Gaia Wines Peloponnisos Monograph Assyrtiko 2025

	By Assyrtiko specialist Gaia
	Accessible, crisp and dry, and beautifully salty
	Delicious with fish, or just on its own.

Description

Assyrtiko is the quintessential grape of the volcanic Greek island of Santorini. Here, this grape produces unique, bone-dry white wines with fresh acidity and saline notes. In the hands of Greece’s best winemakers—including Yiannis Paraskevopoulos and Leon Karatsalos of Gaia—Assyrtiko from Santorini is immensely complex, possessing impressive intensity and length, and considerable aging potential.

Unfortunately, less and less Assyrtiko is planted on Santorini. Due to increasing tourism, more and more vineyards are being uprooted to make way for apartments. This makes Assyrtiko from Santorini scarcer and more expensive.

It is logical that the gentlemen of Gaia brought the grape from Santorini to Nemea to make beautiful dry white wine from it in their second winery. Here, the vines do not grow in black volcanic sand on the coast, but in the calcareous soils of the hilly Peloponnese, at 600 meters above sea level.

As a result, this mainland Assyrtiko is somewhat more accessible and milder than the island varieties, with more tropical fruit and less salinity. What it does have in common with its Santorini counterparts, however, is that this one is also delicious with anything fresh from the sea. It is also a delightful glass of wine simply on its own, as an aperitif and in good company.

And the name Monograph? It is not only English, but also very Greek: monos is Greek for single, and graphein means to write. Just as a monograph is an in-depth study of a specific subject, Gaia has thoroughly experimented with the Assyrtiko grape. The result speaks for itself: modern, simple, and seductively delicious.

Drinks with

Delicious to drink on its own, or perfect to pair with seafood and grilled fish dishes.

Tasting note

Exceptional white wine with a refined aroma of grapefruit, lime, and flint. Seductively fruity, full-bodied, and crisp-dry. Slightly saline on the finish.

Shelf life

Ready to drink now and keep for approximately 3 years after the harvest.