Antara from the Baptists winery, shows us the diversity of the Tinian vineyard and the enormous potential it has, when planted with the right varieties and cultivated with persistence and the sole aim of making exceptional wines. Assyrtiko is a few nautical miles away from its traditional place, but in Tinos, it shows another equally explosive face that surprised us and we guarantee that you will like it a lot!
In 2013, Yiannis Moraitis, originally from Tinos, decided to revive the family vineyards in the mountain village of Steni and to highlight the Greek varieties that perfectly adapt to the unique terroir of the Cyclades. The multi-year effort led in 2016, to the first harvest of the 30 acres of vineyards and the first bottling of his wine. One of them was impossible not to be the Assyrtiko, the chameleon variety that works perfectly with the soil and climate of Tinos and gives amazing results.
Antara comes from the privately owned vineyard at an altitude of 430 meters and its sandy soil has left its mark. The wine fermented for 21 days in stainless steel tanks, to preserve the fine aromatic characteristics of the sea breeze, and then remained for 6 months in contact with the fine lees, where it acquired a complexity that is more noticeable in my mouth.
It has the acidity you expect from an Assyrtiko and the fine lemony aromas, but what will excite you is that with a single sip, you will automatically be transferred next to the wave enjoying the seafood appetizers and the taramas salad, an autumn afternoon with sun and breeze!
You can drink it now, but it will be just as great 4-5 years from now!
