Mylonas Winery Assyrtiko Dry White Wine (2018)

750mL / Greece

Category: Wine
Sub-Category: White Wine

100% Savatiano

Bright straw yellow colour with greenish highlights

Aromas of medium intensity, drupes, white flowers and unique herbal notes.

Rich, intense taste and moderate acidity both providing flavour balance and a long finish

Food Match:

Accompanies a variety of flavours such as poultry and white meat, seafood and lean fish, mollusk, lobster and shellfish, soufflés or cheese tarts, vegetable quiche lorraine, pasta and risotto with asparagus, pasta with vegetables, green salads, Asian dishes such as noodles, fried rice and fried appetizers.

Vinification:

The grapes are hand-picked and placed in small crates.

After the harvest, the grapes are taken immediately into the winery.

Cooling the grapes at 8 °C, destemming and pre-fermentation maceration for 6 hours at 10 °C. Static settling and fermentation 60% with cultured yeasts and 40% with wild yeasts at controlled temperature (16 °C) in small stainless steel tanks.

After fermentation the wine is left on the lees for three months with frequent stir.

Awards:

Silver in Balkans International Wine Competition 2016
Bronze - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2016
Silver - TEXSOM INTERNATIONAL WINE AWARDS 2016
Bronze - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2015
Silver - BALKANS INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2015
Gold - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2014
Silver - BALKANS INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2014
Silver - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2013
Silver - BERLIN WEIN TROPHY 2013
Silver - BALKANS INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2013
Gold - CHINA WINE AWARDS 2013
92/100 - GRIECHISCHER WEINPREIS 2012
Bronze - CHINA WINE AWARDS 2012
Bronze - BALKANS INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2012
Commended - DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2012
Bronze - ASIA DECANTER WINE AWARDS 2012
Bronze - THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2011