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In the glass
Aroma: gamey, herbal, sour red fruit
Palate: rich tannins
Gamey aromas with herbal and sour red fruit notes and obvious barrel hints; high acidity, medium body and rich tannins, in the estate's notes on the 2019 release.
What it pairs with
- Pasta with red sauce Named by the estate. High acidity matches tomato.More wines for pasta, pizza and risotto →
- Pizza Named by the estate. Sour red fruit and acidity suit pizza.More wines for pizza →
- Grilled pork Named by the estate. Rich tannin holds up to the grill.More wines for pork →
History
Vassanos takes its name from the basaltic stone by which ancestors tested the purity of gold, a word that came to mean hardship in modern Greek. The estate uses the name to reflect the hard conditions the Mandilaria vine faces on Santorini.
Facts
- Producer
- Vassaltis Vineyards · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Mandilaria (100%)
- Classification
- Cyclades PGI
- Oak
- Whole-cluster maceration for 10 days, indigenous yeasts, aged in 500 litre American oak barrels
Frequently asked about Vassaltis Vassanos
What does Vassaltis Vassanos taste like?
For the 2019 release the estate notes gamey aromas with herbal and sour red fruit and obvious barrel hints; high acidity, medium body and rich tannins.
What food pairs with Vassaltis Vassanos?
The estate suggests red sauce pastas, pizzas, poultry, grilled pork and beef.
What grapes are in Vassaltis Vassanos?
It is 100% Mandilaria (spelled Mandalaria on the estate fact sheet) from plots in Oia, Vourvoulos and Megalochori, labelled Cyclades PGI.
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