green apple
Brilliant straw with greenish shades from the Skotini plateau at 600 metres, refined and harmonious with a distinctive nose of exotic fruit, melon and jasmine and a rich palate of peach and green apple with a lemony finish.
What it pairs with
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Grilled squid
High acidity and green apple bite suit charred cephalopod. -
Chicken with lemon and oregano
The lemony finish and jasmine aromatics carry simple roast poultry. -
Feta and watermelon salad
Peach and exotic fruit notes play off salt and sweet melon.
Facts
- Producer
- Lantides Winery · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Assyrtiko (50%), Malagousia (50%)
- Classification
- PGI Peloponnese
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- €12-14 at retail
Frequently asked about Little Ark White
What does Little Ark White taste like?
Lantides describes a brilliant straw colour with greenish shades and a palate of refinement, richness, harmony and pleasant vitality with a lemony finish. The nose shows exotic fruit with notes of melon, lemon, green pepper and jasmine with orange, while the mouth carries peach and green apple through a long, evolving finish.
What grapes are in Little Ark White?
It is an equal blend of Assyrtiko and Malagousia, two indigenous Greek varieties, grown on the plateau of Skotini mountain in Argolida at 600 metres on reddish clay soil.
How should Little Ark White be served?
The producer says to enjoy it fresh during its youth, served at 8 to 10 degrees Celsius.
What is the Little Ark range?
Lantides created Little Ark to promote quality Greek vineyards by choosing the best indigenous Greek grape varieties, with wines made with respect for the requirements of each different variety.
Is Little Ark White the same wine as Mikri Kivotos?
Yes. Lantides calls the range Little Ark in English and Mikri Kivotos in Greek, so Greek retailers list this bottle as Mikri Kivotos Leykos.