Canava Chrissou Tselepos Santorini Nykteri 2018 / 750 ml.

The 2018 Nikteri Canava Chrissou is all Assyrtiko aged for six months in used foudres. It comes in at 14.6% alcohol. This is sourced from centenarian vines, some of whose grapes go into the Laoudia bottling, but these are the ones picked at the highest Brix. Rich, ripe and remarkably delicious, this is a rather balanced Nikteri — many are not — with a big and flavorful finish. It does show off a little wood, but not too much. As it airs and warms, it does also remind you that it is a Nikteri — with that very ripe fruit profile. It coats the palate, delivering waves of flavor. This is impressive in its big and fruit-forward style. It seems positioned to age well. We’ll see in time. There were just 1,500 bottles produced.