Jamie Goode, Wine Anorak: Gaia Wines 'Wild Ferment' Assyrtiko 2022
"This is a remarkable wine with powerful, mineral lime curd and salty lemon rind fruit. It has amazing texture and a bit of structure, too, with a real saline intensity. Youthful and tight, with great concentration of flavour, this oozes minerality. There’s a lot of fruit, but it’s not really about the fruit at all. Quite profound" - 95 points
The well-known Greek island of Santorini is recognised for its Assyrtiko wines, which are produced from grapes grown using one of the world's most peculiar viticultural techniques (the Santorini "kouloura"). I was astonished by this magnificent white, which was produced by 80-year-old, ungrafted vines. It was better than I anticipated, but not by this much.
Fiona Beckett, The Guardian: Gaia Wines 'Wild Ferment' Assyrtiko 2022
"A gorgeous, sexy, creamy, slightly smoky white that will easily age for four or five years. A real splurge, but 100% worth it"
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