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Toplou Monastery Assyrtiko Sitia Crete

The 2020 Toplou Monastery Assyrtiko Sitia Crete has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Andrew Jefford, Demetri Walters and Simon Field on Toplou Monastery Assyrtiko Sitia Crete - an internationally acclaimed dry white from Thira (Santorini).
Toplou Monastery Assyrtiko Sitia Crete
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Wine Name
Toplou Monastery Assyrtiko Sitia Crete

Wine Producer
Toplou Monastery

Score
89

Wine Style
White - Dry

Grape Type
Assyrtiko

Country
Greece

Vintage
2018

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Simon Field | A rather disheveled wine, one swirl and it’s on its way; pungent, yet a little reduced, unnervingly dry yet not lacking for concentration and power on the finish. A few more months for the shape to crystalize—hitherto clumsy. | 82

Andrew Jefford | Pale gold. Sweet, fresh scents, though rather undifferentiated and unfocused. Full, rich, weighty, and structured on the palate; clean and well made. An excellent wine whose only failing is not to have the characterful terroir-derived notes you would find on Santorini, but it would be a very good food white nonetheless: pure, long, vivid yet ample. | 90

Demetri Walters | Quite compact and guarded at this stage, though showing all the nascent qualities of a savory fine wine that is built for the long haul. A slight mandarin fragrance emerges from a bold lemon seam. Saline—of the sea, fresh and precise, but altogether dense and giving. Quite something. | 94

Details

Wine expert Andrew Jefford
Demetri Walters
Simon Field
Tastings year 2020
Region Crete
% Alcohol By Volume13
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