Zacharias, Assyrtiko, Peloponnese, Greece 2022

92
Tasted by: Amy Wislocki
(at Waitrose Cookery School, London, 23 May 2023)
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2026
Assyrtiko is forging a reputation for itself as Greece's noble white grape, offering more complexity than some of the more aromatic varieties. This new listing from the Zacharias estate is smartly packaged and equally smartly made. It's from the northern Greek mainland and is more approachable and fruit forward, less austere, than many examples from the island of Santorini. The alcohol content is punchy, and this is full bodied, but it's completely harmonious, with pear and green apple fruit, a streak of minerality and a saline bite. A great way of getting to know Assyrtiko before you experiment with more austere expressions perhaps, and its exuberance means you could quite happily enjoy it without food.
Zacharias, Assyrtiko, Peloponnese, Greece 2022
Producer
Zacharias
Brand
Assyrtiko
Vintage
2022
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Greece
Region
Peloponnese
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Screwcap or Diam
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Full
Oak
Unoaked
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