Aoton Savatiano White 2023
£23.00
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Aoton Savatiano White 2023
£23.00
Description
Dry White Wine from Savatiano made in the heart of the Attica PGI. Grapes are hand-picked & carried to the winery in small lattices. There follows a classic white wine vinification in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature with regular batonnage over 10 months.
At a glance
Grape
Savatiano
Region
Central Greece
Vintage
2023
ABV
13.5%
Sweetness
Dry
Denomination
PGI Attica
Grape
Savatiano
Savatiano is Greece's single most widely planted grape variety, historically the backbone of retsina and still the everyday white of Attica and central Greece. Once dismissed as a workhorse grape grown purely for high yields, low-yield, non-irrigated old vines have shown it can produce genuinely fine, ageworthy whites with citrus, pear and floral notes and, with time in barrel, an appealing oily texture.
Producer
“Aoton” in ancient Greek defines the “finest specimen of its class” and represents a winery dedicated to the production of fine wines in the same location where three generations ago, the family winery “Patitiri” was the community’s local press of grapes from the surrounding vineyards. In the heart of Mesogeia, the middle landplane between Athens and the Eastern coast of Attica, in Spata, Sotiris Gkinis, a dedicated oenologist himself, has revived the 10-ha large family vineyard, which is producing low yield, high-quality fruit. His wines are made exclusively from the three local varieties: Savatiano, Roditis and Mandelaria and have become highly praised by the discerning palates.