TN: 2023 Art Space - Assyrtiko-Aidani (Greece, Aegean, Cyclades)

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2023 Art Space - Antonis Argiros Assyrtiko-Aidani - Greece, Aegean, Cyclades (8/15/2025)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over 1.75 hrs. –
– 30% Aidani, 70% Assyrtiko –

NOSE: melon-pear combo; medium expressiveness.

BODY: light bodied; medium pale yellow color.

TASTE: dry; mineral-laden palate is a touch salty, with white peach leading the way for the fruit. Very nice. This paired wonderfully with roasted Barramundi, bell pepper relish, and Israeli cous-cous. Muled this back from our visit to the winery last year; don’t think it’s available for purchase elsewhere, but that doesn’t matter much because – as good as it is – it’s ridiculously priced at ~$70 USD.

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Great note! After spending a week in Greece this past summer, I am all in on Assyrtiko!!!

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I will admit, after my week in Greece last year, I came to the conclusion that Assyrtiko is not my thing. LOL!! That said, there’s a few I enjoy, but I don’t see myself ever buying them. Art Space’s Assyrtikos were, by far, my favorites of all the ones I tried, but they’re even more expensive than this Assyrtiko-Aidani blend; I bought a couple, mostly for the sake of a touch of cellar diversity and also for souvenir.

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Wow, was that the price at the cellar door? :astonished:

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My favorites are from Artemis Karamolegos.

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I agree! $70 for Assyrtiko is really high.

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Yes. 60 euro at cellar door.

The straight Assyrtiko was even more — 70 euro.

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2023 Art Space - Antonis Argiros Assyrtiko-Aidani - Greece, Aegean, Cyclades (2/4/2026)
– opened 30 min. prior to initial taste –
– tasted non-blind over 2.25 hrs. –

NOSE: expressive aromas of honeydew and papaya.

BODY: slightly hazy, with noticeable particulate matter in suspension (it is unfiltered); medium-full to full bodied.

TASTE: vodka-like mineral flavor; tangy mineral … loads of mineral!; zesty and salinic. Fantastic wine for serving with your choice of white fish.

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