white grape Santorini serve 7–10 °C ages 1–10 years
Assyrtiko is a white grape: medium-bodied, very high acidity, usually dry. 33 Assyrtiko wines from £11.52. Typical aromas: lemon, lime, saline, flint, white peach, beeswax.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
medium · 3/5
Acidity
lowhigh
very high · 5/5
Oak
noneheavy
none · 1/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Assyrtiko sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
grilled octopus, seafood, feta, tomato salads, lemon chicken. acid and salinity with Greek food
Where it grows
Santorini, Greece — volcanic, basket-trained vines; keeps high acidity in heat