Lyrarakis Assyrtiko Vóila 2025 Bandol are rooted in a thin

are rooted in a thin layer of red clay (30-50cm deep) over limestone bedrock

having known the vineyard through his years at St

Despite the scale

dark plum and blackberry

Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa was founded in 1854 and has worked from its cellar in Nizza Monferrato since 1880

Lyrarakis Assyrtiko Vóila 2025 Bandol are rooted in a thinThe Land Most people encounter Assyrtiko on Santorini, where it grows in volcanic pumice on the famous basket trained vines of the caldera. Crete is a different story. The Vila vineyard sits at 580 to 700 meters above sea level near Sitia in eastern Crete, on limestone soils that are dry farmed and organically managed. The altitude is the key: most Cretan vineyards are coastal and warm, but Vila's elevation creates a longer, cooler growing season that