Lyrarakis Vóila Assyrtiko 2025

Lyrarakis Vóila Assyrtiko 2025 Alcohol: 13.5% Vineyard / Viticulture Region: Voila Vineyard, Sitia, East Crete Varieties: Assyrtiko : 100% Winemaking The harvest was performed by hand seeking to obtain a proper fruit maturity. Skin contact was carried out at 12°C for an average of 24 hours, while 7% of the grapes had fermentation maceration on skins. Fermented in a stainless-steel tank at 17-18°C. Tasting Note Bright yellow-straw color. Aromas of citrus, white-Meshed fruit, ripe peach with hints of fresh green herbs and chalky notes. The mouthfeel is full flavored and crisp with a salty freshness and a long mineral aftertaste. Food matches Pair with pork with celery, fish and shellfish dishes. In 1998 the local co-op in the far eastern side of Crete brought over a truckload of Assyrtiko cuttings from Santorini. On the high, windswept valley of Vóila, most were planted directly into the sandy soils, while others were grafted onto local rootstock. All are susceptible to phylloxera, but the sand so far has kept the aphid at bay. The soils are based on limestone and are somewhat richer than Santorini’s meager volcanic ash soils, and the vine does well here, with its fruit ripening more slowly than on its native island thanks to Vóila’s 600-meter altitude. These are head-pruned vines, not irrigated, and hand-harvested in the PDO (AOP in France) of Sitia, the name of the eastern providence, but not labeled as such because the grapes are made at the Lyrarakis winery outside of the appellation. Lyrarakis Vóila is a wine with abundant character, and it’s pronounced a-cer-tee-ko.