ON-387365 QC-11639344
Argyros Assyrtiko 2013
Assyrtiko
Santorini, Greece
LCBO# 387365
0V
9090
$21.95
Critic Reviews (6)
John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

Quantities were down in 2013, on the already low-yielding Island of Santorini, resulting in wines of impressive...

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Marc Chapleau
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Marc Chapleau

Pretty pale yellow color, nose smoked and flint, the obvious minerality on the palate, too, of the power and a lot of...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

This Assyrtiko has a small bass note, down below, beneath the snare and the jump back. It causes quite a Rufus...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

A great deal of presence, depth and viscosity in this more imposing style of Santorini assyrtiko. Aromatic with notes...

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Nadia  Fournier
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Nadia Fournier

In continuation of recent vintages, this wine vinified exclusively in stainless steel tanks to Repeat minerality and...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

Stupendous! While I prefer the unoaked version for its purity of fruit and minerality, this is a great introduction...

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Community Reviews (1)
Michael Stickings
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Michael Stickings

In the end, this Assyrtiko from Santorini is too tart for its own good, with a puckering sourness that overwhelms even as it refreshes, but it's still pretty remarkable otherwise. It takes some time to open up in the glass, lemon first, then yellow plum, then, as it evolves, a raw-almond nuttiness that isn't entirely successful, but the highlights are the distinctive notes produced by volcanic soil and island air, namely, expressive minerality throughout and a faint touch of salt hovering about. Time could tame the excess and deepen the flavours, but even now, so young, it's pretty amazing.





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