Domaine Sigalas : Assyrtiko Barrel 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Notes of Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko 2024

Tasting

Appearance
The wine displays a pale lemon hue with bright highlights.

Nose
The bouquet reveals a fruity expression marked by notes of stone fruit and citrus, especially lemon and lime.

Palate
On the palate, this wine seduces with its creamy texture and powerful structure. The lively acidity provides perfect balance, leading to a long and persistent finish.

Food and wine pairings

This dry white wine pairs perfectly with fish and white meats served with light sauces.

Serving and aging

This wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 10 to 11°C and can be cellared until around 2034.

A Greek white wine revealing Santorini’s unique minerality

The estate

Founded in 1991 by Paris Sigalas from his grandfather’s family vineyard, Domaine Sigalas has established itself as a Santorini benchmark. Located in Oia on volcanic soils, the estate has cultivated its vines organically since 1994, using the traditional kouloura technique to protect the vines from the strong Cycladic winds.

The vineyard

Shaped by powerful volcanic eruptions 3,700 years ago, the sublime terroir of Santorini almost disappeared forever. Fortunately, the outcome was quite different: like true architects, the winemakers of these exceptional Cyclades terroirs managed to build what would become one of the world’s oldest vineyards. Its volcanic soil, nest-shaped pruned vines, and the unique climate of the Oia plain shape this remarkable terroir.

The wine

Assyrtiko Barrel is a Santorini wine made from vines over 60 years old rooted in the volcanic soils characteristic of this appellation, giving the wine its distinctive minerality and aromatic complexity.

Vinification and aging

The grapes are hand-sorted and then gently whole-cluster pressed. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures, followed by aging on the lees for at least 6 months in barrels (10% new) with regular bâtonnage to develop the wine’s aromatic complexity and creamy texture.

Grape variety

100% assyrtiko.