This wine has a history almost as interesting as the wine itself! A passionate guy from tinos, two white varieties, an unusual terroir and a talented and eccentric oenologist are its basic ingredients. Yannis Moraitis, for years, experimented trying to make his own wine on his favorite island. He studied varieties and vineyards, eventually concluding that Assyrtiko and Monemvasia were ideal to produce his first white wine. He then asked for the help of a "sophisticated" oenologist, Elias Roussakis. The winemaking of the first Vaptistis White was made at the favorite winery of Vassaltis in Santorini. If you know it, you understand that this in itself means a lot ... almost predisposes to the result!
The Asyrtiko - Monemvasia blend, at a ratio of 70 to 30, fermented for 20 days at 17 ° C in a stainless-steel tank and remained there for 6 months with its wine lees. The lees were removed, it was bottled and remained in the bottle for another 4 months. Full bodied, greasy, with sharp acidity and minernal character it has all the backbone it needs to age.
Well, we made the wine. It turned out to be exceptionally good too. Then the difficult part came. What do we name it? Yannis turned to historical writings. He found the Latin “De Tin” which means “from Tinos”. He decided to adopt it but the bureaucracy had a different opinion. Every effort was futile. So, he decided to do his thing. He gave the wine his real name. Vaptistis. This was the name he was given. And the name that made his childhood difficult was to become the name of his first wine "child", with the background of the Tinian pigeon’s nests.
We loved the Vaptistis White because it carries within it the passion of a man, the salt of Agios Fokas and the glow from the sunset in Ysternia! If you have been to Tinos, look for them in your glass. If you haven’t, put your own salty beach and your own favorite sunset.
When to drink it?
It's one of those that you do not have to hurry a lot. 4-5 years will be beneficial
