Hot-Climate Assyrtiko Yields Cold-Climate Wine Aromas Like Chablis
Panayiota Kalogeropoulou · Santorini Wine with Panayiota Kalogeropoulou · Jan 5, 2017 · at 10:23
Panayiota Kalogeropoulou of Domaine Sigalas discusses the aromatic paradox of Santorini Assyrtiko wine with Shane Parrish.
0:00 / 0:11exact quote · 11.6s
720p mp4 · rendered on demand · StarZero watermark
“Although we are a hot climate, this is the extreme that I'm describing. You see a very hot climate, but with aromas that you would receive from a cold climate like Chablis.”
quote is from the automated transcript, cleaned for reading: filler sounds and stutters are removed, nothing is rephrased. names can be misheard (the analysis reads context, assessments check outside sources). how →
More from Panayiota Kalogeropoulou
Santorini Vineyards Have Seen Continuous Cultivation for Over 3,000 Years
“We are talking about a continuous vineyard for more than 3000 years.”
Traditional Nychteri Reached 17-20% Alcohol and Developed Flor Yeast
“The most important is to remember that they used to produce nycteri with 17 degrees of alcohol and 20 degrees of alcohol, and they had the floor appearance.”
Sandy Volcanic Soil Protects Santorini Vines From the Phylloxera Pest
“And that's why we haven't had the phylloxera here because we have sand, a lot of content of sand, which is not a friendly environment for phylloxera.”
Santorini's Lack of Soil Potassium Creates Wines With High Acidity
“Very high acidity, because our soil lacks of potassium. So we receive wines with very low pH, Grapes with very low pH, and it's very easy for us to produce wine with very high acidity content.”
Assyrtiko Resembles Riesling Aromatically but Differs Markedly on the Palate
“I would compare it with an Alsatian Riesling or a German Riesling. But for sure, the mouth is a totally different from the Rieslings.”
Domaine Sigalas Caps Annual Production at 250,000 Bottles to Preserve Quality
“We have the potential, this potential, of 400,000 bottles.
Our aim is the quality and not the quantity.
So, I would say that we produce approximately 250,000 bottles, but we are talking about six six dry white wines, one rosé, two dry reds, vinsando that now…”