2024 Kavalieros Santorini Assyrtiko, Domaine Sigalas

• Style: Dry, mineral-driven Greek white
• Taste: Citrus, flint minerality, bright acidity, saline finish
• Food: Oily fish, white fish, shellfish, grilled swordfish, feta
• Occasion: Date night, gifting, aperitivo
• Serve: Chilled, 8–10°C, enjoy over the next decade

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Pale lemon and crystalline, this wine opens with sharp citrus (lemon and orange) interwoven with stony, flint-like minerality that speaks to volcanic pumice and pyroclastic soils. The palate is bright and structured, with acidity that makes your mouth water and carries the wine long after each sip. This is Assyrtiko at its purest — a grape purpose-built for these conditions, retaining backbone even under the Aegean's relentless summer heat.

The Winery — Domaine Sigalas

Based outside Oia on Santorini's cooler northern plain, this producer tends roughly 40 hectares across the island, many exceeding 50 years old. The vines grow ungrafted in mineral-rich volcanic ash, trained in the traditional kouloura basket system — a shape that shields fruit from fierce Aegean winds while trapping morning fog. The 2024 vintage benefited from milder coastal temperatures and an early, orderly harvest; whole bunches fermented gently in stainless steel, then rested on lees for 18 months with regular stirring. The result is balanced, long-finishing, and built to age gracefully over the next decade.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Serve chilled at 8–10°C. This wine pairs beautifully with grilled swordfish, mussels, creamy feta, and all manner of seafood — oily fish, white fish, shellfish and crustaceans shine alongside its saline minerality. Equally at home as an aperitif on a warm evening or the centrepiece of a date night. If you're exploring beyond this bottling, or seeking the full range of what Greece and its islands have to offer, we've curated selections that capture the expressive terroir and modern winemaking of this captivating region. A benchmark Greek white from one of Santorini's finest.