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Stamnaki Assyrtiko

Denthis - Stamnaki Assyrtiko - White Greek Wine - Eklektikon

“Stamnaki” (“wine jug” in Greek) is an ode to indigenous Greek varieties, through simple and honest monovarietal vinifications.

  • Grower: Denthis
  • Vintage: 2023
  • Type: White Dry Wine
  • Grapes: Assyrtiko 100%
  • Appellation: PGI Peloponnese
  • Alcohol: 12.00%
  • Bottle: 750ml
  • Viticulture: Low intervention
  • Vinification: Typical white vinification in stainless steel tank
  • Tasting Notes: Juicier and fruitier than a typical Assyrtiko, with its signature acidity backbone refreshing the palate
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Key Info

Viticulture

  • Dry, Low Intervention
  • Climate: Mountainous, Mediterranean
  • Soil: Clayey / rocky
  • Vine age: Planted in 1992
  • Altitude: 450m
  • Slope: 3%
  • Planting density: 4,000 vines / ha
  • Yield: 8 tons / ha
  • Irrigation: Twice per season
  • Spraying: Foliar, 5 times per year
  • Harvesting: Manually

Vinification

  • Maceration: None (direct press)
  • Pressing: Pneumatic up to 0.8 bar for 4 hours
  • Temperature Control: Cold stabilization of grapes at 4℃, fermentation at 14℃
  • Fermentation: 20-day fermentation with selected yeast in stainless steel tank
  • Malolactic: None
  • Maturation: None
  • Clarification: Bentonite
  • Filtration: Sterile
  • Production: 15,000 lt
  • Alcohol: 12.00%
  • Acidity: 5.80 gr/l
  • RS: 1 gr/l
  • Total sulfites: 100 mg/l
  • Certification: –
  • Bottle: 750ml

Winery

Denthis is the oldest appellation in the world. It is the project name for Eklektikon’s affordable yet honest line of wines, made by small family wineries of Greece.