{"product_id":"2023-gaia-wines-ammonite-assyrtiko-santorini-pdo","title":"2023 Gaia Wines Ammonite, Assyrtiko, Santorini PDO","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich, powerful and austere yet deliciously smooth: zesty citrus wrapped round a backbone of refreshing acidity and an ever-present smoky flintiness. Great balance and finesse. Assyrtiko 100%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGaia was founded in 1994 by Leon Karatsalos and Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, pioneers of the modern Greek wine revival, with wineries in Nemea and Santorini. Ammonite comes from Thalassina, an old plot at the highest point of Megalohori, where ungrafted, self-rooted vines with root systems more than three centuries old are woven into kouloura baskets on the volcanic soil to shelter the grapes from the wind and the blowing volcanic sand; the yields are tiny and everything is hand-picked. Yiannis and his daughter Leto gave the fruit a 12-hour cold soak, fermented 92% in steel and 8% in second-use French oak with no malolactic, then left it 15 months on the lees with seven months of bâtonnage. 2023 was brutal on Santorini — a fraction of the usual rain, April hail, unheard-of June rain and July heatwaves cut Gaia's Assyrtiko crop by 65% — but what survived was excellent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood with grilled octopus, sea bass, oysters and feta-heavy Greek salads. Drinking well now and will develop for five to eight years. Serve at 10–12°C. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gaia Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293142430079,"sku":"HNW-5913823A","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/2023_GaiaWines_AmmoniteAssyrtiko_GaiaWines.webp?v=1765371828","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2023-gaia-wines-ammonite-assyrtiko-santorini-pdo","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}