Avakas Assyrtiko Crete rose

Avakas Assyrtiko Crete rosePairs with: Grilled octopus drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and lemon, crispy roasted pork belly, a decadent lobster risotto, pan seared sea bass with charred fennel, or traditional Cretan dakos (barley rusks topped with grated ripe tomatoes, crumbled feta, and fresh wild oregano). Good for: Surprising an Assyrtiko purist who thinks the grape can only thrive on the raw volcanic cliffs of Santorini, upgrading a lavish Mediterranean seafood feast

in the municipality of El Pla del Penedès

The winery takes its majestic name from the Gran Sasso d'Italia ("Great Stone of Italy")

Why You’ll Love Me: I am ripe and complex

with notes of ripe plum

This massive diurnal shift naturally locks a racy

or a delicate and buttery crab salad

where the juice is allowed to rest on its fine lees for six months with regular bâtonnage (lees-stirring)

and delightfully feather-light on its feet—the ultimate warm-weather red that delivers a vibrant explosion of juicy fruit before washing the palate clean with a snap of mountain acidity

instantly greeting you with an aromatic symphony of fresh limes

and a focus on expressing the delicate

Why You'll Love Me: It is a beautifully balanced

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