Estate Argyros - Cuvee Evdemon Santorini Assyrtiko 2020
Price: $99.96
| Producer | Estate Argyros |
| Country | Greece |
| Region | Santorini |
| Varietal | Assyrtiko |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 602991 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
The name Evdemon is derived from "good spirit" or "good demon." With fruit from the winery's highest-elevation fruit, at 250 meters above sea level, the Estate Argyros 2020 Santorini Assyrtiko Cuvee Evdemon comes from a windswept site with 160-, 180- and even 200-year-old vines. The drawing on the front label shows mules used in farming. If Monsignori delivers a more delicate side of Assyrtiko, Evdemon is a beast in comparison. The wine ages on the lees for 30 months with bâtonnage, and 25% of the wine sees oak (including some Stockinger barrels). "This wine reassures us in our decision to make single-vineyard wines," says Director Dimitris Motsos. They use an optical sorter to make sure the fruit is pristine, and they make every effort to remove any varieties that are not Assyrtiko. The wine offers a firm mouthfeel and bigger structure for sure, with pronounced salinity that is especially present in the wine's taste profile (more so than the bouquet). The wine's pH is very low at 2.9. Those mineral tones are followed by subtle softness with lemon cream and acacia honey. This is a bottle to put aside for a few more years. (ML)
