Hatzidakis "Skitali" Santorini 2019

Hatzidakis "Skitali" Santorini 2019Im always looking for an excuse to drink more of the wines from Hatzidakis, and they are easily some of the best examples of Greek island wine, and of course, wines from volcanic soils. Santorini was already a winemaking island in the 1617 BCE when it was completely reshaped by an explosion that covered the Bronze Age city of Akrotiri and preserved it in ash for history. 400 years later winemaking resumed, possibly better than ever. Not much else

As they started over from scratch

located in redwoods 3 miles from the Pacific Ocean

[CARA & ALEX 2021]

and Claus reportedly tastes the actual limestone so that he can also make sure that the wine has the same flavor: now that's commitment to minerality

He got Biodynamic certification in 2006

with a small percentage of Gouveio

A variety native to Italy’s coastal volcanic Campania region

The peat is finely complemented by notes of cumin

There's no tequila in here but it still delivers all the refreshing

crack open his 'Strange Collapse' rosé on a hot day and pour yourself a big slug

60% Mencía

Aged in 420-liter oak barrels before blending