Kallisti Reserve
White, dry wine
Kallisti Reserve is the ultimate expression of the Αssyrtiko variety in contact with oak.
PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN SANTORINI
Variety
Assyrtiko
Taste Profile
Crystal clear with a hay yellow color and golden hue. A very complex and interesting aroma driven by notes of lemontrees and fresh cut apples which are embraced by very subtle oak, hazelnut, vanilla and smoke aromas. A full-bodied wine, rich, fatty and round with balanced acidity.
- Soft
- Medium
- Strong
- Lemon Blossoms
- Apple
- Hazelnut
- Oak
- Vanilla
- Smoke
Vinification
Cooling of incoming grapes at 10C, hand picking, selection by hand for optimum quality, crushing and destemming, pressing, part of production undergoes cold soaking, transfer to fermentors, racking off lees at very low temperature to achieve optimum clarity, alcoholic fermentation at 14-18C to achieve primary and secondary aromas, transfer to new French oak barrels for the end of fermentation and to continue maturation on fine lees for 6 months. After bottling the wine spends at least 3 months inside the bottle before it is released.