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2012 Sigalas Assyrtiko Santorini

Assyrtiko

  • Greece
  • Aegean
  • Cyclades
  • Santorini
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Community Tasting Notes 37

  • acyso wrote: 88 points

    March 9, 2021 - A very ripe nose, with a pronounced tone of honey as well as whiffs of sweetness. On the palate, I would have liked this a lot more had it been a little less hot -- you do get a good kick of alcohol on the finish here, but otherwise there are lovely flavours of sweet, ripe fruit, as well as a bit of honey. There is a mildly oxidative quality to this wine, but also there is plenty of salinity and a moderate amount of acidity to balance it out. A good wine, but perhaps a little heavyset for easy drinking.

  • cfrances33 wrote: 90 points

    March 5, 2021 - Served in a JRxRB Universal. Leaf / 1028 hPa.

    Clear, golden color. Despite the color, the nose is plush with yellow fruit, ocean breeze, and a touch of petrol. There is a amber honey sort of quality on the finish that hints at the age, but it meshes incredibly well with everything else going on. The palate is briny with a combination of acidity and heft that creates an awesome balance. Salty, honeyed finish, with a bit of a rubbery note. As a previous note said, this is a delicious wine that doesn't necessarily achieve a better wine than a more youthful version, just different. Would like to try something in the 5-6 year old range.

  • bhouk wrote:

    May 13, 2020 - Sea spray and white fruits. Seems to be on a plateau. Plenty good but no depth or new dimensions. I see this as a wine that can be aged without detriment but also without enough gain to make it particularly worthwhile. I like it throughout its lifespan and think it is good value. Good with seafood.

  • bhouk wrote:

    October 21, 2019 - Going strong. I seriously doubt this will be better in another year or two and doubt it will be worse for the wear either. Drunk tonight with sea bass in a sauce with shallots, butter, vegetable broth and lemon juice that together were more magically delicious than pink stars, yellow moons and green clovers. I was a regular buyer of this savory, sea spray wine for a few years and then let it slip through the cracks. I’m getting back on the bandwagon.

  • Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 points

    January 23, 2018 - A business lunch (Brasserie van Baerle, Amsterdam, NL): Medium buttercup yellow colour; lovely balance and tension between creamy richness and crisp acidity, chalky core, citrus flavours, good length. Not hugely aromatic or complex, but exciting all the same.

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  • By Richard Jennings
    4/7/2016 (link) 93 points

    (Sigalas Assyrtiko Santorini) From magnum - aromatic, savory, green almond, chamomile, sauteed eggplant nose; delicious, savory, medium bodied, almond, lemon cream, mineral palate; long finish 93+ points

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2012
  • Type White
  • Producer Sigalas
  • Varietal Assyrtiko
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country Greece
  • Region Aegean
  • SubRegion Cyclades
  • Appellation Santorini
  • UPC Code 5203133111116

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  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 62 (28%)
  • Consumed 156 (72%)

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