Semillon/Assyrtiko, Ovilos, Ktima Biblia Chora 2024
Ian D'Agata 91; Gold, Decanter World Wine Awards 95 points (2025)
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Why this wine
Vassilis Tsaktsarlis learned white winemaking from Denis Dubourdieu, and Ovilos is the result: equal Assyrtiko and Semillon fermented in 225-litre barrels, half of them new, from certified organic fruit at 380 metres on Mount Pangeon. Greece's answer to serious white Bordeaux.
At a glance
- Grape
- Assyrtiko 50%, Semillon 50%
- Region
- Macedonia, Greece
- Alcohol
- 13.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- High
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Seafood, Poultry & Pork, Rich & Creamy Dishes
How it tastes
Apricot and honey from the Semillon meet citrus and lemon from the Assyrtiko, with vanilla and a nutty edge picked up in barrel. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, held in balance by bright acidity and a long, mineral finish. Assyrtiko 50%, Semillon 50%.
The producer
Ktima Biblia Chora is the creation of Vassilis Tsaktsarlis and Vangelis Gerovassiliou, and takes its name from the ancient Greek for the Land of the Sacred Vine. The estate lies on the cool-climate slopes of Mount Pangeon at Kokkinochori near Kavala, 380 metres up and running to 78 hectares of rocky, infertile limestone and clay with good drainage, facing the Aegean; the vineyard was planted in 1998, has been farmed organically since and is certified organic, with leaf thinning and picking done by hand, and the winery followed in 2001. Tsaktsarlis studied with Denis Dubourdieu, the figure behind modern white Graves, and the Bordeaux habit shows in the cellar: Assyrtiko and Semillon were picked at optimum maturity and vinified separately in 225-litre French oak barrels, half of them new and half a year old, then matured five months in barrel with bâtonnage.
Food and drinking
Serve at 10-12°C. Turbot in butter, roast pork belly, grilled octopus, or a creamy chicken pie. Drinking well now and over the next six to eight years. Sealed with DIAM. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.