Asyrtico 2021 - Ariousios

Chios Bianco Asyrtico - Ariousios

Ariousios' Asyrtico is a warm and enveloping macerated white wine that comes from the grapes of the same name that come from a small 2-hectare vineyard grown naturally on clayey-silty lands. The vinification involves fermentation in stainless steel tanks and maceration on the skins for 5 days, then refines in the same containers for 11 months, in contact with the fine lees. About 2000 bottles produced. It is yellow in color tending to golden. The nose gives fruity and floral notes, with hints of Mediterranean scrub in the background. At the sip it is well-structured, enveloping, and striking for its palatable sapid drink.

Service

We recommend tasting it at a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip glasses. Wine to be drunk immediately but left a few years in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairing

It goes well with local specialties such as Moussaka, fish second courses, white meat second courses and medium-aged cheeses.

Winery: Haridimos Hatzidakis

Ariousios Winery is a Greek winery that was born in 1998 in Grigoros, on the island of Chios. The two founders are Dimitri and Panagiotis Kefalas, who previously produced the island's wine for family use only. In 2009 with the restructuring of the cellar, the company is preparing for winemaking and marketing also outside Greece. The aim of Ariousios is to produce natural wines starting from the native vines that are bred with care and passion. The company breeds Asyrtico, Chian krasero, Ayiannitis and Athiri, which enjoy the proximity to the Aegean Sea and its beneficial breeze, the wonderful Greek sun, the mild climate, and the heights and Chios exhibition, all factors that help to give pleasant and fragrant wines. In the cellar we try to intervene as little as possible with spontaneous fermentations, and refinements in stainless steel and tonneaux, which favor the birth of an intense and intact wine, of great purity and essentiality. Ariousios wines are endowed with a strong personality, and characterized by a remarkable territoriality. The company produces around 150,000 bottles a year directed to the markets of the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, where it has entered the Triple A catalog.