Nykteri

Gentle winemaking practices reignite the conversation about Santorini’s most traditional style of wine. 100% Assyrtiko. An approach to traditional Nykteri, inspired by the wine’s historical past, creating the most elegant version of it. The grapes come from the renowned “Louroi” vineyard in Pyrgos, where low yields combined with organic farming practices produce rare grapes of exceptional quality and depth of flavor.

Whole-cluster vinification, spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in a 500-liter oak barrel, where the wine matures for 7 months on fine lees, adding complexity and structure while maintaining its characteristic acidity.

An approach to Nychteri with absolute respect to the historical past of the wine, a wine that while it has the expected richness, maturity, and generosity that this particular style has historically had, at the same time it is perfectly refined and with excellent focus and precision in its expression.

The wine is perfectly dry with the characteristic sharp acidity, reminiscent of a blade, of Santorini but with depth, concentration and power. The new barrel adds more volume to the wine while the wood character manages to balance next to the depth of the fruit and the intensity of the acidity. It’s as if the acidity comes in and “erases” everything in its wake, already adding harmony to a wine that is still in the first phase of its youth. The wine is produced with absolutely gentle practices during vinification and is bottled unfiltered and with very low sulphites.