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Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs12 yrs14 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 in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: lemon peel, vanilla, smoke
Palate: citrus, toasted spice, saline mineral
Oak-aged premium Assyrtiko from Santo. Lemon peel and smoky spice with full body and an extended saline finish.
What it pairs with
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Lobster with butter
Full body matches the buttery shellfish richness. -
Smoked sardines
Smoky oak spice pairs with smoke-cured oily fish. -
Aged graviera
Toasted vanilla and salt pair with hard sheep cheese.
How to serve Santo Wines Grande Reserve Assyrtiko
Allow 35 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 30 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 10-12°C. Cellar temperature (10-12°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a medium-sized white-wine glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Lobster with butter, Smoked sardines, Aged graviera. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The premium oak-aged Assyrtiko in the Santo Wines lineup. Designed to demonstrate Santorini Assyrtiko's full-body, structural side rather than the unoaked stainless-steel norm.
- 2010: Grande Reserve Assyrtiko introduced as the cooperative's premium oak-aged bottling
Facts
- Producer
- Santo Wines · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Assyrtiko
- Classification
- PDO Santorini
- Oak
- Oak ageing on lees for premium release
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 40-60 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2010
Frequently asked about Santo Wines Grande Reserve Assyrtiko
What does Santo Wines Grande Reserve Assyrtiko taste like?
On the nose, lemon peel, vanilla, smoke. On the palate, citrus, toasted spice, saline mineral. Structurally full-bodied, low tannins, high acidity with a long finish. Oak-aged premium Assyrtiko from Santo. Lemon peel and smoky spice with full body and an extended saline finish.
When should I drink Santo Wines Grande Reserve Assyrtiko?
Drink 3-12 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Santo Wines Grande Reserve Assyrtiko?
Lobster with butter is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Smoked sardines and Aged graviera. Full body matches the buttery shellfish richness.
What grapes are in Santo Wines Grande Reserve Assyrtiko?
The blend is Assyrtiko. The wine is classified as PDO Santorini.
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