Hatzidakis Nykteri 2020

Hatzidakis Nykteri 2020

Hatzidakis
$50.00

Grape: Assyrtiko
Vintage: 2020
Type: White

Rich in all the right ways. Vibrant with bright acidity and minerality yet full bodied. An impressive wine which shows its heft and depth with elegance and grace. A succulent mouthfeel. Aromas of citrus peel, stones, white flowers, Kumquat! A wine of gravitas…delicious now with potential for even more with a few years in the cellar.

Hatzidakis is one of the defining modern estates of Santorini. Haridimos Hatzidakis and Konstantina Chryssou founded the winery in 1997 after restoring her family's long-abandoned vineyard near Pyrgos Kallistis, a site left untouched after the island's 1956 earthquake. Haridimos turned the cave at the edge of the vineyard into a small canava and became one of the island's great advocates for organic farming, old ungrafted vines and native varieties. Today the estate continues that work with Assyrtiko, Aidani, Mavrotragano and Vinsanto, producing volcanic wines of salt, tension and quiet depth rather than simple sunshine.