It has been years that we attend a specific plot in Santorini, observing how it expresses itself in the winemaking. Known as “Thalassina” this plot is a very old piece of land located in the highest spot of Megalohori, which steadily expresses the most typical characteristics of Santorini’s Assyrtiko with impressive intensity and, at the same time, finesse.

Our “AMMONITE” is the wine that this plot gave birth to.

Our aim is to highlight both the variety and the plot. As always, the true face of a wine is hidden inside the stainless still tanks. We use stainless still tanks along with a very small portion of the wine passing through old barrels, which discretely complements and softens the impressive, even for Santorinian standards, acidity that this plot gives. The winemaking process goes on in a very frugal way which focuses on expressing the varietal characteristics. With this tremendous acidity and high alcohol, one would expect a firm, sturdy, pompous wine. However, the words best to describe Ammonite would be balance and elegance. At the same time minerality dominates on the nose, without however overshadowing the wine’s complexity.

Fiche Techniques
Vintage 2023
Grape Variety :Assyrtiko 100%
Appellation PDO Assyrtiko
Alcohol : 14,00% vol
Acidity : 6.64 g/lt
pH :3.03
Residual Sugars :2.38

Tasting Notes: Zesty citrus, smoky flintiness , Minerality, Peach, Smoke

Winemaking:

Vineyard Age: Very old ungrafted vines with over 3 centuries old root system
Elevation: 200m
Vinification/Maceration: Skin cold soaking for 12 hours at 10 °C prior to fermentation
Fermentation: In stainless steel tanks, at 16-18 °C , with selected yeast strains.
Malo-lactic Fermentation: No
Fining: Bentonite & cold stabilization. No animal products or allergens have been used.
Ageing/Maturation: Matured for 15 months with its own lees. 7 months battonage and another 8 months sur lie.