RIZES 2 VIDIANO ASSYRTIKO 2020

What could happen if Santorini met Crete? A miracle or specifically Rizes 2! A collectible, 1500 bottle wine that combines the two great terroirs and the two great white varieties of Greece.

The oenologist, Iliana Malichin, along with the viticulturist, Spyros Chryssos, a former associate of the late Hatzidakis, decided to unite Assyrtiko and Vidiano, Santorini and Crete. Vidiano comes from an 80-year-old, pre-phylloxera vineyard in Fourfoura of Crete, at the foot of Psiloritis. Assyrtiko is from Louros and Pyrgos of Santorini, from a 90-year-old pre-phylloxera vineyard. The two varieties were vinified separately, with indigenous yeasts and met in the bottle without any further intervention. Rizes 2 has managed to fit into one bottle the amazing concentration of Santorini's Assyrtiko and the aromatic richness of Vidiano.

It's sublime now but something tells us that time will make it even better.

Rizes 2 has a nice golden color and intense biscuity aromas that indicate a long stay with the lees. Sweet citrus peels like citron, lemon and orange are blended with honeycomb, fresh quince and dried white flowers.

On the palate it is so charming and at the same time oily, dense and intense that you almost chew it. Ripe yellow fruits, honey, bread, chrysanthemum and wet stone compose an interesting bouquet.